Title: Boyd Rivers & Ruth May Rivers: Come Out the Wilderness (1978)
Date recorded: August 30, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Rivers, Ruth May; Performer: Rivers, Boyd
Description: Come Out the Wildnerness, performed by Boyd Rivers and his wife Ruth May. Preceded by introduction of themselves and their music. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 30, 1978, at the Rivers' home in Canton, Mississippi.
Subject(s):
Location: Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States
Archive ID: NhF2Vl8Vts0
Track: 55
Part of: Mississippi Delta and Hill Country (1978)
About the session: Bluesmen; fife-and-drum ensembles; former muleskinners and railroad tie-tampers; and tall-tale reciters. Performers include Skip James collaborator Jack Owens, diddley-bow player Lonnie Pitchford, fife legend Otha Turner, and R. L. Burnside in his first film appearance.
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