1960 studio album by Harry Belafonte
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Swing Dat Hammer is an album by Harry Belafonte , released by RCA Victor (LPM/LSP-2194) in 1960. It is a collection of chain gang work songs . The last cut is a collection of workmen conversations.
At the Grammy Awards of 1961 Swing Dat Hammer won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording .
Track listing
"Look Over Yonder" – 2:51
"Bald Headed Woman " – 3:30
"Grizzly Bear" – 3:27
"Diamond Joe" (Belafonte) – 3:36
"Here Rattler Here" – 3:57
"Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall , Alan Lomax , John Lomax , Ruby Pickens Tartt ) – 2:21
"Swing Dat Hammer " – 4:38
"Go Down Old Hannah" – 3:47
"Rocks and Gravel" – 4:10
"Talkin' an' Signifyin' " – 5:08
Personnel
Production notes
Produced by Bob Bollard
Engineered by Bob Simpson
References
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