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Manufacturer: West Virginia University Press
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ASIN: B0000AE8TV
Release Date: 2003-06-18
Work and Pray: Historic Negro Spirituals and Work Songs From West Virginia
Track Listings
| 1. Lining Track (Clarence Harmon) | ||
| 2. Lining Track (Albert McCoy) | ||
| 3. Laying Steel ( Albert McCoy) | ||
| 4. Ten Pound Hammer (Albert McCoy) | ||
| 5. Steal Away (Memphis T. Garrison) | ||
| 6. Shout Yo' Double Shout (Memphis T. Garrison) | ||
| 7. I Didn't Know I Had to Pray So Hard (Blanche Simmons) | ||
| 8. Jacob's Ladder (Waldo Dickason) | ||
| 9. Palms of Victory (Waldo Dickason) | ||
| 10. Way Over in the Promised Land (Waldo Dickason) | ||
| 11. Drinking the Wine (Waldo Dickason) | ||
| 12. John Henry (Susan White) | ||
| 13. This Old Hammer (Nelson Harmon) | ||
| 14. Section Boss (Nelson Harmon) | ||
| 15. This Old Hammer (P.R. Higginbotham) | ||
| 16. Railroad Graders (Henry L. Dickason) | ||
| 17. Ride to Heaven (Henry L. Dickason) | ||
| 18. Away in the Kingdom (Henry L. Dickason) | ||
| 19. We're Baptized in the Water (Henry L. Dickason) | ||
| 20. When the Roll Is Called (Henry L. Dickason) |
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Album Description
Cortez Reece, a professor at Bluefield State College unearthed the music heard in this recording as he travled the winding roads to the old coal camps and railroad towns, seeking out the traditional songs which reflected the unique heritage of this largely overlooked culture. From about 1939 through 1953, Reece preserved over 150 songs. These formed the basis of his dissertation A Study of Selected Folksongs Collected Mainly in Southern West Virginia, for which he earned his Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Southern California in 1955. This CD, the first published recording from Reece's work, presents nearly all the religious and labor songs Reece recorded. It's a collection as rich, varied, and powerful as the African-American experience in Appalachia.
Work and Pray: Historic Negro Spirituals and Work Songs From West Virginia, Music, Cortez Reece
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Work and Pray: Historic Negro Spirituals and Work Songs From West Virginia
Manufacturer: West Virginia University Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000AE8TV Release Date: 2003-06-18 |
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Album Description
Cortez Reece, a professor at Bluefield State College unearthed the music heard in this recording as he travled the winding roads to the old coal camps and railroad towns, seeking out the traditional songs which reflected the unique heritage of this largely overlooked culture. From about 1939 through 1953, Reece preserved over 150 songs. These formed the basis of his dissertation A Study of Selected Folksongs Collected Mainly in Southern West Virginia, for which he earned his Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Southern California in 1955. This CD, the first published recording from Reece's work, presents nearly all the religious and labor songs Reece recorded. It's a collection as rich, varied, and powerful as the African-American experience in Appalachia.Music Album:
