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Table of Contents:

• Live humble / John Davis and group
• The buzzard lope / Bessie Jones and group
• Ain't I right / Henry Morrison and group
• Row the boat, child / Peter Davis and group
• You got my letter / Willis Proctor and group
• Riley / Joe Armstrong and John Davis and group
• See Aunt Dinah / Bessie Jones and group
• Pay me / Joe Armstrong and group
• Carrie Belle / John Davis and group
• Reg'lar, reg'lar, rollin' under / Bessie Jones and group
• You better mind / Bessie Jones and group
• Everybody talking about heaven / unidentified song leader and group
• Read 'em John / John Davis and group
• Union / Bessie Jones and group
• Hop along, let's get her / Henry Morrison and John Davis and group
• Raggy levee / John Davis and group
• Hard times in ol' Virginia / John Davis and group
• Knee bone / Joe Armstrong and group
• The Old Tar River / John Davis and group
• East coast line / Bessie Jones and group

• Buzzard lope / John Davis and group.

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Contributors:

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984

Davis, John (Singer)

Proctor, Willis

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Southern journey; v. 13

Alan Lomax collection

Alternate Titles:

Subtitle on booklet: Georgia Sea Islands songs for everyday living

Subjects:

African Americans — Georgia — Saint Simons Island — Music

Work songs — Georgia — Saint Simons Island

Folk songs, English — Georgia — Saint Simons Island

Spirituals (Songs) — Georgia — Saint Simons Island

African Americans

Work songs

Folk songs, English

Spirituals (Songs)

Georgia — Saint Simons Island

United States

Genres:

Music

Performers:

Sea Island Singers (residents of St. Simons Island) in various choral groupings ; Bessie Jones, John Davis and Willis Proctor, lead singers.

General Notes:

Work songs and spirituals sung and played by residents of St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Remastered from the original analog field recordings produced by Alan Lomax.
Originally released on New World Records, NW278; and Prestige International 25002; some selections previously unreleased.
Recorded 1959-60.
Includes booklet ([38] p. : ill.) with lyrics and notes expanded by Anna L. Chairetakis from the original liner notes by Alan Lomax.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 75464 v.13

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Rounder: CD 1713
Publisher Number, Rounder: 1713

OCLC Numbers:

38505846