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Mississippi, saints and sinners from before the blues and gospel.

Title
Mississippi, saints and sinners [sound recording] : from before the blues and gospel.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, p1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Butler, Charlie, 1896-
  • Curtis, Lucious.
  • Ford, Willie.
  • Jones, Thomas (Thomas "Jaybird")
  • Shores, Joe.
  • Henry, Jim, convict.
  • Hemphill, Sid, 1876-1963.
  • Askew, Alec.
  • Smith, Lucius.
  • Head, Will.
  • Starks, Will.
  • Crap Eye.
  • Webster, Jeff.
  • Miller, Joe, convict.
  • Red, Dobie.
  • Savage, C. H., Rev.
  • Joiner, Henry.
  • Jones, Tom, Deacon.
  • Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
  • Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terril)
  • Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948.
  • Jones, Lewis.
  • Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967.
  • Halpert, Herbert.
Description
1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Deep river of song
  • The Alan Lomax collection
Subjects
Note
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by David Evans, bibliography, biographical notes on performers, and lyrics ([36] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Original field recordings produced and recorded between 1936 and 1942 at various sites in Mississippi by John A. Lomax, Ruby Lomax, Alan Lomax, Lewis Jones, John W. Work and Herbert Halpert.
Contents
  • It's better to be born lucky / (Big Charlie Butler) (1:28) -- Stagolee / (Lucious Curtis, Willie Ford) (1:41) -- Walking Billy / ( Thomas "Jaybird" Jones) (4:08) -- Mississippi sounding calls / (Joe Shores) (2:52) -- Come here, dog, and get your bone / (Jim Henry) (2:24) -- Emmaline, take your time / (Sid Hemphill) (2:18) -- Hog hunt / (Sid Hemphill, Alec Askew, Lucious Smith, Will Head) (4:42) -- The fox hunter's song / (Will Starks) (2:48).
  • Times is getting hard / (Lucious Curtis, Willie Ford) (3:45) -- Diamond Joe / (Big Charlie Butler) (2:15) -- One morning at the break of day (Wake up song) / (Crap Eye) (1:55) -- Workin' on the levee, sleepin' on the ground / (Jim Henry, Jeff Webster) (1:37) -- Lord, I'm in trouble / (Joe Miller, Jim Henry) (2:33) -- Stewball / (Dobie Red and group) (5:15) -- Rosie / (Dobie Red and group) (2:45) -- French blues / (Frank Evans) (2:13) -- Rock Daniel / (Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (2:31).
  • Interview / (Rev. C.H. Savage) (3:08) --- Hallelu, hallelu / (Henry Joiner, Annie Anderson and group) (2:26) -- I couldn't hear nobody pray / (Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (1:05) -- Conversion experience / (Henry Joiner) (4:33) -- Let me ride / (Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (3:50) -- If I had my way, I'd tear the building down / (Deacon Tom Jones, Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (4:10) -- Little David / (Deacon Tom Jones, Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (3:28) -- Calvary / (Rev. C.H. Savage and group) (3:26).
Call Number
*LDC 22764 (F)
OCLC
  • 52241965
  • 42878844
Title
Mississippi, saints and sinners [sound recording] : from before the blues and gospel.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, p1999.
Series
Deep river of song
The Alan Lomax collection
Performer
Charlie Butler, Lucious Curtis, Willie Ford, Thomas "Jaybird" Jones, Joe Shores, Jim Henry, Sid Hemphill, Alec Askew, Lucius Smith, Will Head, Will Starks, Crap Eye, Jeff Webster, Joe Miller, Dobie Red, Rev. C.H. Savage and members of Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church, Henry Joiner, Annie Anderson, Deacon Tom Jones.
Event
Original field recordings produced and recorded between 1936 and 1942 at various sites in Mississippi by John A. Lomax, Ruby Lomax, Alan Lomax, Lewis Jones, John W. Work and Herbert Halpert.
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Added Author
Butler, Charlie, 1896- Performer
Curtis, Lucious. Performer
Ford, Willie. Performer
Jones, Thomas (Thomas "Jaybird") Performer
Shores, Joe. Performer
Henry, Jim, convict. Performer
Hemphill, Sid, 1876-1963. Performer
Askew, Alec. Performer
Smith, Lucius. Performer
Head, Will. Performer
Starks, Will. Performer
Crap Eye. Performer
Webster, Jeff. Performer
Miller, Joe, convict.
Red, Dobie. Performer
Savage, C. H., Rev. Performer
Joiner, Henry. Performer
Jones, Tom, Deacon. Performer
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terril)
Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948.
Jones, Lewis.
Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967.
Halpert, Herbert.
Publisher No.
11661-1824-2 Rounder Records
Research Call Number
*LDC 22764 (F) Program notes and lyrics on file.
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