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Posted by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on September 21, 2013 at 9:38pm

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Between years 1933-1959 Alan Lomax recorded black inmates singing on chaingang. This is my version .

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James O Lunsford September 23, 2013 at 2:37pm

Good Stuff
Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) September 23, 2013 at 1:19pm

@ Uncle John unfortunately the way i used to live my life i would have been right there with these guys .
the anonymous pick September 22, 2013 at 1:28pm

awesome stuff !
Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) September 22, 2013 at 12:15pm

Thanks guys ! Ive wanted to do this for years . To me this was the ultimate blues . you strip a man down to nothing . cant see his family or woman , starve him , chain him to 40 other men , and force him to break his back daily . yeah hes got the blues .

RTZGUITARS is that photo real ?
RTZGUITARS September 22, 2013 at 11:04am
Bluesheart September 22, 2013 at 8:24am

Haunting! Great job, sounds very authentic.
Uncle John September 22, 2013 at 7:57am

Yup. I bet those guys heard that in their sleep. Powerful and scary to think about being part of it.
SlowHound September 21, 2013 at 11:57pm

I was just checking out Alan Lomax's youtube channel today. Great job on this.
Harvey Thompson September 21, 2013 at 11:40pm

"You know your man done gone... you know your man done gone to the county farm... he's got his shackles on!" -- Muddy Waters 1953 (Hey, nice Lomax -- and work gang -- homage!!)
Clock The Wolf September 21, 2013 at 10:10pm

WOW!!!!!!