Trouble So Hard

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1Troubled So Hard
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-10)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Trouble So Hard
writer:
Vera Hall
Vera Hall1:40
2Old Alabama
Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries Prisoners3:03
3God's Gonna Cut Them Down
The Golden Gate Quartet2:33
4Lord Have Mercy If You Please
Blind Willie McTell with Curley Weaver2:58
5Let Your Hammer Ring
Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve State Farms, TX5:49
6Amazing Grace
Mahalia Jackson2:18
7Pick A Bale Of Cotton
Lead Belly2:59
8The Midnight Special
Brownie McGhee, Coyal McMahan, Sonny Terry2:35
9He's My Rock
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi2:56
10John The Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson43:19
11Take This Hammer
Horace Sprott2:12
12Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burned
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:47
13Wade In The Water
The Charioteers2:46
14Stand By Me
The Staple Singers3:37
15Old Dollar Mamie
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
’22’ & Group3:28
16Down By The Riverside
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:31
17Berta
Prison Group1:57
18C.C. Rider
Big Bill Broonzy3:18
19Told My Cap'n
Josh White and the Carolinians3:19
20Roll Jordan Roll
The Skylarks2:47
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1Rosie
percussion [axes] and background vocals:
unidentified men ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
C.B. Cook ("88") (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate "88")
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1948-02-01)
recorded at:
Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1948-02-01)
recording of:
Rosie (Work camp song first recorded by Alan and John Lomax)
C.B. Cook & Axe Gang3:10
2Whoa Back, Buck
Lead Belly3:08
3Another Man Done Gone
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1940-10-31)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (on 1940-10-31)
vocals:
Vera Hall (on 1940-10-31)
recording of:
Another Man Done Gone (on 1940-10-31)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Vera Hall, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist), John A. Lomax and Ruby Pickens Tartt
Vera Hall1:27
4O Death!
Pace Jubilee Singers3:28
5In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
Big Bill Broonzy4:26
6Go Down, Old Hannah
Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve State Farms, TX5:26
7Leave It There
Pace Jubilee Singers3:06
8Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2011)
recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James2:49
9Lost John
Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve State Farms, TX4:57
10It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
’22’ & Group2:43
11Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:20
12Stackerlee
Bama4:08
13By And By
The Golden Gate Quartet2:18
14Grizzly Bear
Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve State Farms, TX4:38
15Chain Gang Boun'
Josh White and the Carolinians3:01
16Prettiest Train
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
’22’ & Group3:46
17I Shall Not Be Moved
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn2:48
18Black Woman
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
B.B. and Group2:55
19Early In The Mornin'
lead vocals:
"22" (Benny Will Richardson) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
vocals:
"Hart Hat" (Willie Lacey), "Little Red" (1940s prison blues recorded by Alan Lomax) and "Tangle Eye" Walter Jackson (American soul ballad singer)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States and Camp B, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
’22’, Little Red, Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson & Willy "Hard Hair" Lacey4:40
20I'll Fly Away
Reverend Gary Davis4:44