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:: Title ::
Stewball (I)
:: Genre ::
ballad, prison song, work song
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Richardson, Benny Will (22) [vocal]
Unidentified prisoners [vocal]
:: Setting ::
Camp B, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)
:: Location ::
Lambert (Quitman County), Mississippi (United States)
:: Language ::
English
:: Culture ::
Southern U.S., African American, Mississippi
:: Session ::
Parchman 12/47
:: Date ::
11-12/1947
:: Reference Information ::
T798.0, Track 2 (00:02:56)
:: Original Format ::
Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - These recordings were made in late 1947 at the Lambert Camp at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm. Some were originally issued by Tradition on a 1958 LP entitled "Negro Prison Songs" and they are currently available on CD in two volumes - "Prison Songs" - as part of the Alan Lomax Collection on Rounder Records. [Source: Editor]
