Defense Factory Blues

Josh White · 1941 · Blues de protestation sur l'emploi dans l'industrie

Context

Title cited among the songs of Southern Exposure: An Album of Jim Crow Blues (Keynote, 1941). Judging by the title, the lyrics concern work in defense factories.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Blues, spirituals, work songs.

By the same artist

• Jim Crow Train (1941)
• Bad Housing Blues (1941)
• Uncle Sam Says (1941)

Sources

• elijahwald.com

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