John Henry

Audio file

Date recorded: April 15, 1936
Contributor(s): Performer: Henry, Jim; Recordist: Lomax, John A.

Subject(s):

Genre: lyric song

Instruments: voice

Setting: Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)

Language: English

Location: Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States

Tape number: AFS0743

Track Number: 1

Archive ID: 0743A1

Technical Note: As of March 2019, a transfer direct from disc was not available. Audio here drawn from preservation reel.

Belongs to: Parchman Farm 4/36

About the session: John Lomax's second recording trip made to Parchman Farm.

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