work song

Appears in 639 items.
Content type
Title Contributor(s) Date
Did You Hear About the Water Boy Getting Drowned Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 13, 1936
Calling trains (#1) Performer: Boyd, Luther; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Calling trains (#2) Performer: Boyd, Luther; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Lining track Performer: Boyd, Luther; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Levee camp holler Performer: Unidentified man; Performer: Boyd, Luther; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
I Got My Pistol Performer: Gooch, Bennie; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1936
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1936
Oh Come Here, Dog, And Get Your Bone Performer: Henry, Jim; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1936
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Taylor, Jim (Dobie Red); Performer: Robertson, Lonnie Apr 14, 1936
Mobile Bay Performer: Barnes, Ben; Performer: Heywood, Robert; Performer: Evans, Frank Apr 13, 1936
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Captain George Got the Record Performer: Maynard, W.J.; Performer: Scott, Nathaniel; Performer: Holloway, Charlie Apr 13, 1936
Midnight Special Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Jordan, Frank; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
When I Went to Leland Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Jordan, Frank; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Captain George Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Taylor, Jim (Dobie Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Roxie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Broadnax, Will; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Po' Lazarus Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
High-Rolling Sergeant Performer: Rogers, Jack; Performer: Miles, Eddie; Performer: Mickles, Jim Apr 14, 1936
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Green, Madison; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 14, 1936
Po' Lazarus Performer: Young, Nathan; Performer: Morgan, A.B.; Performer: Hardy, John Apr 14, 1936
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Taylor, Jim (Dobie Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Long Hot Summer Days Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Taylor, Jim (Dobie Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Robertson, Lonnie; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Midnight Special Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Jordan, Frank; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 17, 1936
Big Boy, Can't You Line 'Em Performer: Mikel, Tommy; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Sep 3, 1937
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Harper, Gus; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Mar 8, 1937
Rosie Performer: Smith, Robert; Performer: Green, Harry; Performer: Newell, Arthur Mar 8, 1937
Big Leg Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Wilson, Jeff; Performer: Brooks, George Mar 8, 1937
Little Baby Franklin Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Harper, Gus; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Mar 8, 1937
Have You Ever Been to Nashville? Performer: Harper, Gus; Performer: Adams, Frank; Performer: Butler, Charlie (Big Charlie… Mar 8, 1937
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Harper, Gus; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Mar 8, 1937
Right Down Here Performer: Sands, Esau; Performer: Simmons, James; Performer: Gadsden, Francis Jul 12, 1937
Ezekiel and the Dry Bones Performer: Sands, Esau; Performer: Simmons, James; Performer: Gadsden, Francis Jul 12, 1937
See John the Writer Performer: Sands, Esau; Performer: Simmons, James; Performer: Gadsden, Francis Jul 12, 1937
Ten Pound Hammer Performer: Sands, Esau; Performer: Simmons, James; Performer: Gadsden, Francis Jul 12, 1937
You Must Have Pure Religion Performer: Sands, Esau; Performer: Simmons, James; Performer: Gadsden, Francis Jul 12, 1937
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
Great God A'Mighty Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
All I Want Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Hush Your Mouth Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
The Gulf Is A Long Railroad Performer: Bootmouth; Performer: Jack; Performer: Double Head Aug 9, 1933
All I Need Performer: Little Bob; Performer: Tennessee; Performer: Bowlegs Aug 9, 1933
Sis Joe Performer: Bowlegs; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
You Kicked and Stomped and Beat Me Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Black Gal Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Waterworks In Georgia Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Po' Lazarus (#1) Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Po' Lazarus (#2) Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Strange Things Happening In the Land Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Take This Hammer Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
My Baby Sister Keeps On Writin' Performer: Lifetime; Performer: Tappin' Head; Performer: Christmas Aug 9, 1933
East Colorado Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Bowlegs; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Stewball Performer: Bowlegs; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Little Baby Frenchman (fragment) Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Thelma Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Tie-Shuffling Chant Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
John Henry Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 6, 1933
In the Bye and Bye Performer: Unidentified man; Performer: Devine, Frank; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Aug 9, 1933
Improvisation (When I Lay My Burden Down / Rosie) Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Williams, Big Joe Feb , 1966
Walked All the Way From Missouri Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 12, 1939
When You Hear That Peafowl Holler Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 12, 1939
Who Curled Your Hair, Who Combed Your Bangs (Little Boy From Louisiana) (#1) Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 12, 1939
Who Curled Your Hair, Who Combed Your Bangs (Little Boy From Louisiana) (#2) Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 12, 1939
Slow drag work song Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Woods, Tommy; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1939
Captain, I Got A Home In Oklahoma Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Woods, Tommy; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1939
Long Hot Summer Days Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Hill, Clyde; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1939
Hammer Ring Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1939
Levee camp hollers Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. Apr 16, 1939
Worried Blues Performer: Jones, Sylvester (…; Performer: Chains, Wallace; Performer: Harrison, W. S. (Jaybird) Apr 23, 1939
Calling the animals Performer: Lomax, Ruby Terrell; Performer: Eckhardt, Charles; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 4, 1939
Ratty, Ratty Section Performer: Howard, Father; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 21, 1939
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 21, 1939
Pick A Bale of Cotton Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 10, 1939
Black Betty Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 10, 1939
Old Rattler Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 10, 1939
Got A Few More Days Performer: Hains, R. C. (Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 21, 1939
Track-lining holler (#1) Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Calling track (#1) Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Calling track (#2) Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Unloading rails Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Steel-driving song Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Wake Up, Sleepy (roustabout song) Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
January, February (tie-tamping song) Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 16, 1939
Roxie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 24, 1939
Stewball Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 23, 1939
Ain't That Berta Performer: Tucker, Judge (Bootmouth); Performer: Williams, Alexander (…; Performer: Jackson, John Henry May 23, 1939
Early In the Morning Performer: Tucker, Judge (Bootmouth); Performer: Williams, Alexander (…; Performer: Jackson, John Henry May 23, 1939
Dollar Mamie Performer: Tucker, Judge (Bootmouth); Performer: Williams, Alexander (…; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 23, 1939
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Smith, Johnny; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 23, 1939
Poor Lazarus Performer: Harmon, Julius; Performer: Miller, Tommy; Performer: Moore, Donovan Dec 19, 1934
Look Down That Lonesome Road Performer: Harmon, Julius; Performer: Miller, Tommy; Performer: Moore, Donovan Dec 19, 1934
Big-Leg Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 24, 1939
Big-Leg Rosie Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Mixon, Frank (Gulfport Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A. May 24, 1939
Ain't No Heaven On the County Road Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Owens, Slick; Performer: Wright, Cleve (Dynamite) Jun 11, 1939