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Spirituals with Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward

by Vera Hall Ward and Dock Reed

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Alabama farm worker Dock Reed and his cousin Vera Hall Ward were both recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. Dock, by all accounts, was a deeply religious man who never sang secular music, while Vera was known to perform a few of these "sinful" songs.

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released January 1, 1953

Harold Courlander - Recorder, Producer
Dock Reed - Artist
Vera Hall - Artist

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