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Thread #57490 Message #4038776
Posted By: Steve Gardham
10-Mar-20 - 10:26 AM
Thread Name: Spanish sea shanties
Subject: RE: Spanish sea shanties
Skippers had very little to do with it. The black crews were mostly ex-slaves most of whom would have previously been stevedores which is where they got their songs, on the river and working the ships in the Gulf ports. The white watches would naturally pick up the usage from their much more efficient black watches.