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

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▼ CD 1: Sounds of the South / Blue Ridge Mountain Music
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1The Banks of the Arkansas / Wave the Ocean
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-06)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
musical bow:
Charlie Everidge
vocals:
Neil Morris
Neil Morris & Charlie Everidge1:59
2Hen Duck
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.3:05
3The Farmer's Curst Wife
recorded in:
Rugby, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-30)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-30)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
E.C. Ball
vocals:
E.C. Ball
Estil C. Ball2:59
4Boll Weevil Holler
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-10)
Vera Hall2:03
5Jesse James
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:16
6Jesse James
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-06)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Neil Morris
vocals:
Neil Morris
Neil Morris4:54
7Kenny Wagner
recorded in:
Galax, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-31)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-31)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Bob Carpenter (Appalachian folk musician)
vocals:
Bob Carpenter (Appalachian folk musician)
Bob Carpenter2:35
8Trouble So Hard
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-10)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Vera Hall1:38
9Baptizing Scene
recorded in:
Huntsville, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (from 1959-09-04 to present)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Reverend W.A. Donaldson1:36
10Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus
recorded in:
Tyro, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-23)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-23)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Viola James & Congregation3:02
11Windham
recorded in:
Fyffe, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers2:00
12Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-25)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-25)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Fred McDowell (on 1959-09-25)
vocals:
Fred McDowell (on 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (on 1959-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
is based on:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:45
13Come on, Boys, Let's Go to the Ball
recorded in:
Senatobia, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-22)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-22)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
drums (drum set):
Lucius Smith
pan flute:
Sid Hemphill
Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith2:04
14Join the Band
recorded in and engineered 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:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1959-10-12) and Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
John Davis & Group1:03
15Lucky Holler
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-16)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-16)
Ed Lewis2:21
16I Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-19)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-19)
Ed Lewis2:36
17Cotton Eyed Joe
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:32
18Big Tilda
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-29)
The Mountain Ramblers2:14
19Jennie Jenkins
recorded in:
Rugby, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-30)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-30)
guitar:
E.C. Ball
vocals:
E.C. Ball and Orna Ball
Estil C. Ball & Orna Ball2:42
20John Henry
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers3:46
21Rosewood Casket
The Mountain Ramblers3:01
22Silly Bill
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:27
23Big Ball in Boston
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:20
24Chilly Winds
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Wade Ward2:12
25The Old Hickory Cane
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers4:31
26John Brown
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-24)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-08-24)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-24)
Hobart Smith1:52
27Poor Ellen Smith
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
five-string banjo:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith2:01
28Shady Grove
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:18
▼ CD 2: Roots of the Blues / The Blues Roll On
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1Jim and John
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.3:10
2The Wild Ox Moan
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Vera Hall1:08
3Been Drinkin' Water Out of a Hollow Log
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:00
4All Night Long
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher3:38
5Shake 'em on Down
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
acoustic guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell and Miles Pratcher
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell, Miles Pratcher & Fannie Davis3:24
6Levee Camp Reminiscence
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Forrest City Joe5:20
7Chevrolet
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.4:09
8Levee Camp Holler
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny Lee Moore2:50
9Eighteen Hammers
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny Lee Moore & 12 Mississippi Penitentiary Convicts2:42
10Drink on Little Girl
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
drums (drum set):
Thomas Martin (50s/60s blues musician)
electric guitar:
Sonny Boy Rogers
harmonica:
Forrest City Joe
vocals:
Forrest City Joe
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan2:55
11Drop Down Mama
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:53
12Boogie Children
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
drums (drum set):
Darnel Walker (50s Blues musician from Arkansas)
electric guitar:
Joe Lee (1950s–60s US country blues drummer, singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Boy Blue (Blues musician Roland Hayes)
Boy Blue, Willie Jones & Joe Lee2:58
13She Lived Her Life Too Fast
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan3:24
14Sittin' On Top of the World
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-21)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-21)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bass drum:
Lonnie Young
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-21)
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.2:44
15Cool Water Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
John Dudley3:08
16She Don't Love Me That Way
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan3:25
17Stop Breaking Down
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
cover recording of:
Stop Breaking Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
MPCA King of Spades
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan2:55
18Joe Lee's Rock
recorded in:
Hughes, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-01)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-01)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Boy Blue, Willie Jones & Joe Lee3:40
19Bullyin' Well
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Rosalie Hill3:27
20When You Get Home, Write Me a Few Little Lines
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:28
21Red Cross Store
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Forrest City Joe3:42
22Forrest City Jump
recorded in:
Hughes, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan2:54
▼ CD 3: 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
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Viola James and Lonnie Young
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)
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)
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
▶ CD 4: American Folk Songs for Children