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Prison Worksongs
VARIOUS ARTISTS
19 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 12 MINUTES • JAN 01 1997
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1
Berta
Big Louisiana, Rev. Rogers & Roosevelt Charles
03:51
2
Take This Hammer
Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey & Andy Mosely
03:27
3
Stewball
Rev. Rogers, Big Louisiana & Jose Smith
02:25
4
Five Long Years for One Man
Odea Mathews
01:29
5
Alberta Let Your Bangs Grow Long
Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey & Andy Mosely
03:28
6
I Had Five Long Years
James Russell
02:16
7
Early in the Mornin'
Johnny Butler
05:28
8
All Teamed up in Angola's Mule Lot
Roosevelt Charles, Arthur Davis & Big Louisiana
03:32
9
I Got a Hurtin' in My Right Side
Willy Rafus
02:13
10
Let Your Hammer Ring
Big Louisiana, Willy Rafus & Arthur Davis
07:20
11
Cleaning This Highway
Willy Rafus, Andy Mosely & Johnny Butler
03:58
12
John Henry
Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey & Robert Pete Williams
02:42
13
Something Within Me
Odea Mathews
02:38
14
Jesus Cares
Murray Macon
01:55
15
Working on the Levee, Pt. 1 (Good Morning Captain)
Emanuel Dunn
09:36
16
Working on the Levee, Pt. 2
Emanuel Dunn
03:53
17
Take This Hammer
Big Louisiana
05:27
18
Pickin' Cotton All Day Long
Creola and Ceola Scott
01:35
19
My Mule Grey (A Plowing Song)
Emanuel Dunn
05:18
℗ 1997 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records. © 1997 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings