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O Death

by The Shoalsmen

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O Death”
by The Shoalsmen

An Introduction
By Dustin K. Britt

When the Alabama Ave. location of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was sold to a new label in 2005, a 1899 recording of The Shoalsmen’s “Shenandoah” was unearthed. After its successful public release earlier this summer, the archivists have chosen to clean up and release another uncovered treasure: “O Death.” Archivists believe that the traditional American folks song was recorded between the fall of 1896 and the spring of 1897, likely in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church, where Al Riggs was known to swill gin and speak ill of the governor’s children in the company of any number of lapsed Presbyterians and vagrants and, of course, the rest of the band.

Before now, the earliest known recording of “O Death” was by banjo player Moran Lee “Dock” Boggs in the late 1920s. Its most notable recording to the contemporary ear is Ralph Stanley’s 2000 Grammy-winning rendition.

This older, gin-soaked and weary recording, more than 125 years old, is presented here. Will there be more to come? One can hope.

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released August 3, 2018

Violin, Vocal - Kelli Partin
Guitar, Vocal - Al Riggs
Vocal - Benjamin D. Tarlton
Vocal - Aya Wallace
Double Bass, Vocal - Joe Wimberley

Produced and Mixed by Al Riggs.
2018.

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