▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Alan ▁L om ax ▁went ▁to ▁Sto v all , ▁Mississippi , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁to ▁record ▁various ▁country ▁bl ues ▁mus icians . ▁" He ▁brought ▁his ▁stuff ▁down ▁and ▁recorded ▁me ▁right ▁in ▁my ▁house ," ▁M ud dy ▁re called ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁" and ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁back ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁I ▁sound ed ▁just ▁like ▁anybody ' s ▁records . ▁Man , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁how ▁I ▁felt ▁that ▁Saturday ▁afternoon ▁when ▁I ▁heard ▁that ▁voice ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁my ▁own ▁voice . ▁Later ▁on ▁he ▁sent ▁me ▁two ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁pressing ▁and ▁a ▁check ▁for ▁twenty ▁bu cks , ▁and ▁I ▁carried ▁that ▁record ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁corner ▁and ▁put ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁ju ke box . ▁Just ▁played ▁it ▁and ▁played ▁it ▁and ▁said , ▁' I ▁can ▁do ▁it , ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁it .' " ▁L om ax ▁came ▁back ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁record ▁him ▁again . ▁Both ▁sessions ▁were ▁eventually ▁released ▁by ▁Testament ▁Records ▁as ▁Down ▁on ▁Sto v all ' s ▁Plant ation . ▁The ▁complete ▁record ings ▁were ▁re iss ued ▁by ▁Ch ess ▁Records ▁on ▁CD ▁as ▁M ud dy ▁W aters : ▁The ▁Complete ▁Plant ation ▁Record ings . ▁The ▁Historic ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 4 2 ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁Field ▁Record