SongEra: Reconstruction
John Henry
c. 1913(Approximate date)· Traditional (artist)
- Artist
- Traditional
- Genre
- ballad
African American ballad of a Black steel-driver who out-hammers a steam drill and dies with his hammer in his hand; first documented in substantial print in 1913.
Sources & citations
- 1.en.wikipedia.orgwikipedia
- 2.loc.govwebsite
- 3.balladindex.orgwebsite
- 4.historynewsnetwork.orgwebsite