Alan Lomax

1 submission

Song	Category	League	Submitted by	Votes
Stackerlee	Killer Song!	League 3 (Jun 2025)	SamRobertsND	2 SamRobertsND: Anonymous inmate recorded in 1947-48. judd.baker +1 — Moving. Excellent Regina Scime +1 SamRobertsND 0 — Peter: "Very haunting and raw, unpolished. I like it." I love that it's an anonymous inmate. Wrongfully imprisoned man? Petty criminal? Hardened murderer? We'll never know. The reverberation of the jail and the background noises of inmates adds a lot. Joseph Harvey 0 — Haunting fionmul 0 — i thought this was a great song, just not enough votes! Edward James 0 — I’ve heard a lot of versions of this song, and this is one of the best for sure. If you don’t know, Alan Lomax traveled the country for years finding folk and blues artists and recording them. Probably one of the greatest contributions to popularizing American music, as it led directly to the folk/blues revival in the 60s which influence mainstream music till today. It nearly misses my vote only because I’m well familiar with it, and I feel like others deserve more recognition for an interesting read of the theme. Claire 0 — Really cool. If I had another vote to give to it I could.