tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post2873320116314731907..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: Attention, "John Henry" fans (a bleg)John B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-30215529820977976942010-06-09T18:03:20.423-05:002010-06-09T18:03:20.423-05:00Thanks for the words of support, Nick and Randall....Thanks for the words of support, Nick and Randall. To both of you: the Old Weird America page I linked to in my post has around 80 different recordings of "John Henry" (it would be 100, except one of the .zip files isn't available any more) ranging from throughout the 20th century. The Belafonte and Smothers Brothers versions are included in the now-deleted file, alas. But, John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-84335979665808825562010-06-09T17:37:39.993-05:002010-06-09T17:37:39.993-05:00I was all set to scream out "Johnny Cash,&quo...I was all set to scream out "Johnny Cash," then you mentioned him, so I'm at a loss.<br /><br />BTW, I always enjoyed teaching summer courses, because generally I thought the students were better and I could try out new ideas without worrying about "The Man" pouncing on me for straying from the prescribed curriculum.<br /><br />Best of luck.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-50652511714829598512010-06-09T17:21:09.108-05:002010-06-09T17:21:09.108-05:00THAT takes me back...
per the music...Bellafonte&...THAT takes me back...<br /><br />per the music...Bellafonte's <a href="http://www.akh.se/harbel/lyrics/john_henry.htm" rel="nofollow">1954 version</a> was popular when I was a kid. And the Smother's Brothers had a (comic?) take at the height of Vietnam.<br /><br />per the subject matter your description of an earlier post is dead on: everyone did physical labor of some sort 50s/60s (and Nickhttp://willnotbetelevised.com/tv/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-62541882060566350242010-06-09T16:06:35.876-05:002010-06-09T16:06:35.876-05:00Ashley, Ashley. If I had known about this yawning...Ashley, Ashley. If I had known about this yawning void in your education when you were my student, I would have put this unit together long ago. As it happens, most of my students yesterday seemed not to have heard of John Henry, either--so, you're (unfortunately) not alone.<br /><br />I'm only half-joking when I say this. If you visited my earlier post on John Henry, I have some John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-41152373989231148272010-06-09T15:21:03.772-05:002010-06-09T15:21:03.772-05:00Good to see you back :)
I took (literally) a minu...Good to see you back :)<br /><br />I took (literally) a minute to follow one of your links to see if it would jog my memory. It didn't. I learned about Paul Bunyan, but never John Henry. I once had a pastor named John Henry (he's still here in Wichita) and I don't recall anyone making any references about that. Is this broadly known folklore!?!? Should I feel cheated that no one ever AshleyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991550778159061174noreply@blogger.com