Parallel Anthology Track 13
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Track 13: G B Grayson - Ommie Wise Victor 21625; Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, 18.10.1927
Record label assigns authorship to "G B Grayson", as does victor.library.ucsb.edu and Harry Smith's Anthology booklet, although www.78discography.com does not assign authorship.
However, according to the Where Dead Voices Gather blog, "'Ommie Wise' marks the first song on the Anthology based on a verifiable historical event. In 1807, Naomi Wise was drowned by her lover Jonathan Lewis […] 'Ommie Wise' is a slightly fictionalized account of the murder, reportedly written shortly after the event itself. An early 19th century version of the text has been discovered."
The Roud Folksong Index classifies this song as a version of Roud 447,
