Southern Prison Blues and Songs (2007) more music like this

by Alan Lomax

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Prison Songs, Vol. 1: Murderous Home (1997) more music like this

by Various Artists

In the late '40s, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax went to Parchman Farm in Mississippi to record African-American prisoners. This penitentiary was renowned for its anachronistically harsh conditions, and it's something of a miracle that Lomax was allowed in to document the music in the first place. Most of the material was recorded while the men were ...

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Negro Prison Blues and Songs (1994) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Blues from the Big House (2007) more music like this

by Various Artists

Blues from the Big House pairs two classic albums of prison field recordings, the first recorded at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman (the dreaded Parchman's Farm that pops up in so many old Delta blues songs) in 1947 by Alan and John Lomax and released on LP as Parchman Farm: Yazoo Delta Blues, while the second was tracked by Harry ...

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Prison Blues of the South: Live at the MS & LA State Penitentiary (1994) more music like this

by Alan Lomax

Recorded by Alan Lomax in the early '30s at the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries, this album is a musicologist's or roots-music lover's dream-come-true. The performers are all inmates, and the only accompaniment to their voices is the rhythmic thud of their picks as they hit the ground. Some of the voices and harmony singing is ...

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