Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "John Henry"
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Length: 2min 11sec (131 seconds)
Published: Fri Mar 20 2009
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Song based upon an African American folk hero and tall tale. He is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. According to legend, John Henry's prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a race against a steam-powered hammer, which he won, only to die in victory with his hammer in his hand as his heart gave out from stress.