Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta. Recorded in the Field by Alan Lomax

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Sounds of the South / Blue Ridge Mountain Music
2▶CD: Roots of the Blues / The Blues Roll On
3▼CD: Negro Church Music / White Spirituals
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1Death, Have Mercy
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Vera Hall1:54
2I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-25)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
James Shorty
James Shorty & Mississippi Fred McDowell3:48
3Jesus Is Real to Me
recorded in:
Tyro, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-23)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Mrs. Mary Lee & Congregation
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-23)
Mrs. Mary Lee & Congregation3:19
4I Love the Lord
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-10-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-04)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Reverend R.C. Crenshaw & Congregation2:51
5A Sermon Fragment
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Reverend G.I. Townsel3:06
6I'm Goin' Home on the Mornin' Train
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-10-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-04)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Reverend R.C. Crenshaw & Congregation2:51
7Power
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Madam Mattie Wigley & Congregation2:39
8On That Rock
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Viola James and Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
Viola James, Lonnie Young & Ed Young3:01
9Jesus on the Main Line
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
James Shorty, Viola James & Congregation3:41
10I'm Gonna Sail Like a Ship on the Ocean
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Henry Morrison (US gospel singer)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones, Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island Singers2:44
11Blow Gabriel
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) and Bessie Jones
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
field recordings:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-12) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
John Davis, Bessie Jones & St. Simon's Island Singers2:29
12What Do You Think About Jesus (He's All Right)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Bernice McClellan & Congregation3:05
13Tribulations
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
acoustic guitar:
E.C. Ball and Lacey Richardson
vocals:
E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy and Lacey Richardson
Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson & Blair Reedy2:52
14When I Get Home
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy2:59
15The Poor Wayfaring Stranger
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball3:19
16Baptizing Down by the Creek
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:53
17Sermon and Lining Hymn
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Reverend I.D. Back & Congregation3:37
18Antioch
recorded in:
Fyffe, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Antioch (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Samuel Medley (hymn writer) (in 1775)
composer:
Francis C. Wood (in 1850)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 277)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers1:39
19Calvary
recorded in:
Fyffe, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Calvary (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1707)
composer:
Daniel Read (in 1785)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 300)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers1:45
20Please Let Me Stay a Little Longer
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
acoustic guitar:
E.C. Ball and Lacey Richardson
additional vocals:
Blair Reedy
vocals:
E.C. Ball and Lacey Richardson
Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson2:45
21Father, Jesus Loves You
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball2:14
22Lonesome Valley
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson, Orna Ball & Blair Reedy2:49
23Father Adieu
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball2:13
24The Old Country Church
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:33
25The Cabin on the Hill
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
accordion:
Orna Ball
acoustic guitar:
E.C. Ball
vocals:
E.C. Ball, Orna Ball and Blair Reedy
Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson, Orna Ball & Blair Reedy3:06
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