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Thread #32772   Message #3903566
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
02-Feb-18 - 10:10 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Sloop John B
Subject: RE: Origin: Sloop John B
I like my creativity clearly labelled:

RECORD 14 3391
A-1 WASTE
B-1 "Hoist Up The John B Sail." (Complete) Sung by Theodore Rolle, guitar, trombone accompaniment, Key West, Florida, January 23, 1940.

[Library of Congress Title List and Related Data for Folk Songs Recorded by the Second Florida WPA Recording Expedition, January 15-31, 1940, pp.8-9.]

Audio at Florida Memory: WASTE
(Starts at 34:30)


A little conchy night music. Enjoy.