Pt. 6. Boll weevil: Songs about the little bug that challenged King Cotton.

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Excerpts from seven Boll weevil songs:

BOLL WEEVIL SONG. Sung by Woody Guthrie at Washington, D.C., 1940. Recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax. BOLL WEEVIL. Sung and recorded by John A. Lomax at Washington, D.C., 1941. BOLL WEEVIL. Sung by Finous (Flatfoot) Rockmore at Lufkin, Texas, 1940. Recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax. BOLL WEEVIL. Sung by Willie George King at Winnfield, La., 1940. Recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax. BOLL WEEVIL . Sung by Huddie (Lead Belly) Ledbetter at Shreveport, La., 1941. Recorded by John A. and Alan Lomax. BOLL WEEVIL BLUES. Sung by Vera Hall at Livingston, Ala., 1934. Recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax.



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