The Death of Harry Simms
Dublin Core
Title
The Death of Harry Simms
Alan Lomax Recording Item Type Metadata
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1937-11-13
AFS Number
1941A
AFC Collection
AFC 1938/008
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
"This song was composed by Aunt Molly Jackson and her youngest brother, Jim Garland, in 1932, recently after the murder of Harry Simms by the coal operators in Kentucky."
Genre
topical song
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
State
New York
County
New York City
Town
New York
Citation
“The Death of Harry Simms,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed June 16, 2026, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/182.