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Thread #50747 Message #3464691
Posted By: GUEST,John Garst
11-Jan-13 - 04:52 PM
Thread Name: Origin Of John Henry--part TWO
Subject: RE: Origin Of John Henry--part TWO
On Furry Lewis' 1929 recording, he doesn't give a name for John Henry's wife/woman.
On his Shake 'Em On Down album (1961), he gives "Neva Lee" as John Henry's wife.
On his Blue Horizons Sessions (1968), he gives "Neva Lee" as John Henry's woman.
On his Fourth and Beale album (1969), he gives "Polly Ann" as John Henry's woman.
On his Party! At Home album (2001), he doesn't give a name.