[78-L] Not a good night, Irene [fwd]

[Roger Wade]

"Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" is an American folk song concerning a hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas. It was revived and popularized by Eric Von Schmidt and Tom Rush in the 1960s.  There are several YouTube videos of Tom Rush performing the song.

The song started as a spiritual and was first recorded by John A. Lomax in 1934 at Darrington State Farm (now the Darrington Unit), a prison near Sandy Point, Texas, sung by "Sin-Killer" Griffin who claimed authorship.  So I guess it must have been on 78.  



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On Aug 27, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:

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> "The 1936 Floods" by Red Foley and "The 1927 Flood" by McIntorsh & Edwards come close, but they are not about a specific hurricane. There are instrumentals, like "Hurricane" by Red Nichols (also as by Red & Miff's Stompers), "Harlem Hurricane" by Michel Warlop, "Hurricane" by the guitar duo of Larry Collins & Joe Maphis, "Hurricane" by sax honker Joe Houston, and "Hawaiian Hurricane" by Masters' Hawaiians. Calypso singer Lord Invader recorded "Hurricane Connie" for Audio Fidelity, but it was never on 78. Chess artist St. Louis Jimmy recorded "Florida Hurricane." Lots of storm, wind, flood, windy, rain songs, but again, nothing specific.
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> Cary Ginell
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