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Black balllads (2) : Jack Johnson and the Titanic : when the blues brought the news

Jul 3, 2009, 7:48am River's Invitation
Black balllads (2) : Jack Johnson and the Titanic : when the blues brought the news Leadbelly - the Titanic ( buy ) (1948) First I'd like to wish all my American readers a happy 4th of July . Please check out Darius'blog, Oliver di Place, for great Independance Day posts here . Let's go on with our exploration of Afro American balladry. Yesterday I found this great Leadbelly song in a French compilation called Black Heroes : From Stagger Lee to Joe louis . Another subject of ballads was the news, the real events (and not only legends). The sinking [...]
Artist:Johnnie Head
Title:Fare Thee Blues-Part 1
Link Text:Johnnie Head - Fare thee Well
File Name:14 - Fare Thee Blues-Part 1.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1928
Artist:Leadbelly
Title:The Titanic
Link Text:Leadbelly - the Titanic
File Name:16 The Titanic.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Memphis Minnie
Title:Sylvester and His Mule Blues
Link Text:Memphis Minnie - Sylvester and his Mule Blues
File Name:21 Sylvester and His Mule Blues.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
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