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Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Roustabout Songs - A Collection Of Ohio River Valley Songs


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue NumberA-451: 23557 A / 23557 B / 23558 A / 23558 B / 23559 A / 23559 B
Matrix Number 73318
Record Label Decca Records
Record Format78 RPM - 10" Album
Shelf Number246
Number of Tracks6
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes From "Roustabout Songs" (Collected by Mary Wheeler)

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Alberta, Let Yo' Hair Hang Low
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick
2 - Cap'n Jim Reese Said /John Gilbert
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick
3 - Ohio River, She's So Deep an' Wide
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick
4 - I'm Wukkin' My Way Back Home
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick
5 - Ain't Got No Place to Lay My Haid
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick
6 - The Hanging of Devil Winston
Composer(s) : W.J. Reddick