Charles Giteau (song)

General Information
Performer: Kelly Harrell

Instrumentation: Banjo- Raymond D. Hundley, FIddle-Posey Rorer, Guitar-Alfred Steagall

Date of recording: 1927

Record label: Victor

Serial #: 20787B

Summary
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music) "ASSASSIN OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD RECALLS EXPLOIT IN SCAFFOLD PERORATION." (4)

Information On This Song
This ballad is based upon the assassination of president James A. Garfield by Charles Giteau (person) on July 2, 1881. This song may be based on a similar ballad entitled: My Name Is John T. Williams. This song is also believed to have been composed by Giteau himself while he was in jail. He would often sing it to visitors.

Albums Featuring This Song

 * The Anthology Of American Folk Music
 * Worried Blues (album)
 * Kelly Harrell Vol. 2 (1926-1929)
 * Songs & Ballads of American History and of the Assassinations of Presidents
 * Old-Time Mountain Ballads

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