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1 day ago
Speaking of Sinners, this seems to be the first recording of ‘Pick Poor Robin Clean’, from 1927
https://youtu.be/uVM8MuN8CKo?si=1smIUspOqg8I6HXE
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panickyintheuk.itch.io
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I think it’s notable that Remmick and co sing a sanitised version, removing the racial language. According to the below, Dave Ray did something similar
https://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Pick_Poor_Robin_Clean.htm
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panickyintheuk.itch.io
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Here’s another version by Geeshie Wiley (I think it was recorded in 1930)
https://youtu.be/cjFSKD7MH3I?si=_bCCSb2JvEqQluwX
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