Mississippi Boweavil Blues

General Information
Performer: The Masked Marvel

Instrumentation: Guitar

Date of recording: 1929

Record label: Paramount

Serial #:12805B (15211, P1337)

Summary
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music) "BOLLWEAVIL SURVIVES PHYSICAL ATTACK AFTER CLEVERLY ANSWERING FARMER'S QUESTIONS." (6)

Information On This Song
This Hardship Ballad tells the story of a Boll Weevil that was ravaging a farm. This ballad almost depicts them Boll Weevil as a demon of sorts, adding a supernatural element to it. There are many Boll Weevil songs, but this one is relatively unique. Some of the lines contained in this are found in some texts of other songs, but the meter is completely different.

Albums Featuring This Song

 * The Anthology Of American Folk Music
 * Charley Patton, Vol. 1
 * The Very Best Of Charley Patton
 * Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues (album)
 * Country Road (album)
 * Blue On Blues
 * Spoonful Blues (album)
 * Complete Recordings 1929-1934
 * Pony Blues (wolf)
 * The Definitive Charley Patton
 * Hang It On The Wall (album)
 * Founder Of The Delta Blues
 * King Of The Delta
 * Devil Sent The Rain Blues (album)
 * All Time Blues Classics (charley patton)
 * Voice Of The Delta
 * Voice Of The Delta (castle pulse)
 * Lifting The Veil
 * People Take Warning!

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