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Various Artists: Destination Jail Vol.1 & Vol.2 - 55 Songs From Behind The Bars (CD)

2-CD with each 12-page booklet, 55 tracks. Total playing time approx. 140 min.

With 'Destination Jail', Bear Family Records® offers another intriguing collection of blues, rhythm & blues and rock'n'roll obscurities and classics from the '40s to the '60s about life behind bars.
It deals with the various elements of the US justice system: prison = county farm, chain gang; jail and penitentiary.
Among the better-known highlights are Jailhouse Rock by Frankie Lymon, the heartbreaking Please Mr. Jailer by Wynona Carr, the Prisoner's Song by Fats Domino - in this case a classic from the Anglo-Celtic tradition - and the tongue-in-cheek Good Morning Judge by Wynonie Harris.
An exciting introduction to an important topic of Afro-American roots music, with liner notes by Roland Heinrich Rumtreiber and originals remastered with finesse.

Incarceration is a frequent theme in American roots music, especially in blues and rhythm & blues. African American life in the New World started in chains and endured slavery and segregation. Despite significant changes initiated during the second half of the 20th century, equality has not yet reached all strata of society.

The percentage of African Americans sentenced to time in prison is considerably higher than that of other demographic groups. Frequent analysis also reveals statistics that African Americans most likely receive longer prison sentences than white Americans.

This is a sensitive topic, and one might wonder how this compilation of African American popular music from the 40s to 60s fits into the lighter and novelty-laden 'Destination' Series. See and listen for yourself.

In contrast to old-time and early country music, where the theme continued the Anglo-Celtic tradition of the murder ballad, jail, in the African American tradition, is no metaphor for self-reflection and transformation. Incarceration does not serve as a mirror of one's self; it is the mirror image of a sickening society.

With 'Destination Jail, Vol. 2', Bear Family Records® offers an intriguing collection of blues and rhythm & blues - obscurities and classics dealing with life behind bars. The songs feature all the various elements of the US detention system: prison - county farm, chain gang, prison, and penitentiary.

Among the better-known highlights, we find Jailhouse Rock by Frankie Lymon (who pleaded not to be a juvenile delinquent), Wynona Carr's heart-breaking Please Mr. Jailer, Prisoner's Song by Fats Domino – in this case, a classic form the Anglo Celtic tradition, and the tongue-in-cheek Good Morning Judge by Wynonie Harris.

This compilation offers various styles. It also presents multiple viewpoints – from gallows humor, the laughing-to-keep-from-crying approach, the cry for help, and the promise of redemption.

Bear Family Records®' new compilation, 'Destination Jail, Vol. 2' is an exciting and wallet-friendly introduction to a significant African American roots music topic.

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Interpret: Various Artists
Album titlle: Destination Jail Vol.1 & Vol.2 - 55 Songs From Behind The Bars (CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Bear Family Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127277091
weight in Kg 0.44

Various - Destination... - Destination Jail Vol.1 & Vol.2 - 55 Songs From Behind The Bars (CD) CD 1
01	Folsom Prison Blues	Billy Tidwell & The Chivells
02	In The Jailhouse Now	Webb Pierce
03	Alabama Jailhouse	Rod Morris
04	Shot Four Times And Dyin'	Bill Carter
05	The Ballad Of Caryl Chessman	Ronnie Hawkins
06	Jailer, Jailer	Jim Carter
07	Death Row	The Pierce Brothers
08	Walla Walla State Prison	Gary Williams
09	Midnight Train	Johnny Burnette Trio
10	Liliy's Lament (Cell 29)	Helen Grayco
11	Crash Out	Jaycee Hill
12	Prisoner's Song (alt take 2)	Sonny Burgess
13	Huntsville Prison Blues	Troy Crane & The Three Texans
14	Fort Worth Jail	Skeets McDonald
15	Chain Gang Charlie	Curley Money
16	One Dead Man Ago	Jimmie Skinner
17	Run	Stonewall Jackson
18	The Guard On The North Wall	Bobby Sykes
19	Jailer Bring Me Water	Bobby Darin
20	Folsom Prison Blues	Reb Allen
21	Lewisburg Prison	Johnny Starr
22	Riot In Cell Block No 9	Ron & Joe & The Crew
23	Chain Gang	Jimmy Young
24	Hey Sherriff	Johnny Rebb & His Rebels
25	Jailer Man	Bill Carter
26	Death Row	Jim Minor
27	Prisoner's Song	Bill Monroe
28	Doin' My Time	Bill Flagg
29	The Hanging Tree	Marty Robbins
30	My Hanging Day	George Champion
31	Walking The Last Mile	Bennie Hess

Various - Destination... - Destination Jail Vol.1 & Vol.2 - 55 Songs From Behind The Bars (CD) CD 2
01	But Officer	Sonny Knight
02	Good Morning Judge	Wynonie Harris
03	Jailhouse Rock	Frankie Lymon
04	Jailbird	Smiley Lewis
05	Hey, Mr Warden	Danny Cobb
06	My Home Is A Prison	Lonesome Sundown
07	I'm A Prisoner	Eddie Boyd
08	Jailhouse Blues	Ottilie Patterson
09	Jailbait	Roosevelt Sykes
10	Prisoner's Plea	Billy Boy Arnold
11	Jail Bird	El Pauling and Royal Abbit
12	Ball And Chain Blues	Josh White
13	Prison Blues	T-Bone Walker
14	Please Mr Jailer	Wynona Carr
15	Jail Bait	André Williams
16	Riot In Cell Block No 9	The Robins
17	The Prisoner's Song	Joe Jones
18	Jail Bird	Sonny Knight
19	Prison Bound Blues	Willie Nix
20	21 Days In Jail	Magic Sam
21	Theola Kilgore - The Sound Of My Man	Various Artists
22	Prisoner's Song	Fats Domino
23	A Prisoner's Prayer	The Prisonaires
24	The Larks - When I Leave These Prison Walls	Various Artists

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