The Murder of Virgil Gibson
Dublin Core
Title
The Murder of Virgil Gibson
Alan Lomax Recording Item Type Metadata
Digital Object
Performer
Hudson, Hazel
Date Recorded
1937-10-18
AFS Number
1546A1
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
A regional ballad sung from the perspective of the wrongfully accused.
Genre
topical song
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
State
Kentucky
County
Perry
Town
Hazard
Collection
Citation
“The Murder of Virgil Gibson,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed August 12, 2026, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1040.