Negro Prison Songs From The Mississippi State Penitentiary
Other by Alan Lomax
Released 1958
Tracklist
- 1Murder’s HomeJimpson with five others
- 2No More, My LawdJimpson with five others
- 3Old AlabamaB.B. with six others
- 4Black WomanB.B. with six others
- 5Jumpin’ JudyTangle Eye, Fuzzy Red, Hard Hair and others
- 6Whoa BuckC.B
- 7Prettiest Train“22” with 20 others
- 8Old Dollar Mamie“22” with 20 others
- 9It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad“22” with 20 others
- 10RosieC.B. with ten others with axes
- 11Levee Camp HollerBama
- 12What Makes a Work Song Leader?[unknown]
- 13Early in the Mornin’“22”, Little Red, Tangle Eye & Hard Hair
- 14How I Got in the Penitentiary[unknown]
- 15Tangle Eye BluesTangle Eye
- 16StackerleeBama
- 17Prison BluesAlex
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Release credits
- field recordist [1-16], producer [1], spoken vocals [12, 14]
- harmonica [17], vocal [17]
- lead vocals [7-9, 13]
- vocal [6]
- lead vocals [1]
- vocal [13]
- background vocals [1, 8], percussion [8]
- spoken vocals [12, 14], vocal [11, 16]
- vocal [13]
- vocal [15]
- vocal [13]
- background vocals [7, 9], percussion [7, 9]
Issues
N- N1958
N19 July 1994
P5 August 1997