Oh Death-Dock Boggs

I got this as a download, so I don't know much about the time or place of this recording. I know it's on a Smithsonian Folkways album.
It shares some lyrical content with Vera Hall's Awful Death (or Death have Mercy), which is particularly interesting to me.

If you have any info about this recording (especially the year) please share it with me.

Photo is of Dock Boggs, yes he is playing a banjo, and you know what? Banjos are awesome, no matter what anyone else says.


Wow!! over thirty thousand views!! I'm glad so many people have given this a listen. There are many other folks worthy of listening to on my other videos, so give 'em a chance.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• blues
• folk
• old blues
• country
• old country
• ethnographic recording
• historical recording
• unique voice
• rough voice

[blindboyblue]

Love Dock Boggs.

The picture is him late 1927 about the time he was recording for Brunswick.

This song was recorded by Mike Seeger (Petes brother) in 1963 and released on Folkways.

SmithsonianFolkways are reissuing all the Folways back catalogue. They have a channel on YouTube. Well worth a visit.

[RosieKeepinthepromis]

Thanks so much for the info!

[squeazy55]

Dock Boggs once beat up police officers that tried to break up a party at which he was playing.

[MinorMeriwether]

phnominal. im commiting suicide right now.

[LidiaJanklyTube]

Lyrics please!!

[justme2nu3]

thank you very very very much

[coolanddark]

great song! Doc Boggs should be a popular as Justic Beiber.

[MrMusicguyma]

This was recorded by Mike Seeger circa 1963 for Verve Folkways.

[zTazzx]

Now, THIS is some serious SHIT

[jimmylee123able]

I'm sorry it was1971

[jimmylee123able]

Dock Boggs died on his birthday in 1968

[jimmylee123able]

Glad to hear this version. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[Sydplayson]

@NatsSan I'm not sure you and vcp430 understood my remark :)

[NatsSan]

@Sydplayson Dock Boggs was born Moran Lee Boggs in 1898 and he died in 1971