Josh White: Betty and Dupree (1956)
Josh White (1914 - 1969) sings "Betty and Dupree." I created this video from the LP, "The Josh White Stories, Volume 1," issued on the ABC-Paramount label in 1958, serial number ABC-124. You can read about this remarkable artist -- billed as "The Father of American Folk Music" -- here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_White and here: http://www.joshwhitejr.com/biojwsr.html "David Hertzberg"
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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