Jack Owens Bud Spires: Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (1978)

Jack Owens (vocal and guitar) and Benjamin Blind Bud Spires (harmonica) perform HardTime Killing Floor Blues, made famous by Owens friend Skip James. Shot by Alan Lomax, Worth Long, and John Bishop at Jack Owens farm near Bentonia, Mississippi, August 12, 1978. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit