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Date recorded: September 16, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Jones, Everett; Performer: Wright, Downhill; Performer: Thomas, J. D.; Performer: Kennedy, Jerry; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: prison song, work song
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: axe(s), voice
Setting: Camp 7, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Location: Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T884
Track Number: 2
Archive ID: T884R02
Note: Despite Alan announcement of "Camp 11" at the top of this performance, and his address to "Floyd" (perhaps referring to Camp 11's Floyd Batts - who bears little aural resemblance to this singer), the tape notes are very specific regarding personnel and we have deferred to them.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Parchman 9/59 (Camp 11)
About the session: Work songs and hollers recorded at Camp 11 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm.
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