Part 1 of 4: Roustabout reminiscences on the Greenville levee (1978)

Date recorded: August 22, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Brown, Walter
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Description: Ex-roustabout and levee-camp laborer Walter Brown recalls his work roustabouting on the Katy Adams and the Tennessee Belle steamboats and "rocking" his load. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long on the levee in Greenville, Mississippi, August 22, 1978.

Location: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Track Number: 161

Belongs to: Mississippi Delta and Hill Country (1978)
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Archive ID: Acz2152Om7g

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