Napoleon Strickland - Black Mattie (1978)

“Black Mattie“ (also known as “Coal Black Mattie“ or “Poor Black Mattie“) performed by Napoleon Strickland, vocal and harmonica, with introduction about learning to blow the harp. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long at Strickland’s home in Como, Mississippi, August 29, 1978
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