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Train Blues by Lucious Curtis
Lucious Curtis
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“Times Is Gettin Harder” Blues Of The Great Migration
The Movement Between 1916 And 1921 Of A Half Million African Americans From The South To Cities In The North And West Was Known As The Great Migration. Black Migrants Told Their Stories In Many Forms From Letters To Poems To Paintings. Music Offered One Of The Most Original Forms In Which The Migration Narrative Was Told.“Times Is Gettin Harder” A 1940 Recording Of An Older Blues Tune By Lucious Curtis Described Various Incidents From Racial Injustice To Economic Hardship That Prompted One Man’s Journey Away From The Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. White Folks Sittin' In The Parlor Eatin' That Cake And Cream Nigger’s Way Down To The Kitchen Squabblin' Over Turnip Greens. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Me And My Brother Was Out. Thought We’d Have Some Fun. He Stole Three Chickens. We Began To Run. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Source Written By Lucious Curtis 1940. From Mississippi River Blues Vol. 1 Matchbox Label Reissue
Mississippi Blues & Gospel 1934 - 1942
DOCD-5320 Mississippi Blues & Gospel Field Recordings 1934-1942 Various Genres Gospel Country Blues. Informative Booklet Notes By Howard Rye. Detailed Discography. These Recordings Present Performances That Have Been Previously Unavailable On Other CDs. They Were Recorded Between 1934 And 1942 For The Library Of Congress By John Lomax And His Son Alan Lomax As They Criss-Crossed The Rural South In Search Of Authentic Southern American Sound. Their Quest Yielded Some Of The Finest Examples Of African-American Religious Expression In Sacred Songs.
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Biography - Lucious Curtis
“Times Is Gettin Harder” Blues Of The Great Migration
The Movement Between 1916 And 1921 Of A Half Million African Americans From The South To Cities In The North And West Was Known As The Great Migration. Black Migrants Told Their Stories In Many Forms From Letters To Poems To Paintings. Music Offered One Of The Most Original Forms In Which The Migration Narrative Was Told.“Times Is Gettin Harder” A 1940 Recording Of An Older Blues Tune By Lucious Curtis Described Various Incidents From Racial Injustice To Economic Hardship That Prompted One Man’s Journey Away From The Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. White Folks Sittin' In The Parlor Eatin' That Cake And Cream Nigger’s Way Down To The Kitchen Squabblin' Over Turnip Greens. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Me And My Brother Was Out. Thought We’d Have Some Fun. He Stole Three Chickens. We Began To Run. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Source Written By Lucious Curtis 1940. From Mississippi River Blues Vol. 1 Matchbox Label Reissue
Mississippi Blues & Gospel 1934 - 1942
DOCD-5320 Mississippi Blues & Gospel Field Recordings 1934-1942 Various Genres Gospel Country Blues. Informative Booklet Notes By Howard Rye. Detailed Discography. These Recordings Present Performances That Have Been Previously Unavailable On Other CDs. They Were Recorded Between 1934 And 1942 For The Library Of Congress By John Lomax And His Son Alan Lomax As They Criss-Crossed The Rural South In Search Of Authentic Southern American Sound. Their Quest Yielded Some Of The Finest Examples Of African-American Religious Expression In Sacred Songs. read less
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The Movement Between 1916 And 1921 Of A Half Million African Americans From The South To Cities In The North And West Was Known As The Great Migration. Black Migrants Told Their Stories In Many Forms From Letters To Poems To Paintings. Music Offered One Of The Most Original Forms In Which The Migration Narrative Was Told.“Times Is Gettin Harder” A 1940 Recording Of An Older Blues Tune By Lucious Curtis Described Various Incidents From Racial Injustice To Economic Hardship That Prompted One Man’s Journey Away From The Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. White Folks Sittin' In The Parlor Eatin' That Cake And Cream Nigger’s Way Down To The Kitchen Squabblin' Over Turnip Greens. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Me And My Brother Was Out. Thought We’d Have Some Fun. He Stole Three Chickens. We Began To Run. Times Is Gettin' Harder Money’s Gettin' Scarce. Soon As I Gather My Cotton And Corn I’m Bound To Leave This Place. Source Written By Lucious Curtis 1940. From Mississippi River Blues Vol. 1 Matchbox Label Reissue
Mississippi Blues & Gospel 1934 - 1942
DOCD-5320 Mississippi Blues & Gospel Field Recordings 1934-1942 Various Genres Gospel Country Blues. Informative Booklet Notes By Howard Rye. Detailed Discography. These Recordings Present Performances That Have Been Previously Unavailable On Other CDs. They Were Recorded Between 1934 And 1942 For The Library Of Congress By John Lomax And His Son Alan Lomax As They Criss-Crossed The Rural South In Search Of Authentic Southern American Sound. Their Quest Yielded Some Of The Finest Examples Of African-American Religious Expression In Sacred Songs. read less
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