182. Brady and Duncan (Traditional American)

Description

A song from the African-American tradition. The best known version, which this is based on, was recorded twice by Leadbelly in 1947, once with guitar and once a capella. There was an earlier recording in 1929 (Wilmer Watts) and one by Blind Jesse Harris in 1937. Many have recorded it since then, including Koerner, Ray and Glover, who did a number of Leadbelly covers, Judy Henske, Dave van Ronk, Tom Rush, Jim Page and Bob Dylan. It is believed to be based on an actual incident in St Louis in ...