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

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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
4▼CD: American Folk Songs for Children
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1Johnson's Old Gray Mule
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mainer Band2:19
2My Little Rooster
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Almeda Riddle1:54
3Whoa Mule
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mainer Band1:33
4Frog Went A-Courtin'
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Almeda Riddle2:52
5Glenn's Chimes
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mainer Band1:57
6Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Almeda Riddle1:21
7Old Joe Clark
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers0:56
8Go Tell Aunt Nancy
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3346)
Almeda Riddle4:06
9Train III
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mainer Band3:04
10Johnny Cuckoo
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:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
George Cohen (US gospel singer), Jerry Harris (US gospel singer), Leola Harris, Emma Lee (US gospel singer), Viola McQueen and Ruth Ozell
Bessie Jones & group3:07
11Mama Buy Me a Chiney Doll
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Almeda Riddle2:31
12Soldier, Soldier
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Hobart Smith1:47
13Mary Mack
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Jessie Pratcher, Mattie Gardner & Mary Gardner0:50
14Hambone
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
handclaps:
Charles Gaskin
vocals:
Bessie Jones
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones & group1:10
15Banging Breakdown
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-25)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
five-string banjo:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-25)
Hobart Smith1:39
16Green Sally, Up
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Jessie Pratcher, Mattie Gardner & Mary Gardner0:47
17Sometimes
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)
vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Bessie Jones and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bessie Jones & group0:58
18The Arkansas Traveler
recorded in:
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-25)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
banjo:
Hobart Smith
five-string banjo:
Hobart Smith (on 1959-08-25)
Hobart Smith1:53
19Paper of Pins
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Estil C. Ball & Orna Ball2:19
20The Little Dappled Cow
recorded in:
Salem, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-26)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-08-26)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Texas Gladden
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-26)
Texas Gladden1:43
21Go to Sleep Little Baby
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones & group1:18
22Paddy 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 Poe1:49
23Jimmy Sutton
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-03)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Spencer Moore
vocals:
Spencer Moore
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-03)
Spencer Moore & Roy Birns2:38
24Liza Jane
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
The Mountain Ramblers3:12
25Oree
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 (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr.2:41
26Train Time
recorded in:
Hughes, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-01)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
harmonica:
Forrest City Joe
vocals:
Forrest City Joe
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-01)
Forrest City Joe4:35
27Freight Train Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:08
28This Little Light of Mine
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
James Shorty, Viola James & Congregation2:44
29Motherless Children
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell2:53
30Little Moses
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer and editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Neil Morris3:23