“New Prison Blues” by Peg Leg Howell

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“New Prison Blues” by Peg Leg Howell

“New Prison Blues” by Peg Leg Howell
November 8, 1926

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“New Prison Blues” is a blues song recorded by Peg Leg Howell.

    Song Title: New Prison Blues
    Artist: Peg Leg Howell
    Genre: blues
    Composer: Copyright © Peg Leg Howell
    Lead Vocals: Peg Leg Howell
    Guitar: Peg Leg Howell
    Recorded: November 8, 1926
    Date:: 1926
    Number of listens: 16793
    Current rank: 474 (updated weekly)
    Highest rank: 82 (play the video all the way through to register a vote for this song)

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    Summary quotation from Wikipedia:

    Peg Leg Howell was born on a farm in Eatonton, Georgia, United States, and taught himself guitar at the age of 21. Over time he became skilled in pre-Piedmont finger picking and slide guitar techniques. He continued working on the farm until he was shot in a fight, as a result of which he lost his right leg and began working full-time as a musician. In 1923 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing on street corners, but also served a period in prison for bootlegging liquor.
    In 1926, he was heard playing on the streets of Atlanta and was recorded for the first time by Columbia Records. They released “New Prison Blues”, written while in prison and the first country blues to be issued on the label.

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