Train Your Child
| "Train Your Child" | |
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| Single by Washington Phillips | |
| Recorded | Dallas, Texas, December 4, 1928 |
| Genre | Gospel blues |
| Length | 3:09 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Washington Phillips |
| Producer(s) | Frank B. Walker[1] |
"Train Your Child" was recorded in 1928 by Washington Phillips (1880–1954).[2] It is remarkable in that it divides into two distinct parts: (1) a spoken homily by him about child-rearing, and (2) an instrumental solo in gospel blues style on his unique zither-like instrument.
The homily comments on the Book of Proverbs (attributed to King Solomon) at 22:6:
Train up a child in the way he should go
And when he is old, he will not depart from it
Recordings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Corcoran, Michael (December 29, 2002). "Exhuming the Legend of Washington Phillips". Austin Statesman. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "Washington Phillips discography". wirz.de. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ George Washington Phillips: Train Your Child at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Washington Phillips: Train Your Child at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
