Sounds of the South

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Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1The Bands 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 & Charley Everidge1:57
A2Hen 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.3:02
A3The 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. Ball2:56
A4Boll 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
A5Jesse James
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers2:14
A6Jesse 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 Morris4:51
A7Kenny 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 Carpenter2:33
B1Trouble 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 Hall1:36
B2Baptizing 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. Donaldson1:35
B3Is There Anybody Here That Love 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 & Congregation3:00
B4Windham
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 Singers1:59
B5Keep Your Lamps 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
Fred McDowell2:43
B6Come 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 Smith2:02
B7Paddy on the Turnpike
recorded in:
Galax, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-31)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-31)
banjo:
Wade Ward (old-time music banjo player and fiddler)
fiddle:
Charley Higgins
guitar:
Charley Poe
Wade Ward, Charley Higgins & Charley Poe1:45
B8Join 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
B9Lucky 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 Lewis2:20
B10I 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 Lewis & Group2:30