Oh Willie, Oh Willie (part 1)
Title
Oh Willie, Oh Willie (part 1)
Digital Object
Performer
Mullins, J.M.
Date Recorded
1937-10-23
AFS Number
1564A3
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Title here is what is given on AFS card
unrelated to the "Oh Willie" that appears in the murder ballad "Pretty Polly." The assumption is that the Lomaxes followed Mullins back to his home on Lacy Creek after seeing him perform at the talent show in West Liberty.
Genre
lyric song
Instrumentation
vocal
banjo
State
Kentucky
County
Morgan
Town
Lacy Creek
Floress
Collection
Citation
“Oh Willie, Oh Willie (part 1),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 25, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1103.