GO DOWN OLD HANNAH

Created on 22/04/2013
Latest update on 17/12/2023

Artist: Ernest Williams & group
Author: traditional
Label: Rounder
Year: 1933

John & Alan Lomax recording at the Sugarland State Farm in Texas. Chain-gangers working in the cane- & cornfields, begging for the sun to go down and never to come up again. From Deep River Of Song-series Big Brazos and on Lomax comp The Land Where The Blues Began.

Covers:

1940s:

Lead Belly [another Lomax recording]

1955:

Alexis Korner [with Guy Carawan]

1957:

Lonnie Donegan

1963:

Koerner, Ray & Glover

1971:

Walkers

2009:

Radiators

2011:

Heritage Blues Orchestra

Contact


If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:

Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)

info@originals.be

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