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"Parchman, 1939"

from A Yankee Clipper In Congo Square by WalkWest

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Originally recorded in the sewing room of the women’s camp at Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi on May 31, 1939, this song features the emotionally-charged voice of inmate Mattie Mae Thomas, singing “a made-up song, just about bein’ in prison, prison alone.”

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from A Yankee Clipper In Congo Square, released March 15, 2018
Alan Berliant bass
Richie Davis electric guitar
Jim Gailloreto alto & tenor saxes, clarinet
Larry Glazier cello
Pete LaBella violin
Curt Morrison electric guitar
Steve Mullen piano, keys, synth, organ, sound design & drum programming
John Rice acoustic slide, telecaster & lap steel
Rob Stone harmonica
Jeff Thomas drums & percussion

Mattie Mae Thomas lead vocals “Workhouse Blues”

originally recorded in the sewing room of the womens’ quarters.
Parchman Prison, MS – May 31, 1939

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