Southern Prison Songs 1930-1960

Work songs, field hollers, ballads, blues and spirituals recorded inside Southern prisons. The archive opens with 174 recordings made by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax in the spring of 1939, across Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina.

174 recordings, 6 hours 16 minutes.

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Four men in striped prison uniforms stand in front of a white wooden building.

The recordings run in the order the Lomaxes made them, from Clemens State Farm in Texas on April 15, 1939, to a county road in South Carolina on June 11.

April 15 to 16, 1939

Clemens State Farm

Brazoria, Texas

23 recordings, 51 minutes

  1. 1

    Jack o' Diamonds

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03551a01

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    1:46
  2. 2

    Old Rattler

    Tommy Woods and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03551a02

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    2:29
  3. 3

    Mournful Blues

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03551b01

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    2:15
  4. 4

    Old Hannah

    Tommy Woods and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03551b02

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    2:17
  5. 5

    Two White Horses Standin' in Line

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Collector’s note
    Funeral song
    Disc side
    AFS 03552a01

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    2:36
  6. 6

    I Got a Home in New Orleans

    Clyde Hill, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03552b01

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    1:36
  7. 7

    Clemens Rag

    Ace Johnson, L. W. Gooden, guitars

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03552b02

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    0:50
  8. 8

    Influenza

    Ace Johnson, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 15, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 03552b03

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    2:20
  9. 9

    Mama Don't 'low No Swingin' Out in Here

    Ace Johnson, L. W. Gooden, vocals, harmonica and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02596a02

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    1:08
  10. 10

    Slow Drag Work Song

    Tommy Woods and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02596b01

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    1:00
  11. 11

    Cap'n, I Got a Home in Oklahoma

    Tommy Woods and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02596b02

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    2:11
  12. 12

    Worry Blues

    Jesse Lockett, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02596b03

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    1:23
  13. 13

    I Wouldn't Mind Dyin' if Dyin' Was All

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02597a01

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    1:20
  14. 14

    When I Git Home

    Roger Gill, vocals with guitar and piano

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02597a02

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    1:57
  15. 15

    Long Hot Summer Day

    Clyde Hill and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02597b01

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    3:26
  16. 16

    Gray Horse Blues

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02597b02

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    1:25
  17. 17

    Shorty George

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02598a01

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    3:18
  18. 18

    West Texas Blues

    Roger Gill, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02598a02

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    1:32
  19. 19

    Santa Fe Blues

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02598b01

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    4:24
  20. 20

    Hammer Song

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Dormitory, Brazoria, Texas
    Collector’s note
    For rock-breaking or ax-cutting
    Disc side
    AFS 02599a02

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    2:16
  21. 21

    Driving Levee

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Dormitory, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02599b01

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    2:37
  22. 22

    Train

    Ace Johnson, harmonica

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02599b02

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    2:09
  23. 23

    Hesitating Blues

    Smith Casey, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 16, 1939
    Place
    Clemens State Farm, Brazoria, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02604a01

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    4:30

April 23, 1939

Ramsey State Farm

Camp 4, Otey, Texas

11 recordings, 21 minutes

  1. 24

    Jesus Walk Round Your Bedside

    Alexander Hamilton, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02604b01

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    2:38
  2. 25

    This Heart o' Mine

    James "Iron Head" Baker, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02604b02

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    1:04
  3. 26

    Will You March Down

    James "Iron Head" Baker, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02604b03

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    0:54
  4. 27

    Sinner Will Be Runnin' in dat Great Day

    W. S. "Jay Bird" Harrison, Brant Bolden, Sylvester Jones, Wallace Chains, and Columbus Christopher, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02605a01

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    1:41
  5. 28

    My Pore Mother Keeps A-prayin' for Me

    Sylvester Jones and Wallace Chains, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02605a02

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    2:25
  6. 29

    Till I Die

    Brant Bolden, W. S. "Jay Bird" Harrison, Sylvester Jones, George Ramsey, Columbus Christopher and Wallace Chains, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02605b01

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    1:53
  7. 30

    Gambler, Where Was You When They Called Yo' Name

    Brant Bolden and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02605b02

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    1:53
  8. 31

    Smoky Mountain Blues

    Wallace Chains, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02606a01

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    2:35
  9. 32

    Ella Speed

    Wallace Chains, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02606a02

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    1:25
  10. 33

    Worry Blues

    W. S. "Jay Bird" Harrison, Wallace Chains, and Sylvester Jones, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02606b01

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    2:09
  11. 34

    Come On an' Bow Down

    James "Iron Head" Baker and Wallace Chains, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    April 23, 1939
    Place
    Ramsey State Farm, Camp #4, Otey, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02606b02

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    2:07

May 11 to 13, 1939

Texas State Penitentiary, “The Walls”

Huntsville, Texas

7 recordings, 13 minutes

  1. 35

    Long Freight Train Blues

    Richard L. Lewis and Wilbert Gilliam, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 11, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02646a01

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    2:42
  2. 36

    Cat and Dog Fight

    Lawrence Evans, animal noises

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 11, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02646a02

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    1:13
  3. 37

    Great Day

    Alvin Brown, William Brown, Eugene Blacker, and Terrell Conley, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 11, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02646b01

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    2:01
  4. 38

    When the Gates Swing Open

    Alvin Brown, Eugene Blacker, William Brown, and Terrell Conley, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 11, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02646b02

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    2:32
  5. 39

    Ride On, King Jesus

    Eugene Blacker, Alvin Brown, Terrell Conley and William Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 13, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02603b01

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    3:03
  6. 40

    Inspiration

    Pop Warner, fiddle

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 13, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02649a01

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    1:05
  7. 41

    Tom and Jerry

    Pop Warner, fiddle

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 13, 1939
    Place
    Texas State Penitentiary ("The Walls"), Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02649a02

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    0:44

May 14, 1939

Goree State Farm

Near Huntsville, Texas

7 recordings, 15 minutes

  1. 42

    Cap'n Don't 'low No Truckin'-round in Here

    Gene Raymond, Jimmie Lee Hart, Hattie Ellis, Ella Mae Fitzpatrick, Mozelle Stewart, Lavena Austin and Doris McMurray, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, Women's Camp, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02639b01

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    1:15
  2. 43

    It's a Blessin' Jes' to Call My Savior's Name

    Lavena Austin, Gene Raymond, Jimmie Lee Hart, Hattie Ellis, Mozelle Stewart, Ella Mae Fitzpatrick, and Doris McMurray, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, Women's Camp, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02639b02

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    2:14
  3. 44

    This Little Light o' Mine

    Doris McMurray, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02648b01

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    1:37
  4. 45

    Shine On

    Doris McMurray, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02648b02

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    2:56
  5. 46

    Desert Blues

    Hattie Ellis, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02650a01

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    2:24
  6. 47

    My Lord, What a Morning

    Ella Mae Fitzpatrick and Doris McMurray, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, near Huntsville, Texas
    Disc side
    AFS 02650a02

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    2:06
  7. 48

    I Ain't Got Nobody

    Hattie Ellis, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 14, 1939
    Place
    Goree State Farm, near Huntsville, Texas
    Collector’s note
    Adapted from old popular song and recorded by Hattie Ellis as blues
    Disc side
    AFS 02650b01

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    2:41

May 20 to 22, 1939

Cummins State Farm

Near Varner and Arkansas City, Arkansas

51 recordings, 1 hour 38 minutes

  1. 49

    Cornfield holler

    Abraham Powell, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    A sorrow song to make yo' heart feel sorry
    Disc side
    AFS 02663a03

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    1:56
  2. 50

    Oh if Your House Catch Afire

    Willie Henry Washington, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Levee camp holler
    Disc side
    AFS 02663b01

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    2:23
  3. 51

    Jesus, My God, I Know His Name

    Willie Henry Washington, Arthur Bell, Abraham Powell, and Robert Lee Robertson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Lined off first and then 'played on'
    Disc side
    AFS 02668a01

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    2:28
  4. 52

    John Henry

    Arthur Bell, vocals and hammers

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02668b01

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    3:01
  5. 53

    Have You Ever Been to Nashville

    Arthur Bell, vocals and hammer

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02669a01

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    3:47
  6. 54

    John Saw Dat Number

    Willie Henry Washington, Robert Lee Robertson, Abraham Powell, and Henry McKain, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02669b01

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    2:07
  7. 55

    Mary Mack Dressed in Black

    Willie "Red Eye" Williams, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5; Stockade, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02670a01

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    1:04
  8. 56

    Milk Cow Blues

    Clarence "Bill Ted" Green, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5; Stockade, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02670a02

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    1:29
  9. 57

    Jail House Blues

    Walter J. R. "Snow" Jones, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5; Stockade, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02670a03

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    1:51
  10. 58

    Joe de Grinder

    Irvin "Gar Mouth" Lowry, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5; Stockade, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Levee holler; mule-driving song
    Disc side
    AFS 02670b01

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    2:02
  11. 59

    Joe de Grinder

    Irvin "Gar Mouth" Lowry, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5; Stockade, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Levee holler
    Disc side
    AFS 02670b02

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    2:29
  12. 60

    Po' Laz'us

    Charles "Texas" Thomas, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02672a01

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    2:56
  13. 61

    Boll Weevil

    Willie "Red Eye" Williams and Irvin "Gar Mouth" Lowry, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02672a02

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    1:19
  14. 62

    Joe de Grinder

    Irvin "Gar Mouth" Lowry, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #5, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 03803a01

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    4:22
  15. 63

    The Holy Baby

    The Jubilee Quartet, Arkansas (Chester Williams, Leroy Martin, George Jones, and Joe Green), vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 20, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 03803b01

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    4:17
  16. 64

    Laughing

    Joe Green, laughter

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02591a02

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    1:27
  17. 65

    Bad Man Ballad

    Willie Rayford, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02591b02

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    1:10
  18. 66

    Lord Don’t Turn Your Child Away

    The Jubilee Quartet, Arkansas (Chester Williams, Leroy Martin, George Jones, and Joe Green), vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02591b03

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    1:46
  19. 67

    Field Hollers

    Lonnie "Stick Horse" Stegall, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02603a03

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    1:44
  20. 68

    Field Hollers

    Roosevelt "Giant" Hudson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02603b02

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    1:17
  21. 69

    Twenty-one Summers

    James "Studdy Long" Smith, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02616a02

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    1:17
  22. 70

    Hush Little Baby

    Bernice Haynes, vocals with humming and clapping

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    'pat-the-baby' song
    Disc side
    AFS 02627b02

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    1:35
  23. 71

    Rattle, Rattle Section

    Father Howard, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02640a02

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    0:44
  24. 72

    Sun Gone Down

    Willie Outlaw, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02640b03

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    1:29
  25. 73

    Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad

    Unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Prison blues
    Disc side
    AFS 02641b02

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    1:14
  26. 74

    Long-Tailed Rat

    Virgil Lamb, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02643b03

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    0:26
  27. 75

    Got a Few More Days

    R. C. "Red" Hains, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02650b02

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    1:44
  28. 76

    Black Mare

    Angie May Williams, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02652b02

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    1:42
  29. 77

    Way Out on the Mountain

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02663b02

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    1:49
  30. 78

    Long-Tailed Rat

    Virgil Lamb, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02666a03

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    0:30
  31. 79

    I Stole Good Business

    Eugene Shelton, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02667b03

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    1:31
  32. 80

    Greyhound Blues

    Frances Anderson, vocals with patting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02668a02

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    1:48
  33. 81

    I Goin' Pack My Suitcase

    Lilly May Marshall, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02668b02

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    1:18
  34. 82

    Run Away Babe

    Willie Outlaw, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02669b02

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    1:30
  35. 83

    Rock Island Line

    Joe Green, Joe Battle, John Denny, Willie "Little Life" Johnson, C. A. Story, and George Jones, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02671a01

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    2:18
  36. 84

    Crawdad

    Leroy Martin and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02671a02

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    1:29
  37. 85

    I Don't Do Nobody Nothin'

    Rev. Nathaniel Hawkins and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    A sort of cross between a spiritual and a blues
    Disc side
    AFS 02671b01

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    1:53
  38. 86

    Didn't He Ramble

    Willie "Little Life" Johnson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02671b02

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    1:25
  39. 87

    Yon' Come Dat Ole Devil Sargent

    Frank Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #1, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02671b03

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    1:02
  40. 88

    Oh Go 'Way, Devil, an' Leave Me 'Lone

    Frances Anderson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 21, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Women's Camp, near Varner, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02672b02

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    1:40
  41. 89

    Alabama Bound

    Alf "Dad" Valentine, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9; Stockade, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02673a01

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    1:44
  42. 90

    My Mind Don't Change

    Lewis "Wild Man" Grigsby, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9; Stockade, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02673a02

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    1:27
  43. 91

    Hot Springs Blues

    Cheatem, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9; Stockade, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02673a03

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    1:14
  44. 92

    Boll Weevil Song

    Alf "Dad" Valentine, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9; Stockade, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Mixed with blues words
    Disc side
    AFS 02673b01

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    2:25
  45. 93

    Rock Pile

    Thomas "Rooster" Monroe, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9; Stockade, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02673b02

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    2:16
  46. 94

    You Got to Lay Down and Die

    Charles Clark, Henry Wesley and unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02674a01

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    1:39
  47. 95

    Rosie

    Hosea "Blue" Smith, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02674a02

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    3:24
  48. 96

    Po' Laz'us

    Charles Clark, Henry Wesley and unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02674b01

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    4:46
  49. 97

    Ef I Git up in de Mornin'

    Robert "Rail Head" Wilson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Collector’s note
    Levee camp blues
    Disc side
    AFS 02675a01

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    2:07
  50. 98

    I'm a Pilgrim

    Alfred Hamilton, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02675a02

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    2:18
  51. 99

    Time Has Made a Change

    Alfred Hamilton and Ernest Buggs, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 22, 1939
    Place
    Cummins State Farm, Camp #9, near Arkansas City, Arkansas
    Disc side
    AFS 02675b01

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    1:47

May 23 to 24, 1939

Parchman Farm

Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi

17 recordings, 41 minutes

  1. 100

    Eaton Clan

    Roger "Burn Down" Garnett, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Collector’s note
    Feud ballad
    Disc side
    AFS 02675b02

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    2:40
  2. 101

    Yon' Comes de Sargent

    Alexander "Neighborhood" Williams, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Collector’s note
    Mule skinning holler
    Disc side
    AFS 02677a01

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    2:07
  3. 102

    Lighthouse Blues

    Roger "Burn Down" Garnett, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02677a02

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    2:08
  4. 103

    Stewball

    Unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02677b01

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    2:07
  5. 104

    Ain't That Berta

    John Henry Jackson, Norman "Blue Steel" Smith, Alexander "Neighborhood" Williams, Judge "Bootmouth" Tucker, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02677b02

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    2:38
  6. 105

    Birmingham jail

    Roger "Burn Down" Garnett, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02678a01

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    2:14
  7. 106

    Sick 'em Dogs On

    Bukka White, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02678a02

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    2:21
  8. 107

    Po' Boy

    Bukka White, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02678b01

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    2:50
  9. 108

    Early in the Mornin'

    Unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting imitations

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Collector’s note
    Axe-cutting song
    Disc side
    AFS 02679a01

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    2:44
  10. 109

    Dollar Mamie

    Alexander "Neighborhood" Williams and Judge "Bootmouth" Tucker, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10, Parchman, Mississippi
    Collector’s note
    Hoeing song
    Disc side
    AFS 02679a02

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    1:42
  11. 110

    It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad

    Johnny Smith and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 23, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #10; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02679b01

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    3:02
  12. 111

    Rosie

    Unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02676a01

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    2:26
  13. 112

    Got a Woman up the Bayou

    Ross "Po' Chance" Williams, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02676b01

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    2:31
  14. 113

    If She Don't Come on de Big Boat

    W. D. "Alabama" Stewart, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02676b02

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    1:58
  15. 114

    Rosie

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02681a01

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    2:09
  16. 115

    Big-Leg Rosie

    Frank "Gulfport Red" Mixon and unidentified performers, vocals with ax-cutting

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02681a02

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    2:16
  17. 116

    Diamond Joe

    Charlie Butler, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    May 24, 1939
    Place
    Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), Camp #1; Stockade Hall, Parchman, Mississippi
    Disc side
    AFS 02681b01

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    2:48

June 2 to 4, 1939

Florida State Farm

Raiford, Florida

53 recordings, 2 hours 7 minutes

  1. 117

    Oh Ye Prodigal Son

    Joe Brown, Paul Perkins, James Richardson, and Willie Howard, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 2, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02707a01

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    2:23
  2. 118

    The De Funiac Blues

    Burruss Johnson, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 2, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02707a02

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    2:22
  3. 119

    I Want to Moan Right on Dat Shore

    Paul Perkins, Joe Brown, Willie Howard and James Richardson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02706a01

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    1:49
  4. 120

    Home on the Range

    James Richardson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02706a02

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    2:34
  5. 121

    Hikin' Jerry

    Dawson Johnson, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02706b01

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    1:42
  6. 122

    I Heard What You Said About Me

    Allen Reid, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02706b02

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    2:53
  7. 123

    When I Was a Little Boy

    Allen Reid, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02707b01

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    2:47
  8. 124

    Clever Glenn Carver

    Allen Reid, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02707b02

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    1:50
  9. 125

    Little Lonnie

    Burruss Johnson, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02708a01

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    2:04
  10. 126

    The Blind Child

    Colon Keel, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02708a02

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    2:36
  11. 127

    One Saturday Night

    Colon Keel, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02708b01

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    3:12
  12. 128

    Work Don't Bother Me

    Colon Keel, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02708b02

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    1:26
  13. 129

    Bad Laz'us

    Allen Reid, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02709a01

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    4:12
  14. 130

    Down by the Rocky Mountains

    James Richardson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02709a02

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    0:51
  15. 131

    Three Nights' Experience

    Colon Keel, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02709b01

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    3:01
  16. 132

    Lullaby

    John Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02709b02

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    1:40
  17. 133

    Down by the Rocky Mountains

    James Richardson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02710a01

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    1:55
  18. 134

    Prayer

    Unidentified performer, spoken

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02710a02

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    2:42
  19. 135

    John Henry

    Joe Brown and Lonnie Thomas, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02710b01

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    3:45
  20. 136

    Old Bad Laz'us

    Allen Reid, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 3, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 03554b01

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    4:13
  21. 137

    My Time Ain't Long

    Clifford Reed, Annabelle Sanford, and Lois Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02711a01

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    3:34
  22. 138

    This is the Way You Build a Bridge

    Annabelle Sanford, Lois Brown, and Clifford Reed, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02711a02

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    0:52
  23. 139

    You Must Be Born Again

    James Richardson, Allen Reid, Lonnie Thomas, Willie Howard, Dawson Johnson, Paul Perkins and John Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02712a01

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    3:34
  24. 140

    The Two Soldiers (Part 1 of 2)

    Glenn Carver, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02712b01

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    4:54
  25. 141

    The Two Soldiers (Part 2 of 2)

    Glenn Carver, vocals and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02712a02

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    0:52
  26. 142

    Oh Looky Here, Woman, What You Gonna Do Babe

    Joe Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02713a01

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    2:07
  27. 143

    Oh the Sun Done Quit Shinin'

    Lonnie Thomas, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02713a02

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    1:40
  28. 144

    I'm Gonna Roll On a Few Days Longer

    Willie Howard, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02713b01

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    2:14
  29. 145

    When I Wake Up in the Mornin'

    Allen Reid, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02713b02

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    2:02
  30. 146

    Oh Cap'n Cain' Read

    Dawson Johnson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02714a01

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    2:34
  31. 147

    The Longest Day I Ever Lived

    John Brown and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02714a02

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    1:56
  32. 148

    Go Tell Aunt Tabby

    Hasel Futch and Corine Jackson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02714b01

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    2:07
  33. 149

    Barbara Allen

    Hule "Queen" Hines, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02714b02

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    2:40
  34. 150

    Red Hot Sun Turning Over

    John Brown and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02715a01

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    2:52
  35. 151

    New Buryin' Ground

    John Brown and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02715a02

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    1:44
  36. 152

    Walking in My Sleep

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, vocals, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02715b01

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    2:28
  37. 153

    Pretty Girl Don't Pay Me No Mind

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, vocals, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02715b02

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    2:13
  38. 154

    He Knows

    Lillie Hardwick, Mary Hunter, Ella Monday, and Geneva McDonald, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02716a01

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    2:22
  39. 155

    Battle Ax

    Gussie Slater and Clifford Reed, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02716a02

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    2:22
  40. 156

    Trouble is Hard

    Gussie Slater and Clifford Reed, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02716b01

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    2:57
  41. 157

    Sally Goodin

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, vocals, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02717a01

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    1:39
  42. 158

    Lost Train Blues

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02717a02

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    1:30
  43. 159

    The Mocking Bird

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02717a03

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    0:59
  44. 160

    I Feel My Time Ain't Long

    John Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02717b01

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    2:46
  45. 161

    I Left My Woman in the Back Door Cryin'

    James Richardson, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02717b02

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    1:42
  46. 162

    Po' Stranger Blues

    Lillian Hutchins and Johnny Mae Medlock, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02718a02

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    1:43
  47. 163

    Dupree Blues

    Buena Flint, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02718b01

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    2:54
  48. 164

    Steal Liza Jane

    Ruth Hines, Gussie Slater and Johnny Mae Medlock, vocals with clapping

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02718b02

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    0:47
  49. 165

    Sissy in de Barn

    Gussie Slater, Johnny Mae Medlock, Julia Griffin and Ruth Hines, vocals with clapping

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02718b03

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    0:48
  50. 166

    Take dis Hammer

    Willie Howard, Allen Reid, Paul Perkins, Lonnie Thomas, and John Brown, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02720a01

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    3:01
  51. 167

    We Don't Have No Payday Here

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 02720b01

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    3:17
  52. 168

    Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

    Julia Griffin, Johnny Mae Medlock, and Clifford Reed, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 03556a01

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    4:06
  53. 169

    Lost Train Blues

    Glenn Carver, Fred Perry, fiddle and guitar

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 4, 1939
    Place
    Florida State Farm, Raiford, Raiford, Florida
    Disc side
    AFS 03556b01

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    3:34

June 11, 1939

County chain gangs and convict camp

Near Sand Springs and Anderson, South Carolina

5 recordings, 10 minutes

  1. 170

    The Gospel Train

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 11, 1939
    Place
    County chain gang, near Sand Springs, South Carolina
    Disc side
    AFS 02724b01

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    1:42
  2. 171

    Hell Down Yonder

    Unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 11, 1939
    Place
    County chain gang, near Sand Springs, South Carolina
    Disc side
    AFS 02724b02

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    1:15
  3. 172

    Ain't No Heaven on de County Road

    "Slick" Owens and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 11, 1939
    Place
    County chain gang, near Sand Springs, South Carolina
    Disc side
    AFS 02724b03

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    1:20
  4. 173

    Flat-foot Blues

    Clarence Chambers, whistling

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 11, 1939
    Place
    Anderson County convict camp, South Carolina
    Disc side
    AFS 02725a02

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    1:36
  5. 174

    Po' Laz'us

    Carol Smith and unidentified performers, vocals

    Recording details
    Recorded
    June 11, 1939
    Place
    County chain gang, near Anderson, South Carolina
    Disc side
    AFS 02725b01

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    4:19