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Spirituals, worksongs, seculars, field hollers and arhoolies all had some form of influence on the blues.
Rural Blues:Structure And Development In The Post-Civil War South Bluesman Harry 1998
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Another tradition that the slaves brought with them from Africa was that of worksongs.
Rural Blues:Structure And Development In The Post-Civil War South Bluesman Harry 1998
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With work, with work The greatest achievement in this narrow vein of worksongs from ex-Velvet Underground members comes from Mo Tucker.
Moistworks05 2008
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