June 22, 2022

Steamboat `Round the Bend: Songs & Stories of the Mississippi

Folkways Records – FL 9774
Told by Ben Lucien Burman and Eddy Manson
Folkways Records – FL 9774

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Prose
[Tracklist]
A1 The River's Still Rugged (5:08)
A2 The Shanty Boats (4:02)
A3 Humor on the River (5:50)
A4 Showboat (5:10)
A5 How Folk Songs Grow (7:45)
B1 Picturesque Characters (4:56)
B2 Unnatural History (7:20)
B3 Fire on the Mountian (2:46)
B4 The Lower River (4:38)
B5 Cumberland River Justice (5:46)
[Credits]
Eddy Manson (harmonica/talk) Ben Lucien Burman (talk) Director: Eddy Manson, Liner Notes: Ben Lucien Burman, Engineer: Mel Kaiser, Cover Artwork: Irwin Rosenhouse
[Notes]
Author and journalist Ben Lucien Burman (1896–1984) brings together a collection of original stories and songs dealing with life and experiences on the Mississippi River. He tells of the origins of various folk songs, picturesque characters along the river, Captain Bill and his showboat, and "Judge Honey," who referred to people appearing in his courtroom as "oney"—hence the nickname. Harmonica player Eddy Manson (1919–1996) provides the musical background on this spoken word recording. Biographies of both performers begin the liner notes, followed by Burman's short essay, "Music on the Mississippi."

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