Ballad of Maxton by R.J. Phillips Band published on 2018-12-13T23:32:51Z The Ballad of Maxton commemorates the Battle of Hayes Pond between the Lumbee Indians and the Ku Klux Klan near Maxton, North Carolina and is written by Joe DeFilippo and performed by the R.J. Phillips Band, a group of Baltimore musicians. Joe DeFilippo: vocals, bass, acoustic guitar; Bill Phelan: electric guitar; Patrick McAvinue: fiddle; Leslie Darr: vocals; Bill Pratt: drums, keyboards, vocals. Produced & recorded by: Bill Pratt @ the Bratt Studio, Baltimore,MD Ending music: Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina-2016 Genre Rock Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @user-776829005: Thanks for listening 2021-01-19T10:28:47Z Comment by pookie Another piece of history I knew nothing about. Thank you 2021-01-19T03:04:59Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @bill-nash: Thanks, Bill...We gave it our best...More music at: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/tracks 2020-08-13T18:16:29Z Comment by Bill Nash As a white guy, I have often seen (usually on local news shows) some guy who has decided to "write a song" about some event. Usually, these were embarrassingly amateurish and not very good. Then I had to confront that idea when I wrote one myself, about the 1920 lynching in Duluth, Minnesota, which I was moved to compose after working on a grass roots committee to bring that even to light. But these guys have, in my opinion, far surpassed my effort (and I'm egotistical enough to think mine is pretty damn good). I salute the R J Phillips Band, and this song. Well done, gentlemen. What an impressive commemoration of an uplifting too obscure event in the history of people fighting oppression. 2020-08-13T17:50:47Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @bob-rhodes-294423572: More music by the RJ Phillips Band at: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/tracks 2020-08-03T20:41:23Z Comment by Bob Rhodes Too Cool! 2020-08-03T20:38:33Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @user-357847416: More music by the RJ Phillips Band at: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/tracks 2020-08-03T13:43:13Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @user860537312: THANK YOU 2020-08-03T13:43:01Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @user-271952769: There is a big section on the band "Chrome" in the book Baltimore Sounds 2020-08-03T13:42:50Z Comment by R.J. Phillips Band @sherry-means-1: More music by the RJ Phillips Band at: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/tracks 2020-08-03T13:40:28Z Comment by Sherry Means 1 makes me proud of this history. 2020-08-03T13:38:52Z Comment by Fishnphreak Good song! Good recording. A part of American history I knew nothing about. Also happy to hear a story of good defeating evil. It's too bad the racist Cole had to have the name of the very tasty catfish. Certainly an insult to the catfish which normally lays in the river bottom minding it's own business, eating whatever smells yummy. I used to live in Baltimore 50 years ago and played guitar for the "Chrome" band. I have lots of great memories of Baltimore. I packed a lot in during the 2 years I was there. 2020-04-26T18:05:27Z Comment by user860537312 Great historical event and a damned fine song by Mr. DeFillippo and band 2020-04-26T11:44:13Z Comment by dezzi Love it! What a great story. Great song... 2020-04-26T02:14:13Z Comment by The Native Shoshone 💞💞💞✌🌐👍📳REPOSTED 2019-12-13T00:31:22Z Comment by Michael Jay Tucker terrific! 2018-12-31T03:44:39Z
