OH! SUSANNA by Arthur Fields c.1925

Performed pretty much as written by Stephen Foster in 1848. It was to be performed by blackfaced white minstrels. I never heard it this way in school. Contains a version of the 'N' word. You never hear that verse anymore.

This old GREY GULL record is made from material that is the color of dark red clay. Weird.

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[PotterPossum1989]

Thanks for the upload, I've always wanted to hear that particular verse. Can't find it anywhere :)

[Kreamcakepie22]

cool song

[SandyKellymtv2]

my favorite song..

[c7i6abc]

That's amazing! Times have surely changed. Still needs more changing of course.

[cdbpdx]

@merkatz1

Yes. This was written for a minstrel show of the 1840s and was to be performed by white actors in blackface pretending to be black people.

[cdbpdx]

@merkatz1

"And if I do not find her,

This Darkie'll surely die"

[biglinc1]

this is how its performed at the stephen foster story at bardstown, ky... I have an old song book for piano and organ from there and the words are exactly like this recording... Thanks for uploading, people aren't accusomted to the "old world" songs from the late 1800s as they were originally written - they tend to change down thru the years...

[stevesparks37]

what a magnificent version...and I love the violin. Thanks for the vid!

[BarefootCowboy100]

I wasn't familiar with the original version before...until now.

[justinruebensaal]

awesome

[relatedreality]

I first heard this on bugs bunny even though they only played certain parts, i always remember my dad telling me something about this about how it was racist. Alabama Rocks!

[deadxkorps]

Best version I've found! Thank you so much for uploading that.