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The land where the blues began

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The land where the blues began

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Field recordings made by Alan Lomax, Lewis Jones, John W. Work, John A. Lomax, and Herbert Halpert between Dec. 1933-Sept. 21, 1959, principally in Miss.; some selections recorded in Ark., Tex., New York City, or Detroit, Mich

Alan Lomax collection

Four' o'clock flower blues (Willie "61" Blackwell & William Brown) (3:53) -- Interview (Willie "61" Blackwell) (:24) -- Walking blues (Son House, Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Willie Brown, Leroy Williams) (6:41) -- When I lay my burden down (Turner Junior Johnson) (3:29) -- Strange things happening in the land (Charles Haffer, Jr.) (3:43) -- Missionary sermon : excerpt (J.H. Terrell) (2:08) -- Rock, Daniel (Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (2:31) -- Satisfied (Florence Stamp and group of girls) (1:04) -- I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord (congregation of the Church of God in Christ, Clarksdale) (3:18) --Sermon : Hell is a place : two excerpts (Rev. Ribbins) (4:20) -- The preacher and the bear (M.C. Orr) (1:29) -- Mississippi sounding calls (Joe Shores) (1:04) -- Roustabout song (John Cameron) (1:00) -- The toast to Bud Doggett (Will Stark) (:56) -- I been down in the circle before (Sampson Pittman and Calvin Frazier) (3:48) -- Rosie (Dobie Red and group) (2:44) -- Early in the morning ("22", Little Red, Tangle Eye, and Hard Hair) (4:41) -- I'm goin' home (D.W. "Bama" Stuart) (2:05) -- Go down, old Hannah (Ernest Williams and group) (2:38) -- John Henry (Sid Hemphill, Lucius Smith, Will Head, & Alec Askew) (3:11) -- Emmaline, take your time (Alec Askew) (1:39) -- Jim and John (Ed Young, Lonnie Young, G.D. Young) (2:12) -- Shake 'em on down (Fred McDowell) (2:38) -- Wind howling blues (David "Honeyboy" Edwards) (3:14) -- Country blues (Muddy Waters) (2:18) -- Black, brown and white (Big Bill Broonzy) (2:18) -- Life is like that (Memphis Slim, with Big Bill Broonzy and Sonny Boy Williamson) (2:55) -- She lived her life too fast (Forrest City Joe) (3:23)

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