SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, Southeast US, Jamaica, first published 1907)
Also known as "Take This Hammer"
First recorded and released by Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters (1927)
Released by the Monroe Brothers (1936)
Released by Merle Travis (1947)

Released by a who's who in the Bluegrass world

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