SongEra: Jim Crow

Quittin' Time Song

Name: Quittin' Time Song
Description: Traditional African-American quittin'-time field holler (also "Oh the Sun Goin' Down and I Won't Be Here Long"), documented in its earliest recording in…

c. 1939(Approximate date)· Traditional (artist)

Artist: Traditional
Genre: field holler

Traditional African-American quittin'-time field holler (also "Oh the Sun Goin' Down and I Won't Be Here Long"), documented in its earliest recording in May 1939.

Sources & citations

1.loc.govwebsite
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3.bluegrassmessengers.comwebsite