Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog
from the American Folklife Center

The trench blues / John (Big Nig) Bray [sound recording]

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