Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings, 1947–1959

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Annotazione

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.

Annotazione modificata l'ultima volta il 2025-09-20 08:25 UTC.

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

Accreditamenti

Pubblicazione

direzione artistica e design:Barbara Bersche (design)
fotografia:Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
note di libretto:Bruce Jackson (US folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer & photographer)
Anna Lomax Wood
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
supporto a vario titolo:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) (incarico: audio restoration)
produttore:Steven Lance Ledbetter
Nathan Salsburg
produttore esecutivo:Jeffrey Greenberg
Anna Lomax Wood
tecnico di mastering:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
mastering effettuato presso:Osiris Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, Stati Uniti
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6345271 [info]
ASIN:US: 0981734294 [info]
acquistare per corrispondenza:http://www.dust-digital.com/parchman-farm/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004259007 [info]

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