Big Boat Up The River
Blues and gospel singer John Sellers (following the custom of his church, he was known as "Brother John") performs 12 soulful tracks on this 1959 Monitor release. Discovered by gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, Sellers moved to Chicago from Clarksdale, Mississippi, when he was just 9 years old. Later he played secular music, became involved in the folk revival scene in Greenwich Village, and was long associated with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. No liners notes are available on this album.
This title was also released on CD as MON06002.
Track Listing
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101
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Big Boat Up the River | Brother John Sellers | 2:17 | |
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102
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Feelin' Sad and Blue | Brother John Sellers | 3:27 | |
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103
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Trouble is a Woman | Brother John Sellers | 2:51 | |
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104
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Something Strange is Going On Wrong | Brother John Sellers | 4:11 | |
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105
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When I Was a Little Boy (Ha-Ha This a-Way) | Brother John Sellers | 1:58 | |
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106
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You Get a Line and I'll Get a Pole (Crawdad Song) | Brother John Sellers | 2:51 | |
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107
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Strange Fruit | Brother John Sellers | 2:23 | |
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108
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Chain Gang | Brother John Sellers | 3:20 | |
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109
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City Called Heaven | Brother John Sellers | 2:58 | |
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110
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Watermelon on the Vine | Brother John Sellers | 2:12 | |
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111
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Prison Wall Blues | Brother John Sellers | 2:19 | |
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112
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Martha Blues | Brother John Sellers | 3:04 |
Album Info
Folkways Suggests
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I Know That's RightKatie Webster
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Baptist Shouts and Gospel SongsBrother John Sellers
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Memphis Slim and the Real Boogie-WoogieMemphis Slim
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Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2Various Artists
