| Swing Dat Hammer | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, folk | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Bob Bollard | |||
| Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- The Belafonte Folk Singers – vocals
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Robert De Cormier – conductor
Production notes
- Produced by Bob Bollard
- Engineered by Bob Simpson
References
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