Name: Down In Mississippi (J. B. Lenoir)
Duration: P00H05M26S
Description: This is the second CD I've opened with one of J. B.'s tunes (the first, Jealous of the Moon opens with his "We Can't Go On This Way"). A track that was not released in the USA during his lifetime, but in Europe, it is essentially about the body count for the voting rights act of 1964. Lenoir died in 1967 at the age of 38, probably from injuries sustained in an auto accident a few weeks prior.

Down In Mississippi (J. B. Lenoir)

from Thunder's Mouth by Scott Ainslie

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This is the second CD I've opened with one of J. B.'s tunes (the first, Jealous of the Moon opens with his "We Can't Go On This Way"). A track that was not released in the USA during his lifetime, but in Europe, it is essentially about the body count for the voting rights act of 1964. Lenoir died in 1967 at the age of 38, probably from injuries sustained in an auto accident a few weeks prior.

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Down In Mississippi (J. B. Lenoir)

Far back’s I can remember
Either had to plow or hoe
One of those long ol’ nine feet sacks
Standin’ at the old turn row.

Down in Mississippi. Down in Mississippi.
Down in Mississippi where I was born
Down in Mississippi where I come from…

They had a huntin’ season on a rabbit
If you shoot him you went to jail.
The season was always open on me:
Nobody needed no bail.

Nothing I got ‘gainst Mississippi,
It also was the home of my wife.
But I count myself a lucky man
Just to get away with my life.

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from Thunder's Mouth, track released September 22, 2008

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Scott Ainslie Brattleboro, Vermont

A long history with older black blues and gospel players in the mid-South marks Ainslie's work deeply. He transcribed all of Robert Johnson's recorded songs for "Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads" (Hal Leonard, 1992) and has a teaching DVD on Johnson's music. A fine songwriter with a social conscience and a belief in the power of music to move and inspire, Ainslie's voice is a great force for good! ... more

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