Alan Lomax Archive

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:: Title ::

The Sun Rose This Morning (Going Down to the River)

:: Genre ::

blues

:: Performers & Instruments ::

Davis, Fanny [comb]

McDowell, Fred [vocal]

Pratcher, Miles

:: Setting ::

The home of Fred McDowell

:: Location ::

Como (Panola County), Mississippi (United States)

:: Language ::

English

:: Culture ::

Southern U.S., African American, Mississippi Hill Country

:: Session ::

Como II 9/59

:: Date ::

9/22/1959

:: Reference Information ::

T893.0, Track 7 (00:05:02)

:: Original Format ::

Reel to Reel

:: Session Notes ::

1 - Blues and rags played and sung by Fred McDowell, with accompaniment by Miles Pratcher (second guitar) and Fanny Davis (comb). [Source: Editor]

:: Collection ::

Southern U.S. 1959 and 1960