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John Henry by Sid Hemphill, Lucius Smith, Will Head & Alec Askew

First released: 1999, Length: 3:13

Creators (6)

Instruments

  1. Alec Askew guitar
  2. Lucius Smith five-string banjo
  3. Sid Hemphill fiddle
  4. Will Head bass drum

Vocals

  1. Sid Hemphill

Recording Engineer

  1. Alan Lomax (15 Aug 1942)

Releases containing this recording (2)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Deep River of Song: Black Appalachia: String Bands, Songsters and Hoedowns 1999 Various Artists
  2. The Land Where the Blues Began 22 Oct 2002 Various Artists