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Southern Prison Songs 1930-1960Field recordings from Southern prisons, one recording per episode. Author: Harrison Weinhold
Work songs, field hollers, ballads, blues and spirituals recorded inside Southern prisons between 1930 and 1960. The archive opens with 174 recordings made by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax in the spring of 1939, at state farms, penitentiaries and county road camps in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. The discs are held by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Each episode is one recording, with the singers, the place and the date it was made. Language: en-us Genres: Documentary, History, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Po' Laz'us (Carol Smith and group, county chain gang, SC, 1939)
Episode 174
Friday, 9 October, 2026
"Po' Laz'us," performed by Carol Smith and unidentified performers (vocals). Recorded June 11, 1939, with a county chain gang near Anderson, South Carolina, by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax. Source: John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip (AFC 1939/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, AFS 02725b01.
