The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2543   Message #10888
Posted By: Jerry Friedman, jfriedman@nnm.cc.nm.us
20-Aug-97 - 04:20 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Old Black Joe (Stephen Foster)
Subject: RE: Ole Black Joe, some don't believe it exits
Coralena, I meant that "traditional" folk songs come from a continuous process of revision as they're passed down the generations. As members of the folk, we presumably all have the authority to rewrite them (though for those listeners who care about tradition, performers might want to be careful).