{"product_id":"various-destination-jail-volume-2-cd","title":"Various - Destination Jail Volume 2 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: BCD17709\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 4000127177094 \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 23 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock 'N' Roll\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 'Destination Jail, Volume 2', Bear Family Records offers another \u003cbr\u003eintriguing collection of blues and rhythm \u0026amp; blues obscurities and classics \u003cbr\u003efrom the '40s to the '60s about life behind bars\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt deals with the various elements of the US justice system: prison = county farm, \u003cbr\u003echain gang; jail and penitentiary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the better- known highlights are Jailhouse Rock by Frankie Lymon, the \u003cbr\u003eheartbreaking Please Mr. Jailer by Wynona Carr, the Prisoner's Song by Fats \u003cbr\u003eDomino - in this case a classic from the Anglo-Celtic tradition - and the tongue-in-cheek Good Morning Judge by Wynonie Harris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting introduction to an important topic of Afro-American roots music, with \u003cbr\u003eliner notes by Roland Heinrich Rumtreiber and originals remastered with fnesse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncarceration is a frequent theme in American roots music, especially in blues \u003cbr\u003eand rhythm \u0026amp; blues. African American life in the New World started in chains and \u003cbr\u003eendured slavery and segregation. Despite signifcant changes initiated during the \u003cbr\u003esecond half of the 20thcentury, equality has not yet reached all strata of society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe percentage of African Americans sentenced to time in prison is considerably \u003cbr\u003ehigher than that of other demographic groups. Frequent analysis also reveals \u003cbr\u003estatistics that African Americans most likely receive longer prison sentences than \u003cbr\u003ewhite Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a sensitive topic, and one might wonder how this compilation of African \u003cbr\u003eAmerican popular music from the 40s to 60s fts into the lighter and novelty-laden\u003cbr\u003e'Destination' Series. See and listen for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to old-time and early country music, where the theme continued the \u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Celtic tradition of the murder ballad, jail, in the African American tradition, \u003cbr\u003eis no metaphor for self- refection and transformation. Incarceration does not \u003cbr\u003eserve as a mirror of one's self; it is the mirror image of a sickening society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compilation offers various styles. It also presents multiple viewpoints - from \u003cbr\u003egallows humour, the laughing-to-keep-from-crying approach, the cry for help, and \u003cbr\u003ethe promise of redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: Sonny Knight - But Ofcer \/ Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge \/ Frankie Lymon - Jailhouse Rock \/ Smiley Lewis - Jailbird \/ Danny Cobb - Hey, Mr. Warden \/ Lonesome Sundown - My Home Is A Prison \/ Eddie Boyd - I'm A Prisoner \/ Ottilie Patterson - Jailhouse Blues \/ Roosevelt Sykes - Jailbait \/ Billy Boy Arnold - Prisoner's Plea \/ El Pauling and Royal Abbit - Jail Bird \/ Josh White - Ball And Chain Blues \/ T-Bone Walker - Prison Blues \/ Wynona Carr - Please Mr. Jailer \/ Andre Williams - Jail Bait \/ The Robins - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 \/ Joe Jones - The Prisoner's Song \/ Sonny Knight - Jail Bird \/ Willie Nix - Prison Bound Blues \/ Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail \/ Theola Kilgore - The Sound Of My Man \/ Fats Domino - Prisoner's Song \/ The Prisonaires - A Prisoner's Prayer \/ The Larks - When I Leave These Prison Walls\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEAR FAMILY (CODE 7)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43116717113500,"sku":"BCD17709","price":10.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/0_81e085e0-8fbf-47ea-976e-ff5f1730242b.webp?v=1708639993","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-destination-jail-volume-2-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}