[PAR] [TLE] John Henry (album) [SEP] John Henry is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants.  It was released in 1994.  It is the first album by They Might Be Giants to include a full band arrangement, rather than synthesized and programmed backing tracks.  The album's name, a reference to the man versus machine fable of John Henry, is an allusion to the band's fundamental switch to more conventional instrumentation, especially the newly established use of a human drummer instead of a drum machine. [PAR] [TLE] John Henry (folklore) [SEP] John Henry is an African American folk hero.  He is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel.  According to legend, John Henry's prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a race against a steam-powered hammer, a race that he won only to die in victory with hammer in hand as his heart gave out from stress.  The story of John Henry is told in a classic folk song, which exists in many versions, and has been the subject of numerous stories, plays, books, and novels.  Various locations, including Big Bend Tunnel in West Virginia, Lewis Tunnel in Virginia, and Coosa Mountain Tunnel in Alabama, have been suggested as the site of the contest.
[PAR] [TLE] John Henry ( album ) [ SEP ] John Henry is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants . It was released in 1994 . It is the first album by They Might Be Giants to include a full band arrangement , rather than synthesized and programmed backing tracks . The album 's name , a reference to the man versus machine fable of John Henry , is an allusion to the band 's fundamental switch to more conventional instrumentation , especially the newly established use of a human drummer instead of a drum machine . [PAR] [TLE] John Henry ( folklore ) [ SEP ] John Henry is an African American folk hero . He is said to have worked as a " steel - driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel . According to legend , John Henry 's prowess as a steel - driver was measured in a race against a steam - powered hammer , a race that he won only to die in victory with hammer in hand as his heart gave out from stress . The story of John Henry is told in a classic folk song , which exists in many versions , and has been the subject of numerous stories , plays , books , and novels . Various locations , including Big Bend Tunnel in West Virginia , Lewis Tunnel in Virginia , and Coosa Mountain Tunnel in Alabama , have been suggested as the site of the contest .
What album by They Might Be Giants has the same name as an African American folk hero?
What album by They Might Be Giants has the same name as an African American folk hero ?
John Henry
John Henry