The J.B. Marcum Song
Title
The J.B. Marcum Song
Digital Object
Performer
Unidentified
Date Recorded
1937-10-01
AFS Number
1452A
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Attributed to Fanny Begley, but the singer is a man. Lomax addresses him as something like "Mr. Roberts." Sung to the tune of "Jesse James." The action takes place in Breathitt County
singer recalls hearing it in Clay Co.
Genre
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
Setting
Lower Hell for Certain School
State
Kentucky
County
Leslie
Town
Dryhill
Hell for Certain
Collection
Citation
“The J.B. Marcum Song,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 26, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/683.