Victor Monarch 824 J.W. Myers JOHN BROWN'S BODY 1901 78 rpm V+ Civil War Song
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Description
LABEL Victor Monarch Record
CATALOG # 824
ARTIST J. W. Myers
SIDE A JOHN BROWN'S BODY
SIDE B
INFO Very early (circa 1901) pre-dog Victor and an early recording of the early Civil Rights protest song "John Brown's Body" (originally known as "John Brown's Song") The song was aUnited States march song about the obolishonist Joh Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the Civil War. The tune arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. According to an 1890 account, the original John Brown lyrics were a collective effort by a group of Union soldiers who were referring both to the famous John Brown and also, humorously, to a Sergeant John Brown of their own battalion. Various other authors have published additional verses or claimed credit for originating the John Brown lyrics and tune.
The "flavor of coarseness, possibly of irreverence" led many of the era to feel uncomfortable with the earliest "John Brown" lyrics. This in turn led to the creation of many variant versions of the text that aspired to a higher literary quality. The most famous of these is "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" which was written when a friend suggested, "Why do you not write some good words for that stirring tune?"
Numerous informal versions and adaptations of the lyrics and music have been created from the mid-1800s down to the present, making "John Brown's Body" an example of a living folk music tradition.
CONDITION A V+
CONDITION B
OTHER - per grade
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