Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings (1947–1959)

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Discover the untold stories of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman with this powerful 124-page book. Featuring 77 unpublished photographs and 44 newly remastered audio...

Discover the untold stories of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman with this powerful 124-page book. Featuring 77 unpublished photographs and 44 newly remastered audio recordings, experience the impact of renowned folklorist Alan Lomax's journey behind the barbed wire in 1947, '48, and '59. Essays by Lomax, Anna Lomax Wood, and Bruce Jackson offer insight into the harsh reality of the prison farm.

1. Jimpson and Group – “Murderer's Home”
2. 88 and Group – “Rosie”
3. 22 and Group – “It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad”
4. 88 – “Whoa Buck”
5. Tangle Eye, Hard Hat, 22, and Little Red – “When I Went to Leland”
6. Buzzard and group – “I'm Going to Memphis”
7. 22 and Group – “The Prettiest Train I Ever Saw”
8. 22 and Group – “John Henry”
9. Dan Barnes and Group – “John Old Alabama”
10. Foots – “Hollers”
11. Dobie Red and Group – “Stewball”
12. Bama – “Levee Camp Hollers”
13. Tangle Eye, Hard Hat, 22 and Little Red – “Early in the Morning”
14. Dobie Red and Group — “I Got A Bulldog (Well I Wonder)”
15. 22 and Group – “Dollar Mamie”
16. Bama – “Stackalee”
17. Dan Barnes and group – “I Don't Want No Jet Black Woman”
18. Bull, Foots and Dobie Red – “Did You Hear About Louella Wallace”
19. Tangle Eye – “Tangle Eye's Blues”
20. 22 and Group – “Rosie”
21. Bama – “I'm Going Home”
22. Jimpson and Group – “No More My Lord”
23. Unidentified Group – “The Weather Get Warm”
24. Floyd Batts – “Lucky Song”
25. Clarence Alexander – “Disability Boogie Woogie”
26. John Edwards and Group – “Berta”
27. Clyde Jones and Group – “Poor Lazarus”
28. John Dudley – “Cool Drink of Water Blues”
29. Ed Lewis – “Levee Camp Holler / Interview”
30. Ed Lewis and Group – “Black Gal”
31. Bama – “I Don't Want You Baby”
32. Grover Wells and Group – “Rosie”
33. Bridges Lee Cole – “Hollers”
34. John Dudley – “You Got a Mean Disposition”
35. John Dudley – “Big Road Blues”
36. Ervin Webb and Group – “I'm Going Home”
37. George Golden and Group – “Berta”
38. Grover Wells – “Up the River”
39. Clarence Alexander – “Prison Blues”
40. Johnny Lee Moore, Ed Lewis, James Carter, and Henry Mason – “Tom Devil”
41. Willie Washington – “My Jack Don’t Drink No Water”
42. Leroy Campbell and Yancey – “Sometimes I Wonder”
43. Henry Ratcliff – “Look for Me in Louisiana”
44. Heuston Earms – “Ain't Been Able to Get Home No More”

Catalog Number DTD-37

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Recording Era(s)

  • 1947, 1948, 1959

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Page Count

Label(s) / Partner(s) Dust-to-Digital

Producer(s) Steven Lance Ledbetter, Nathan Salsburg

Audio Engineer(s) Michael Graves

Designer(s) Barbara Bersche

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Additional Information

  • USA

  • English

  • Blues
  • Work Song