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
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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 (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
fife:
Ed Young
snare drum:
Lonnie Young, Jr.
vocals:
Lonnie Young (Lonnie Young, Sr., 1950s fifer and drummer, and songwriter from North Mississippi)
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)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
field recordings:
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)
recording of:
Trouble So Hard
writer:
Vera Hall
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)
cover recording of:
Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus (on 1959-09-23)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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 and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
choir vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (ensemble at the 56th annual United Sacred Harp Musical Association Singing Convention, September 1959, Fyffe, Alabama) (on 1959-09-12)
recording of:
Windham (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1707)
composer:
Daniel Read (in 1785)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 38b)
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
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