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Okay, searching this site and the internet "Cotton-Eyed Joe" seems to be one of the oldest songs that can be found. That old, that no one knows it's origin. But it seems to be pre-Civil War.

But as it hasn't been recorded until 1925 I have to go on. Looking for the first song to be recorded...

Well, according to the lucky mojo blues lyrics & hoodoo site it could be "Lady Luck Blues" by Bessie Smith which is from 1923.

But I am not sure about that. I'm looking for the origins and I suppose 'em to be old songs the cotton workers used to sing. Songs about their religion and hoodoo ...

Hi there,

I'm new in here, so first I would like to introduce myself:

I am a journalist from Germany and acutally I am writing a book about horror in rock music history. Following the trace back to Screaming Jay Hawkins I ended up this homepage, which is really overwhelming. :o
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