Nadine Landry and Stephen Sammy Lind - John Henry

Sammy Lind and Nadine Landry perform the traditional song, John Henry. Sammy on lead vocals and banjo and Nadine on harmony vocals and guitar. Live performance. Much of the John Henry story can be traced to the author Guy Johnson, who published a book called John Henry: Tracking Down a Negro Legend in 1929. Johnson obtained lyrics to the song that he estimated were written down in 1900. Video c. 2022, Deep End Sessions.
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