Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings, 1947–1959

~ Veröffentlichung von Various Artists (alle Versionen dieser Veröffentlichung ansehen, 2 vorhanden)

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First released 1957 (partially) as Negro Prison Songs, Tradition Records TLP-1020.

Recorded at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Lambert, MS. (Camp B), November/December 1947 and Parchman, MS. (Camps 7, 11 and dairy), October 1959.

124-page hardcover book with 2 CDs, includes slipcase and foil stamping
44 audio recordings, 12 previously unreleased, all newly remastered;
77 photographs, many published here for the first time;
Essays by Alan Lomax, Anna Lomax Wood, and Bruce Jackson.
Produced by Steven Lance Ledbetter, founder of Dust-to-Digital, and Nathan Salsburg, curator of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Anmerkung zuletzt geändert am 2025-09-20 08:25 UTC.

Titelliste

1▼CD: 1947‐’48 Work Songs & Hollers
Nr.TitelKünstlerBewertungLänge
1Murderer’s Home
Produzent(in):
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Hintergrundgesang:
5 unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Henry Jimpson Wallace (prison blues singer)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-01)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-01)
Jimpson0:53
2Rosie
Perkussion [axes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men ([unbekannt], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sologesang:
C.B. Cook ("88") (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate "88")
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-01)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-01)
C.B. Cook4:31
3It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
Perkussion [hoes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men ([unbekannt], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sologesang:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Benny Will Richardson2:40
4Whoa Buck
vocals:
C.B. Cook ("88") (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate "88")
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-01)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-01)
C.B. Cook4:02
5When I Went to Leland
Perkussion [hoe]:
Benny Will Richardson ("22") (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22'), Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson (1940’s blues), Little Red (1940s prison blues recorded by Alan Lomax) und Willie Lacey ("Hard Hat")
vocals:
Benny Will Richardson ("22") (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22'), Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson (1940’s blues), Little Red (1940s prison blues recorded by Alan Lomax) und Willy Lacey ("Hard Hat")
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Benny Will Richardson, Willie Lacey, Little Red & Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson3:06
6I’m Going to Memphis
Percy Wilson1:45
7The Prettiest Train I Ever Saw
Perkussion [hoes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men ([unbekannt], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sologesang:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Benny Will Richardson3:47
8John Henry
Perkussion [hoes]:
unidentfied men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Benny Will Richardson ("22") (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Bearbeitung von:
John Henry (introduction) / John Henry von W.D. “Bama” Stewart (1940s prison blues) / “22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22') & group with hoes (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Benny Will Richardson3:15
9John Old Alabama
Perkussion [axes] und Hintergrundgesang:
Prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Dan Barnes (1940's Prison Blues, recorded at Parchman Farm, a.k.a. B.B))
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-09)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-09)
Dan Barnes3:06
10Hollers
Milton “Foots” Smith1:33
11Stewball
Perkussion [hoe]:
Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor (1940's Prison Blues) und unidentfied men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
vocals:
Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor (1940's Prison Blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor3:08
12Levee Camp Hollers
W.D. “Bama” Stewart2:54
13Early in the Morning
Sologesang:
"22" (Benny Will Richardson) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
vocals:
"Hart Hat" (Willie Lacey), "Little Red" (1940s prison blues recorded by Alan Lomax) und "Tangle Eye" Walter Jackson (American soul ballad singer)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (von 1947-11 bis 1947-12)
aufgenommen bei:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten und Camp B, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (von 1947-11 bis 1947-12)
Benny Will Richardson, Willie Lacey, Little Red & Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson4:48
14I Got a Bulldog (Well I Wonder)
Perkussion [hoes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor (1940's Prison Blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor3:22
15Dollar Mamie
Perkussion [hoes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Benny Will Richardson3:30
16Stackalee
W.D. “Bama” Stewart4:09
17I Don’t Want No Jet Black Woman
Perkussion [axes]:
Prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
vocals:
Dan Barnes (1940's Prison Blues, recorded at Parchman Farm, a.k.a. B.B))
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-09)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-09)
Dan Barnes3:04
18Did You Hear About Louella Wallace?
Perkussion [hoe]:
Hollie “Bull” Dew (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate), Milton “Foots” Smith (prison blues singer) und Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor (1940's Prison Blues)
vocals:
Hollie “Bull” Dew (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate), Milton “Foots” Smith (prison blues singer) und Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor (1940's Prison Blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Hollie “Bull” Dew & Tim "Dobie Red" Taylor2:39
19Tangle Eye’s Blues
recorded in:
Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
vocals:
Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson (1940’s blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson3:08
20Rosie
Perkussion [hoes] und Hintergrundgesang:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Sologesang:
Benny Will Richardson ("22") (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
aufgenommen bei:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1947)
Benny Will Richardson3:45
21I’m Going Home
W.D. “Bama” Stewart4:06
22No More My Lord
Perkussion [axes]:
Prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
vocals:
Henry Jimpson Wallace (prison blues singer)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (am 1948-02-09)
aufgenommen bei:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1948-02-09)
Jimpson2:54
23The Weather Get Warm
[unknown]0:12
2▶CD: 1947‐’48 Blues / 1959 Work Songs & Hollers

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Veröffentlichung

art direction und design:Barbara Bersche (design)
Fotografie:Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
liner notes:Bruce Jackson (US folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer & photographer)
Anna Lomax Wood
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
sonstige Unterstützung:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) (Aufgabe: audio restoration)
leitende(r) Produzent(in):Jeffrey Greenberg
Anna Lomax Wood
Produzent(in):Steven Lance Ledbetter
Nathan Salsburg
mastering:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
mastered at:Osiris Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6345271 [Info]
ASIN:US: 0981734294 [Info]
bestellen:http://www.dust-digital.com/parchman-farm/ [Info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004259007 [Info]

Veröffentlichungsgruppe

Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002735283 [Info]