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Angola Prison Worksongs

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Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
Original Release Date: September 16, 1997
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Arhoolie Records
ASIN: B0000001L6
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,606 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Artist Time Price

1. Berta Big Louisiana (Rodney Mason), Rev. Rogers, & Roosevelt Charles 3:51 $0.99

2. Take This Hammer (1) Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey, & Andy Mosely 3:27 $0.99

3. Stewball Rev. Rogers, Big Louisiana, & Jose Smith 2:25 $0.99

4. Five Long Years For One Man Odea Mathews 1:29 $0.99

5. Alberta Let Your Bangs Grow Long Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey, & Andy Mosely 3:28 $0.99

6. I Had Five Long Years James Russell 2:16 $0.99

7. Early In The Mornin' Johnny Butler 5:27 $0.99

8. All Teamed Up In Angola's Mule Lot Roosevelt Charles, Arthur Davis, & Big Louisiana 3:32 $0.99

9. I Got A Hurtin' In My Right Side Willy Rafus And Work Gang 2:13 $0.99

10. Let Your Hammer Ring Big Louisiana, Willy Rafus, & Arthur Davis 7:20 $0.99

11. Cleaning This Highway Willy Rafus, Andy Mosely, & Johnny Butler 3:58 $0.99

12. John Henry Guitar Welch, Hogman Maxey, & Robert Pete Williams 2:42 $0.99

13. Something Within Me Odea Mathews 2:38 $0.99

14. Jesus Cares Murray Macon 1:55 $0.99

15. Working On The Levee Pt.1 (Good Morning Captain) Emanuel Dunn 9:37 $0.99

16. Working On The Levee Pt.2 Emanuel Dunn 3:53 $0.99

17. Take This Hammer (2) Big Louisiana 5:27 $0.99

18. Pickin' Cotton All Day Long Creola And Ceola Smith 1:35 $0.99

19. My Mule Grey (A Plowing Song) Emanuel Dunn 5:18 $0.99

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mournful, soulful classic blues, January 4, 2003

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Where better to find real blues music than inside a prison? Although myriad earlier folklorists had already mined a various prisonyards for their blues material, these recordings made at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola have a richness and sadness to them that isn't quite conveyed in earlier efforts. Accompanied by work sounds such as shoveling and raking, these people have the same undeniable "authenticity" as the back porch Appalachians so beloved by the Lomaxes, Seegers and other scholars, but with an added layer of misery and hopelessness that makes the music even more compelling. Included in these recordings is the great Robert Pete Williams, who went on to record several excellent albums for the Arhoolie label. Recommended.

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