Mudcat Café message #1907749

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Thread #97128 Message #1907749
Posted By: Lighter
12-Dec-06 - 04:58 PM
Thread Name: Preserving Chanties of Virginia Fishermen
Subject: RE: Preserving Chanties of Virginia Fishermen

That's great, Katlaughing ! The Lomaxes found convicts in Texas singing "Dead or Alive" to drive spikes in the '30s. So there was probably a lot of song trading going on among black workers in the enmtire South.