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  4. George Johnson: Jack the Rabbit (1978)

Date recorded: August 31, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Johnson, George
Description: Retired gandy-dancer and work-song leader George Johnson sings some track-lining verses on the railroad outside Greenville, Mississippi. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 31, 1978.
Subject(s):
Genre: track-lining song, work song
Location: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
Track Number: 142
Archive ID: wV9jy3NgiAA
Transcript:
Belongs to: 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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Sam Chatmon: Make Me A Pallet On the Floor (1978)
Belton Sutherland: Blues #2 (1978)
R.L. Burnside: Poor Boy A Long Way From Home (1978)
R.L. Burnside and family: Boogie instrumental (1978)
R.L. Burnside: Burnside's Blues (1978)
Sonny Boy Nelson: How You Want Your Rolling Done? (1978)

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