The Eighth of January

Audio file
Date recorded: August 15, 1942
Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Head, Will; Performer: Askew, Alec (Turpentine); Performer: Smith, Lucius; Performer: Hemphill, Sid; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis
Subject(s):
Genre: reel, dance tune
Instruments: voice
Setting: The Fives
Location: Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States
Tape number: AFS6670
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: 6670A1
Note: Preceded by introduction by Alan Lomax. The setting given is that which Lomax announces; he later (in his "The Land Where the Blues Began" [1993]) referred to it as "The Funky Fives," where a picnic was underway. His other reference in that book to "Po' Whore's Kingdom" remains unclear.
Technical Note: Corrected to +0.595 / 103.5%
Belongs to: Sledge 8/42
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