At the crossroads song
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Of "burnt cork" origin is probably the following, also obtained in the South:Īnd walk all around till they reach the very top. It was collected in Virginia in the late 1800's and appears in the article "Some Folk-Songs Of The South" by David Starr Jordan: I stick to the old time music, the same as your father used to hear and your uncle Allen Morgan used to play.' He gave the name of some of the old tunes: Here they are: 'Billie in the Low Grounds.' 'Rackinsack Traveler.' 'Prettiest Little Gal in the County.' 'Angels Meet Me at the Crossroads.' 'Sugar in the Gourd.' 'Fisher's Hornpipe.' 'Speed the Plough.' 'Callahan.' 'Soldier's Joy.' 'Picnic Up the Railroad.' 'Devil's Dream.' 'Blackeyed Susan.' 'Old Mother Hare.' 'SugarJohn the Baby.' He says he can give five hundred more if we want them." Judge Simmons is down for a talk at that concert and so is Colonel George Adair and an effort will be made to have Judge Richard Clark to tell his recollection of the old tunes.
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I can name some of them: Hunter, of Griffin Sandifer, of Houston County House, of Carroll County Spence, of South Carolina Gutterberger, of Macon, all told. I have played in Atlanta, Macon, Barnesville, Butler, Griffin, Garden Valley, Starksville, etc. In his letter to me he says: 'I cannot say that I can beat all the others over, but I can beat more than can beat me. "Judge Reeves is 70 years old, and in days gone by was looked upon as the finest performer on the fiddle in the state. Reeves of Lamar's Mill saying he will be here to take part," said Judge Simmons. "I have just got a letter from Judge James M. James was a fiddler of some reknown, as reported in an Atlanta Constitution "Gossip" column in October 1893, as follows: The song was also a fiddle tune and was in the repertoire of James Milton Reeves (b. You can hear part of Browne's recording in Eb with banjo/orchestra at the link above. matrix series, 1910-1924 as Angels Meet Me At The Crossroads (Hays). It was in the repertory of the 1888-89 tour of the Tennessee Jubilee Singers and is listed in the Columbia Master Book Discography: Principal U.S. NOTES: "Angels Meet Me At The Crossroads" is an 1875 Jubilee song by Will S. RECORDING INFO: Angels Meet Me At The Crossroads Hays (1837-1907)ĬATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel Public domain Old-Time, 1875 Jubilee Song by Will S.