Boll Weevil (song)
"Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues". Although many songs about the boll weevil were recorded by blues musicians during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this one has become well known, thanks to Lead Belly's rendition of it as recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1934. A 1961 adaptation by Brook Benton became a pop hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Boll Weevil (song)
"Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues". Although many songs about the boll weevil were recorded by blues musicians during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this one has become well known, thanks to Lead Belly's rendition of it as recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1934. A 1961 adaptation by Brook Benton became a pop hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
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"Somethin' Else"
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"Boll Weevil" is a traditional ...... two on the Billboard Hot 100.
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"Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues"
"Your Eyes"
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1929-06-14
1959-06-23
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The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits
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"Down the Dirt Road Blues"
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"Mississippi Boweevil Blues"
"Somethin' Else"
"The Boll Weevil Song"
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"Boll Weevil" is a traditional ...... two on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Boll Weevil (song)
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Boll Weevil Song
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Mississippi Boweevil Blues
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The Boll Weevil Song
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