Seminole Indian American Folk Music (FL): Alligator Song

Title: Alligator Song, Contributor Names: Corse, Carita Doggett, b. 1892 (Collector)Cornwall, Robert (Collector)Tiger, Naha (Performer)Johns, Barfield (Performer)Osceola, Richard (Performer)Smith, Morgan (Performer)Hutts, Sam (Performer), Created / Published: Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, Subject Headings: - Dance music- Seminole Indians- Seminole Indians--Music- Songs- Instrumental music- United States - Florida -- Glades County -- Seminole Indian Reservation, Genre: SongsInstrumental music, Notes: - The sound quality of this recording is poor, and the record concludes with skipping. The Green Corn Dance is a spiritual ritual of purification and thanksgiving held each spring. In this instance, the song was performed with the purpose of being recorded, not as part of the ceremony itself.- The Alligator Song from the Green Corn Dance.- Performance Note: "Alligator Song" (vocals) performed by Morgan Smith, Barfield Johns, Hutts, Sam, Richard Osceola, and Naha Tiger at Cow Creek settlement, Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, on July 1, 1940., Medium: Sound disc : analog ; 12 in., Call Number/Physical Location: AFC 1940/011: AFS 03894 A01, Source Collection: Florida WPA Recordings, 1940 (AFC 1940/011), Repository: American Folklife Center, Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcflwpa.3... Photographs in this collection are from the Library of Congress Florida category, 1930-39, including Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-And-White Negatives. Please see channel description for copyright statement. The videos on this channel feature uncensored historical documents, which may on occasion contain offensive material.