Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
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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 and hoeing. With origins reaching back to their West African ancestry as well as during the era of African American slavery, work songs served the purpose of alleviating the mundane nature of repetitive tasks as well as providing a forum for the song leader to keep the group together through rhythms and lyrics. 10 songs, 40 minutes, with liner notes featuring an introduction by Pete Seeger and song lyrics.
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 and hoeing. With origins reaching back to their West African ancestry as well as during the era of African American slavery, work songs served the purpose of alleviating the mundane nature of repetitive tasks as well as providing a forum for the song leader to keep the group together through rhythms and lyrics. 10 songs, 40 minutes, with liner notes featuring an introduction by Pete Seeger and song lyrics.
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01Grizzly BearPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
02Let Your Hammer RingPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
03Chopping In The New GroundPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
04Mighty Bright LightPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
05Here Rattler HerePrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
06Lost JohnPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
07I Need More PowerPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
08You Got To HurryPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
09We Need Another WitnessPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
10Go Down, Old HannahPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
11Go Down Old HannahPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
12I Need More MoneyPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
13Here, Rattler, HerePrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
14You Got No HurryPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
15Negro Prison Camp Worksongs - Mighty Bright LightPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
16Texas Prison Camp Work Gang- Go Down, Old HannahPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
17Negro Prison Camp Worksongs - Grizzly BearPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
18Negro Prison Camp Worksongs - We Need Another WitnessPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
19Gtizzly BearPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, TexasPrisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas
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