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:: Title :: |
Alberta (Berta, Berta) |
:: Genre :: |
holler, prison song, work song |
:: Performers & Instruments :: |
Miller, Leroy [hoe, vocal] |
Unidentified prisoners [hoe, vocal] |
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:: Setting :: |
Parchman Farm, Camp 7 |
:: Location :: |
Parchman (Sunflower County), Mississippi (United States) |
:: Language :: |
English |
:: Culture :: |
Southern U.S., African American, Mississippi |
:: Session :: |
Parchman 9/59 (Camp 7)
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:: Date :: |
9/18/1959 |
:: Reference Information :: |
T883.0, Track 2 (00:04:44) |
:: Original Format :: |
Reel to Reel
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:: Session Notes :: |
1 - Work songs and hollers recorded at Camp 7 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm. [Source: Editor] |
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:: Recording Notes :: |
0 - Alan Lomax: "large group hoeing" [Source: Tape Log] |
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:: Collection :: |
Southern U.S. 1959 and 1960 |
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