Angola Prisoners' Blues
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: Arhoolie.419; Arhoolie.2011

FP-ARH-CD-419
label: Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
content: El Cerrito, Calif. Arhoolie 1996
label: Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
content: Recorded by Dr. Harry Oster at Angola State Penitentiary, Angola, La. between 1952 and 1959.
label: General
content: Tracks 1-7 originally issued on Folklyric LP A-3 and reissued on Arhoolie LP 2011; tracks 8-20 previously unissued. Program notes by Harry Oster; lyrics; musicological notes by Paul B. Crawford on container.
name: label: Performer
content: Williams, Robert Pete, 1914-1980
label: Performer
content: Charles, Roosevelt, 1919-
label: Performer
content: Maxey, Hogman, 1917-
label: Performer
content: Welch, Guitar, b. 1896
label: Performer
content: Young, Clara
label: Performer
content: Mathews, Odea
label: Performer
content: Joseph, Thelma Mae
label: Performer
content: Webster, Otis
label: Collection Creator
content: Arhoolie Records, Inc.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Louisiana
topic: label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Guitar
label: Topic
content: African Americans
creator: label: Performer
content: Williams, Robert Pete, 1914-1980
label: Performer
content: Charles, Roosevelt, 1919-
label: Performer
content: Maxey, Hogman, 1917-
label: Performer
content: Welch, Guitar, b. 1896
label: Performer
content: Young, Clara
label: Performer
content: Mathews, Odea
label: Performer
content: Joseph, Thelma Mae
label: Performer
content: Webster, Otis
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
setName: label: See more items in
content: Arhoolie Records collection (Archivo de Arhoolie Records)
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content: Arhoolie Records collection (Archivo de Arhoolie Records) / Sound recordings (Grabaciones sonoras) / CD
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (phonograph album, analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.ARHO, Item FP-ARH-CD-419
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound discs
scopecontent: label: Contents
content: Prisoner's talking blues (Robert Pete Williams) (5:10) -- Stagolee (Hogman Maxey) (3:40) -- Electric chair blues (Guitar Welch) (5:08) -- Black night fallin' (Hogman Maxey) (4:27) -- Some got six months (Robert Pete Williams) (3:44) -- I'm gonna leave you Mama (Guitar Welch) (2:48) -- I'm lonesome blues (Robert Pete Williams) (4:00) -- Angola bound (A Capella Group) (5:50) -- Worried blues (Hogman Maxey) (4:23) -- Josephine (Guitar Welch) (5:11) -- Soldier's plea (Clara Young) (2:55) -- The moon is rising (Odea Mathews) (2:03) -- I'm still in love with you (Thelma Mae Joseph) (1:48) -- I miss you so (vocal group) (3:39) -- Hello, Sue (Butterbeans) (1:10) -- Fast life woman (Hogman Maxey) (4:09) -- Careless love (Otis Webster) (2:39).
label: Track Information
content: 101 Prisoner's Talking Blues / Robert Pete Williams. Guitar.

102 Stagolee / Hogman Maxey. Guitar.

103 Electric Chair Blues / Guitar Welch. Guitar.

104 Black Night Is Fallin' / Hogman Maxey. Guitar.

105 Some Got Six Months / Robert Pete Williams. Guitar.

106 I'm Gonna Leave you Mama / Guitar Welch. Guitar.

107 I'm Lonesome Blues / Robert Pete Williams. Guitar.

108 Angola Bound / A Cappella Group. Guitar.

109 Worried Blues / Hogman Maxey. Guitar.

110 Josephine / Guitar Welch. Guitar.

111 Soldier's Plea / Clara Young. Guitar.

112 The Moon is Rising / Odea Mathews. Guitar.

113 I'm Still in Love With You / Thelma Mae Joseph. Guitar.

114 I Miss you So / Vocal Group. Guitar.

115 Hello, Sue / Butterbeans & Susie. Guitar.

116 Fast Life Women / Hogman Maxey. Guitar.

117 Careless Love / Otis Webster. Guitar.

118 Have You Ever Heard the Church Bells Tone / Otis Webster, Roosevelt Charles. Guitar.

119 61 Highway / Guitar Welch. Guitar.

120 Strike at Camp I / Roosevelt Charles. Guitar.