WORK SONGS

 　

"... the antiphonal 'leader-and-chorus' patterns which have persisted so strongly in Negro religious song, and in the worksongs, are unfamiliar in the blues vocal as such, but there is a frequently expressed opinion that the use of the 'answering' guitar in some blues traditions is a retention from the custom of leader-and-chorus singing (found in Africa.)" quoted from Paul Oliver at: http://www.teleport.com/~repmail/af-am-mu.html#blues

 　

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List of work songs:
1.	Prettiest Train	the song	"22" and group	chopping weeds
2.	Rosie	the song	C.B. and group of 10 men	with axes
3.	Judy	the song	Benny Richardson and group	crosscutting
4.	Julie	the song	W.D. Alexander and group	logging
5.	Hammer Ring	the song	Henry Scott and group	crosscutting