Album
Negro Prison Songs From The Mississippi State Penitentiary
1958 · Blues, Folk, World, & Country
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Negro Prison Songs From The Mississippi State Penitentiary is a Folk album by Alan Lomax, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Murder's Home
- A2No More, My Lawd
- A3Old Alabama
- A4Black Woman
- A5Jumpin' Judy
- A6Whoa Buck
- A7Prettiest Train
- A8Old Dollar Mamie
- A9It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
Side B
- B1Rosie
- B2Levee Camp Holler
- B3What Makes A Work Song Leader?
- B4Early In The Mornin'
- B5How I Got In The Penitentiary
- B6Tangle Eye Blues
- B7Stackerlee
- B8Prison Blues
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- raw
- mournful
- southern
Alan Lomax compilation of work songs and blues recorded in 1947 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Mississippi, USA
Very similar track listing to Murderers' Home.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- 22LEAD VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS, PERCUSSION
- Alan LomaxFEATURING
- AlexHARMONICA, VOCALS
- B.B.LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- BamaFEATURING VOCALS
- C.B. '88' CookLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Fuzzy RedVOCALS
- Hard HairVOCALS VOCALS, PERCUSSION
- Henry Jimpson WallaceLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Little RedVOCALS VOCALS, PERCUSSION
- Mississippi State Penitentiary InmatesVOCALS
- Tangle EyeVOCALS VOCALS, PERCUSSION
- VariousVOCALS, PERCUSSION
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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