Monday, March 17, 2008

Black Sheep

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & guitar
recorded 20 July 1981

This is one of many variants of an oft-told tale: the good son who falls victim to his siblings' duplicity and is disinherited by his father, but ultimately proves his loyalty and exposes their greed. I learned this from country singer Stonewall Jackson. It was already ancient when he recorded it nearly fifty years ago.