Mudcat Café message #2846286

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Thread #126347 Message #2846286
Posted By: Lighter
21-Feb-10 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?

Gibb, why do you say that "Knock a Man Down" was an African-American antecedent of "BTMD" instead of a variant of it?