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Negro Work Songs and Calls

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Producer

Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901-1975

Recorder

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948

Performer

Truvillion, Henry
Hazel, Sam
Shores, Joe
Marshall, Thomas J.
Brooks, Samuel
Baker, James
Platt, Moses
Baker, Mose "Clear Rock"
Crosby, Will
Bradley, Jesse
Pryor, David
Porter, Charlie
Pace, Kelly, 1913-1958
Hubbard, Willie, 1931-
Prothero, Allen
Lightning (Musician)

Collection Creator

Rinzler, Ralph

Collection Citation

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Unloading rails -- Tamping ties -- Heaving the lead line -- Mississippi sounding call, 2 versions -- Arwhoolie (cornfield holler) -- Quittin' time songs, 2 versions -- Mealtime call -- Possum was an evil thing -- Come on, boys, and let's go huntin' -- Old Rattler -- Go down, old Hannah -- Hammer, ring -- I wonder what's the matter -- Roll 'im on down -- The Rock Island Line -- Track-lining song.

Track Information

101 Unloading Rails / Henry Truvillion. Vocals. 102 Tamping Ties / Henry Truvillion. 103 Heaving the Lead Line / Sam Hazel. 104 Mississippi Sounding Call (1) / Joe Shores. 105 Mississippi Sounding Call (2) / Joe Shores. 106 Arwhoolie (Cornfield Holler) / Thomas J. Marshall. 107 Quittin' Time Song (1) / Samuel Brooks. 108 Quittin' Time Song (2) / Samuel Brooks. 109 Mealtime Call / Thomas J. Marshall. 110 Possum Was an Evil Thing / Henry Truvillion. 111 Come On, Boys, and Let's Go to Huntin' / Henry Truvillion. 112 Old Rattler / James Baker, Moses Platt. 201 Go Down, Old Hannah / James Baker, Mose "Clear Rock" Baker, Will Crosby. 202 Hammer, Ring / James Baker, Will Crosby, Jesse Bradley. 204 Roll 'Im On Down (Bahaman Launching Song) / David Pryor. 205 Rock Island Line / Charlie Porter, Kelly Pace, Willie Hubbard. 206 Track-Lining Song / Allen Prothero. 203 I Wonder What's the Matter / Lightning (Musician).
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d9977d6c-3a5a-4c29-b708-8dfd5e15067c

Local Numbers

FP-RINZ-LP-0966 Library of Congress.8

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1959

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Sandy Point (Tex.), Gould (Ark.), Arkansas, Nassau (Bahamas), Bahamas, Huntsville (Tex.), Sugarland Prison (Tex.), Burkeville (Tex.), Edwards (Miss.), Greenville (Miss.), Mississippi, Wiergate (Tex.), United States, Texas.

Place

Texas
United States
Wiergate (Tex.)
Mississippi
Greenville (Miss.)
Edwards (Miss.)
Burkeville (Tex.)
Sugarland Prison (Tex.)
Huntsville (Tex.)
Bahamas
Nassau (Bahamas)
Arkansas
Gould (Ark.)
Sandy Point (Tex.)

Topic

Railroads
Work songs
Folk songs -- United States
Prisoners' songs
Occupational songs
Vocals
Work songs
Railroads--Trains
Railroads
Prisons
Boats and boating
African Americans

Producer

Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901-1975

Recorder

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948

Performer

Truvillion, Henry
Hazel, Sam
Shores, Joe
Marshall, Thomas J.
Brooks, Samuel
Baker, James
Platt, Moses
Baker, Mose "Clear Rock"
Crosby, Will
Bradley, Jesse
Pryor, David
Porter, Charlie
Pace, Kelly, 1913-1958
Hubbard, Willie, 1931-
Prothero, Allen
Lightning (Musician)

Culture

Americans

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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0966

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID

ebl-1649250901120-1649250980879-1

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