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"De Camptown Races" or "Gwine to Run All Night" (nowadays popularly known as "Camptown Races") is a folk song by American Romantic composer Stephen Foster. It was published in February 1850 by F. D. Benteen and was introduced to the American mainstream by Christy's Minstrels , eventually becoming one of the most popular folk/ Americana tunes of ...
The refrain of Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races", for instance, is considerably similar to the spiritual, and the melodies likewise have parallels. [9] By the early 20th century, Stephen Calt writes, "Roll, Jordan, Roll" had influenced the creation of a new genre, blues , though likely through an undocumented secular version of the song.
Erika M. Anderson, of the band EMA, refers to Foster's "Camptown Races" in the song "California", from past Life Martyred Saints (2011): "I bet my money on the bobtail nag/somebody bet on the bay." [29] The Firesign Theatre makes many references to Foster's compositions in their CD, Boom Dot Bust (1999, Rhino Records)
Other suppositions include that "cracking" or "cracking corn" referred to the now-obsolete English and Appalachian slang meaning "to gossip" or "to sit around chitchatting"; [45] that the singer is resting from his oversight duties and allowing Jim to steal corn or corn liquor; that "Jim Crack" is simply a synonym for "Jim Crow" by means of the ...
And with the knowledge that the Susquehanna River was once a path followed by many escaped slaves to the north on their way to perhaps Canada. To me it makes sense that this song is about how the 'Camptown Ladies' (not necessarily ladies at all) would advertise that workers were needed at the 'Camptown Races' (meaning the Camptown area Mill races).
Camptown Races", Stephen Foster, (1850) [12] "Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin' Caroline", Caro Roma (1914) "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" James A. Bland, (1878)
Most of the Leghorn cartoons begin the same: Foghorn, humming "Camptown Races" to himself and carrying a wooden plank, sneaks up on Dawg while he is sleeping, often facing into his doghouse with his back protruding out the entry hole. Foghorn then pulls Dawg up by his tail and uses the plank to give him a whacking on his rear (in nearly every ...
Camptown FC, a Guyanese football club that plays in the GFF National Super League; Camptown Historic District, La Mott, Pennsylvania "Camptown Races", an 1850 minstrel song; Kijichon, term for military base camp towns serving US forces in South Korea