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Jimmy Peters

Jimmy Peters has been played on NTS in shows including Death Is Not The End, featured first on 16 January 2016. Songs played include J'Ai Fait Tout Le Tour Du Pays.

Jimmy Peters was a juré singer from Jennings, Louisiana, USA. He was recorded in the field for the Library of Congress, by Alan Lomax in 1934. Juré singing was a predecessor to zydeco, it comes from the French word "jurer" which means testify or swear.

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J'Ai Fait Tout Le Tour Du Pays
Jimmy Peters, Ring Dance Singers
Swallow Records1987
J'Ai Fait Tout Le Tour Du Pays
Jimmy Peters, Ring Dance SingersSwallow Records1987
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