Field recordings of work songs were typically not captured while the singers were actually working due to the inconvenience of remote work locations for collectors and the disruptive presence of recording equipment for the workers.

John Lomax and his son, Alan Lomax, were folklorists who unearthed some of the most potent vernacular music from the American South within the oppressive and violent prison system of the region.

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