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Negro Work Songs & Calls

Alan Lomax (Artist)

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Audio CD (October 26, 1999)
Original Release Date: October 12, 1999
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Rounder Select
ASIN: B00001R3JO
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #152,308 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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Song Title Artist Time Price

1. Unloading Rails Henry Truvillion 3:41 $0.99

2. Tamping Ties Henry Truvillion 0:46 $0.99

3. Heaving the Lead Line Sam Hazel 3:03 $0.99

4. Mississippi Sounding Calls Joe Shores 2:13 $0.99

5. Arwhoolie (Cornfield Holler) Thomas J. Marshall 0:47 $0.99

6. Quittin' Time Song 1 Samuel Brooks 0:38 $0.99

7. Quittin' Time Song 2 Samuel Brooks 0:38 $0.99

8. Mealtime Call Thomas J. Marshall 0:16 $0.99

9. Possum Was an Evil Thing Henry Truvillion 2:49 $0.99

10. Come On, Boys, and Let's Go to Huntin' Henry Truvillion 1:58 $0.99

11. Old Rattler Mose (Clear Rock) Platt and James (Iron Head) Baker 3:09 $0.99

12. Go Down, Old Hannah James (Iron Head) Baker, Will Crosby, R. D. Allen, and Mose (Clear Rock) Platt 2:44 $0.99

13. Hammer, Ring Jesse Bradley 2:40 $0.99

14. I Wonder What's the Matter Lightning"" 2:55 $0.99

15. Roll 'Im On Down David Pryor 2:39 $0.99

16. Rock Island Line Kelly Pace with Charlie Porter, L.T. Edwards, Willie Hubbard, Luther Williams, Napoleon Cooper, Albert Pate, Willie Lee Jones 1:47 $0.99

17. Track-Lining Song Allen Prothero 2:34 $0.99

18. It makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad Kelly Pace with Charlie Porter, L.T. Edwards, Willie Hubbard, Luther Williams, Napoleon Cooper, Albert Pate, Willie Lee Jones 6:11 $0.99

19. O Lord, Don't Low Me to Beat 'Em Willie Williams 2:33 $0.99

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1.0 out of 5 stars Negro Work Songs & Calls [Rounder], February 27, 2004

By	Robert W. Noe "atlas750" (Farmington Hills, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This is possibly the worst transfer of data into digital format that I have ever heard. I have a 30 year old copy of this album on vinyl that I carefully recorded in MP3 format. The quality of this home recording maintains the fidelity of the original recording infinitely better than this CD. I bought the CD hoping for a better digital format, not worse. I am sending back this opened and played CD to Amazon.com today. Let's see how they respond to a return that is based soley on the fact that it is an incredibly inferior product. One final note. The music of the original recording will make any effort you take to find one of the older vinyls well worth your effort.

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