An edition of Roustabout Songs
(1939)
Roustabout Songs
A Collection of Ohio River Valley Songs
by Mary Wheeler
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May 24, 2016 | History
Roustabout Songs is a collection of African American folk music collected by musicologist Mary Wheeler from men and women living and working on the steamboats that traveled the Ohio River Valley. The music contained in this book was arranged by William J. Reddick. For more information about Mary Wheeler and the roustabouts visit http://digitalcollections.mclib.net/luna/servlet/McCracken~13~13
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African Americans, Folk Music, Blues Music, Gospel, Steamboats, United StatesPeople
Mary Wheeler, Irvin S. CobbPlaces
Paducah Kentucky, Cairo Illinois| Edition | Availability |
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Roustabout Songs: A Collection of Ohio River Valley Songs
1939, Remick Music Corporation
Hardcover
in English
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Introduction by Irvin S. Cobb. 4
Alberta, Let Yo' Hair Hang Low. 5
Cap'n Jim Reese Said. 9
John Gilbert. 13
Ohio River, She's So Deep and Wide. 18
Boatman Dance, Boatman Sing. 20
I'm Wukkin' My Way Back Home. 26
Stacker Lee. 33
Ain't Got No Place To Lay My Head. 35
Where Wuz You Last Night?. 39
The Hanging of Devil Winston. 43
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