Johnnie Lee Moore and Prisoners – “Early In the Mornin’”
A traditional chain gang song, recorded by renowned ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. Note how the tempo, set by the sound of hammers breaking stone, speeds up as the workers sing. A “chorus” of convicts follows a lead singer. This track just proves that human beings will make music out of anything they have at their disposal, even if that’s only hammers and rocks and their own ragged voices.
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