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The trench blues / John (Big Nig) Bray [sound recording]
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- Title
- The trench blues [sound recording]
- Also known as
- C. C. rider
- Recordist(s)
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
- Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948
- Singer
- Bray, John (Big Nig)
- Place of Publication/Creation
- Amelia, Louisiana
- Date Recorded
- 10-1934
- Type of Material
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Form
- sound recording
- Collection Description
- John Lomax Southern States Collection
- Creator note
- Sung by John (Big Nig) Bray with guitar.
- Note
- Variant of C. C. rider.
- First line
- When I was stealin' cross the deep blue sea
- Refrain
- Hey, hey, hey, hey
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Subject
- United States of America --Louisiana --Amelia
- AFC Number
- AFC 1935/002
- AFS Number
- AFS 00092 A
- Repository
- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Last Updated: 08-09-2016