Comments on: Who Broke the Lock (on the hen house door)?

By: JosephNScott

JosephNScott — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:42:23 +0000

This song has very deep roots. It was a hit song recorded by “white” and
“black” artists on cylinders in the 1890s. It was apparently an answer song
to the 1880s song “Dars A Lock On De Chicken Coop Door” by Sam Lucas, who
was about the third best-known “black” songwriter in the U.S., and had
begun playing guitar in the 1860s.

By: nichmars

nichmars — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:59:32 +0000

Great Song, check out the thirtees(?) recording of Curley Weaver and the
Georgia Browns doing it, my favorite version. Thanks man!

By: cariboubill

cariboubill — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:22:51 +0000

I’ll be darned, Lew! I didn’t think anyone else knew this song. Tony and
Juanita used to sing it on a Portland, Maine radio station. Thanks for
keeping these old songs alive. …Bill

By: lewdite

lewdite — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:48:54 +0000

Mostly from old recordings. Ever since CD’s came on the market digital
recordings have been able to clean up the pops and crackles of old 78
recordings and make them available once again to anyone who wants to take
the time to search them out. I have done this for years.

By: Alex Hadley

Alex Hadley — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:24:17 +0000

Not me, it was like that when I got here. Nice work Lew, 5 stars.

By: lewdite

lewdite — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:28:42 +0000

Thanks for the background.