blues, folk 10 tracks Musicraft
Negro Sinful Songs is a 1939 album by Lead Belly, produced by Alan Lomax. On April 1, 1939, Lead Belly had a recording session with Musicraft Records. There were a total of 14 takes, with 10 of them being selected for the album. Negro Sinful Songs was originally released as a five-disc collection of 10" 78 rpm records, catalog number Musicraft Album 31.
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Classical in form, intimate, spare and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1Frankie and Albert (First Half)
- 2Looky, Looky, Yonder / Black Betty / Yallow Women's Door Bells
- 1Frankie and Albert (Completion)
- 2Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No Mo' / Go Down Old Hannah
- 1Poor Howard / Green Corn
- 2Fannin Street
- 1The Boll Weevil
- 2De Kalb Blues
- 1The Gallis Pole
- 2The Bourgeois Blues
About the album
- Artist
- Lead Belly
- Label
- Musicraft
- Released
- 1939
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 10" Shellac
- Country
- US
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