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JOSH WHITE - One Meat Ball (1944) TWO Different Takes!

Josh White
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I guess you could say we have two meat balls here. Neither of these fine versions have been on YouTube before, and both are very different from the one recording (Asch Int'l 348-2B) that has been posted. Second take begins at 3:35. Enjoy them both!

About Josh White

Born February 11, 1914 in Greenville, South Carolina, died September 5, 1969 in Manhasset, N.Y. American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist. Some of his recordings in the mid-1930s were released as by Pinewood Tom. He was one of the most popular and influential folksingers in America in the mid-20th century. His most famous song, “One Meat Ball,” is about a poor man who has little money to buy dinner and who gets little sympathy from the waiter serving him. The folk...

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