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Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas

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Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas

Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas has been played on NTS in shows including Sounds Of Resistance , featured first on 9 July 2022. Songs played include Go Down, Old Hannah.

Negro Prison Camp Worksongs - Various Artists recorded od two Texas prison farms

Recorded by Pete & Toshi Seeger in the winter of 1951 at two Texas prison farms, this album represents some of the oldest and most traditional work songs found among African American prison communities in the southern United States. Traditionally a participatory art form, these songs were typically sung while groups of 10-30 prisoners performed tasks such as chopping…

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Go Down, Old Hannah
Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
Folkways Records1956
Go Down, Old Hannah
Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasFolkways Records1956
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