Research Catalog

Title

The devil is busy [sound recording] / all songs composed by Sampson Pittman.

Author

Pittman, Sampson.

Publication

Norwood, N.J. : Laurie Records, p1992.

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Additional Authors

• Pittman, Sampson.
• Frazier, Calvin.
• Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
• Archive of American Folk Song.

Description

1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Songs. Selections

Alternative Title

Songs.

Subject

• Blues (Music) > Arkansas > 1931-1940

Note

• Arkansas Delta blues.
• Compact disc.
• Texts, interviews, biographical notes, and historical information ([32 p.] : ill.) inserted in container.
• "Library of Congress field recordings."

Event (note)

• Field recordings, including interviews, done in Detroit, Oct. 15-Nov. 1, 1938, by Alan Lomax for the Archive of American Folk Song of the Library of Congress.

Contents

Been down in the circle before -- Interview -- Levee camp story -- Highway 61 blues -- Brother Low-Down and Sister Do-Dad. Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 -- Brother Low-Down and Sister Do-Dad (version 2) -- Cotton farmer blues -- Interview -- Welfare blues -- Interview -- Joe Lewis -- Interview -- John Henry.

Call Number

*LDC 18871 (F)

LCCN

93717970 /R

OCLC

28509325

Author

Pittman, Sampson.

Title

The devil is busy [sound recording] / all songs composed by Sampson Pittman.

Imprint

Norwood, N.J. : Laurie Records, p1992.

Performer

Sampson Pittman, guitar and vocals ; Calvin Frazier, guitar ; assisting artists.

Event

Field recordings, including interviews, done in Detroit, Oct. 15-Nov. 1, 1938, by Alan Lomax for the Archive of American Folk Song of the Library of Congress.

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Added Author

Pittman, Sampson. Performer

Frazier, Calvin. Performer

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.

Archive of American Folk Song.

Publisher No.

LCD 7002 Laurie Records

Research Call Number

*LDC 18871 (F) Program notes on file.