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Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) aka In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940. His song is based on Cotton Fields, also known as Cotton-Eyed Joe, a traditional American folk song that dates back many decades. The song is believed to have originated in the southern United States, particularly in the Mississippi Delta region, where cotton farming was prevalent.
There are published several versions with different lyrics.
In my version, which is with the original lyrics of Lead Belly, I sing and play the guitars (6 and 12 strings) and banjos (tenor and plectrum).
I produced this at my home with Band in a Box and Reaper.

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Cotton Fields
Key=G , Tempo 140, Length (m:s)=3:03
Style is _BIGEASY.STY (Big Easy New Orleans Old and New)
RealTracks used:
RealTracks in style: ~~1618:Tuba, DixielandFast Sw 165
RealTracks in style: 2165:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansSwinginPop Sw 130
RealTracks in song: 3315:Vocal Mmms, Background RockNRollGospel12-8Tenor1Dbl Sw 065 (1TrackVocalSection)
RealTracks in song: 3322:Vocal Mmms, Background RockNRollGospel12-8BariDbl Sw 065 (1TrackVocalSection)
RealTracks in song: 3323:Vocal Mmms, Background RockNRollGospel12-8BassDbl Sw 065 (1TrackVocalSection)
RealDrums in style:NewOrleansShuffle^04-a:Kick Shuffle , b:Ride, Shuffle

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Ah, I was waiting for this Ledbetter song. You are delivering these with such a good sound, Arri. Your playing are so well done. I particularly liked what I call the tuba part.


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Thanks. I made the "tuba part" to generate a change to a otherwise very pour dynamics of this folk song. I also like to surprise listeners. Glad you liked it.

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Hi, Arri.

Nice cover! smile


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Thank.

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Many thanks. This is my last of the series of Lead Belly songs. Next time comes something very different. Wait and hear.

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Arri, I do enjoy your versions of these old songs
You always do an excellent job on them
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My mother sang this song around the house more than any other tune in the world. She wasn't a good singer but that didn't stop her. Great version here and I liked the break. Cotton-Eyed Joe is a very different song as far as I know, but I've never researched it. BTW, folk and blues historian Alan Lomax used to show up at my neighborhood record store (which specialized in old blues, folk and country music). That was in the 1990s and he was probably working with the Library of Congress at the time. Again, great job, I'm listening multiple times.


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