Nov 1, 2025
Sid Hemphill & Lucious Smith - Old Devil's Dream
from Southern Journey 10: Yazoo Delta Blues And Spirituals, Field Recordings by Alan Lomax
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Sid Hemphill & Lucious Smith - Old Devil's Dream
from Southern Journey 10: Yazoo Delta Blues And Spirituals, Field Recordings by Alan Lomax
Sid Hemphill and Lucious Smith.
I found a recording of this song on another banjo compilation as well. This is Lucious Smith, who spent half a century playing with Sid Hemphill, picking "New Railroad". His style of playing is so archaic that it almost sounds avant garde to my dainty modern eardrums, but I love it. Meandering, rhythmic, and hypnotic.
Sid Hemphill and Lucious Smith - "Old Devil's Dream". This is similar to "The Devil's Dream", which is presumably a different version of the same song. Quills, snare drum, and hollering.