SongEra: Jim CrowEra: Slavery

Run Old Jeremiah (Good Lord)

Name: Run Old Jeremiah (Good Lord)
Description: African-American ring shout — a performance form rather than a composed song — first documented in a 1934 Library of Congress field recording made by the…

c. 1934(Approximate date)· Traditional (artist)

Artist: Traditional
Genre: ring shout

African-American ring shout — a performance form rather than a composed song — first documented in a 1934 Library of Congress field recording made by the Lomaxes at Jennings, Louisiana.

Sources & citations

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