Johnson City Blues
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
04 May 1970
Track ID
66486
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.70
Original Tape ID
Summary
A blues song in which the singer tells of his travels, but concludes that he will go home to his native Johnson City.
Tom Paley calls this a 'white blues', meaning a song in a style adapted from Afro-American blues, but typically sung by white Americans in the South.
Item Notes
5 verses of 4 lines. Gguitar accompaniment. This is an adaptation by Clarence Greene (1894-1961) of 'Chattanooga Blues' (1923) by Ida Cox (1896-1967).
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good