Alan Lomax Archive

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:: Title ::

John Henry

:: Genre ::

holler, work song

:: Performers & Instruments ::

Lewis, Ed [axe, vocal]

:: Setting ::

Parchman Farm, Camp B

:: Location ::

Parchman (Sunflower County), Mississippi (United States)

:: Language ::

English

:: Culture ::

Southern U.S., African American, Mississippi

:: Session ::

Parchman 9/59 (Camp B)

:: Date ::

9/19-9/20, 1959

:: Reference Information ::

T888.0, Track 2 (00:04:43)

:: Original Format ::

Reel to Reel

:: Session Notes ::

1 - Work songs and hollers recorded at Camp B at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm. [Source: Editor]

:: Collection ::

Southern U.S. 1959 and 1960