Parchman Farm (song)

Parchman Farm (song)

"Parchman Farm" is the title of songs about "Mississippi State Penitentiary", known as "Parchman Farm", a hard time prison because of the Trusty system which was later outlawed. [cite web
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There have been a number of blues songs written about Parchman Farm and several Blues musicians were imprisoned there, including Bukka White (who wrote "Parchman Farm Blues"), and Eddie 'Son' House. In 1939, folklorist Alan Lomax recorded White and others at Parchman Farm for the Library of Congress. (Louisiana's Angola Prison Farm had a similar musical impact.)

Mose Allison created a much-covered version of "Parchman Farm". It has been covered by Blues Project, Cactus, Michael Chapman, Blue Cheer, Ray Condo, Rick Derringer, Georgie Fame, The Kingston Trio, John Mayall, Johnny Winter and others. [http://www.moseallison.com/catalog-c.htm Mose Allison's songs covered by other musicians]

ee also

*Trusty system
*"Gates v. Collier"

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