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PREACHER GOT DRUNK AND LAID HIS BIBLE DOWN. AKA - "Preacher Got Drunk and Throwed His Bible Down." Old-Time, Song and Breakdown. "Preacher got Drunk and Laid his Bible Down" is a member of a widely disseminated folk song family in the Rural South and Mid-West, with a number of variants from both black and white musicians. The song/tune was in the repertoire of the Tennessee Ramblers [1], an Anderson County, east Tennessee, family band composed of William "Wild Bill" Sievers (1875-1954) on fiddler, his son James "Mac(k)" Sievers (banjo, vocal), daughter Willie Sievers (1909-1998) on guitar, and cousin Willim McKinney on steel guitar.

The Tennessee Ramblers



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Recorded sources: Brunswick Records 259 (78 RPM), The Tennessee Ramblers (1928). County Records 504, The Tennessee Ramblers - "A Collection Of Mountain Songs" (1965. Various artists). County Records, The Tennessee Ramblers - "Rural String Bands of Tennessee" (1997. Various artists).

See also listing at:
Hear the Tennessee Rambler's recording on youtube.com [2][3][4] and at Honking Duck [5]
Read the excellent notes on the song family at the Bluegrass Messengers site [6]



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