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Thread #150417   Message #3504605
Posted By: Richie
17-Apr-13 - 12:58 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 5
Subject: RE: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 5
Here's what I have so far today on Child 274 Our Goodman:

The Drunken Fool- Still (OK-GA) c.1900 Moores
Our Goodman- D.D.B. (MA) c.1805 Barry
Home Came the Old Man- (NC?) pre1943 Chase
The Jealous Hearted Husband- Dusenberry (AR) 1959
The Good Old Man- Napier (KY) 1913 Niles
Cat Man Blues- Blind Lemon Jefferson (TX) 1929
Drunkard's Special- Coley Jones (TX) 1929 REC
This Old Man- Tab Ward (NC) pre1966 Burton
Six Nights Drunk- Presnell (NC) pre1966 Burton
Cat Man Blues- Blind Boy Fuller (NC) 1936
Wake up Baby- Sonny Boy Williamson II (MS) 1958
Four Nights- Hampton (NC) 1933 Matteson
A Sailor Man Came Home- Lockley (CA) 1923
Gordon How Many Miles- Jones (MA) 1927 Gordon
The Drunk Husband- Taggart (WV) pre1974 Gainer
Four Nights- Frank Proffitt (NC) 1937 Brown C
Our Goodman- (VA) 1914 Davis A
Hobble Bobble- Paye (VA) 1914 Davis B
The Old Man- Maxie (VA) 1914 Fauntleroy; Davis C
Home Comes the Good Old Man- Dearing (VA) 1914
Cairo Gal- Sprouse (VA) Fauntleroy; Davis E
A Jacobite Song- (VA-WV-Can-British) 1914 Davis App.

You can look at individual version on my site:

http://bluegrassmessengers.com.temp.realssl.com/us--canada-versions-274-our-goodman.aspx

Looks like I have 5 African-American versions, with texts.

Richie