CARRIE BELLE
Created on 17/03/2023Latest update on 27/07/2023
Artist: John Davis & St. Simons Island Singers
Author: traditional
Label: Rounder
Year: 1959
Alan Lomax recording on St. Simons Island, GA, released on Vol 13 in his series Southern Journey - Georgia Sea Islands Songs For Everyday Living. Worksong used while driving nails, chopping, hoeing and hauling. Clear precursor of early blues.
Covers:
- 2022:
Jake Xerxes Fussell [as Carriebelle on his fourth lp Good And Green Again, with liner notes leading directly to his roots]
