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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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