Object Details
liner notes
Lomax, Alan 1915-2002
performer
Carter, James
producer
Goldstein, Kenneth S. 1927-1995
performer
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez) 1913-1978
Smith, Hobart 1897-1965
Riddle, Almeda
Moore, Johnny Lee
Birns, Roy
Moore, Spence
Batts, Floyd
Helmes, Carolyn Mainer
Mainer, J. E (Joseph E.) 1898-1971
Mainer, Mary
Morris, Neil, folk singer
Bright Light Quartet
Notes
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Table of contents
Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert). Pretty Polly -- Po' Laz'rus -- Claude Allen -- Hangman tree --Early in the mornin' -- The Lawson murder -- Dangerous blues -- Railroad Bill -- Columbus Stockade -- Willie Brennan -- Hawkins County Jail -- Po' Laz'rus
Track information
101 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball. Guitar
102 Po' Laz'Rus / Bright Light Quartet
103 Claude Allen / Hobart Smith. Guitar
104 Hangman Tree (Child No. 95)/ Almeda Riddle
105 Early In the Mornin' / Johnny Lee Moore
106 The Lawson Murder / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin
201 Dangerous Blues / Floyd Batts
202 Railroad Bill / Hobart Smith. Guitar
203 Columbus Stockade / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer, Mary Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass
204 Willie Brennan / Neil Morris. Guitar
205 Hawkins County Jail / Hobart Smith. Banjo
206 Po' Laz'Rus / James Carter
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
African American
Date
1961
Local number
Prestige/International.25009
FW-ASCH-LP-1690
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
Type
Musical sound recordings
Physical description
1 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in
Place
United States
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Data Source
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Topic
Folk songs
Ballads
Spirituals (Songs)
Gospel music
Prisoners' songs
Blues (Music)
Guitar
Mandolin
Violin
Banjo
Bass
Record ID
siris_arc_315437