Southern Journey, Volume 1: Voices From the American South

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Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits

Recorded in:
Cleburne County, Arkansas: Miller
Glynn County, Georgia: St. Simon's Island (1, 24); Frederica (15)
Carroll County, Virginia: Hillsville
Lancaster County, Virginia: Weems
Suffolk, Virginia: Belleville
Lambert Penitentiary, Camp 11, Mississippi (16)
The Mount Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church, Blackey, Kentucky (19-20)

Annotation last modified on 2016-04-13 07:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1O Day
recorded in:
St. Simon's Island, Georgia, United States (in 1960-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1960-04)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1960-04)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
fife [cane fife]:
Ed Young (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Hobart Smith (in 1960-04)
handclaps [handclapping]:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (in 1960-04)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (in 1960-04)
edit of:
O Day (Yonder Come Day) by Bessie Jones and group
Bessie Jones1:53
2Katy Went Fishing With Her Hook and Line
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-28)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-28)
Hobart Smith1:59
3Walk in the Parlor
recorded in:
Senatobia, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-09)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
banjo:
Lucius Smith (in 1959-09)
pan flute [quills]:
Sid Hemphill (in 1959-09)
vocals:
Sid Hemphill (in 1959-09)
Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith1:35
4Mama's Gonna Buy
recorded in:
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Vera Ward Hall (on 1959-10-10)
Vera Ward Hall1:34
5Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-25)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Fred McDowell (on 1959-09-25)
vocals:
Fred McDowell (on 1959-09-25)
Fred McDowell2:19
6Po' Lazarus
recorded in:
Weems, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Bright Light Quartet (on 1960-04-06)
recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (on 1960-04-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bright Light Quartet2:05
7The Lass of Loch Royale
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Neil Morris (on 1959-10-06)
vocals:
Neil Morris (on 1959-10-06)
recording of:
The Lass of Roch Royal
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 49) and Child Ballads (number: 76)
Neil Morris3:15
8Three Nights Drunk
recorded in:
Concord, North Carolina, United States (in 1959-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-10)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-10)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
performer:
J.E. Mainer Band (in 1959-10)
recording of:
Our Goodman (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 114) and Child Ballads (number: 274)
J.E. Mainer and Band2:24
9Turkey in the Straw
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
musical bow [mouth bow]:
Charlie Everidge (on 1959-10-06)
other vocals [calling]:
Neil Morris (on 1959-10-06)
recording of:
Turkey in the Straw (on 1959-10-06)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Charlie Everidge & Neil Morris2:25
10Pharaoh
recorded in:
Senatobia, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-09)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Mrs. Sidney Carter (in 1959-09)
Sidney Carter4:26
11Interview / Cripple Creek
recorded in:
Hillsville, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-28)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-08-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-28)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
banjo:
Wade Ward (old-time music banjo player and fiddler) (on 1959-08-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Higgins (on 1959-08-28)
guitar:
Dale Poe (on 1959-08-28)
recording of:
Cripple Creek (on 1959-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3434)
Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward & Dale Poe2:50
12The Diver Boy
recorded in:
Timbo, Arkansas, United States (in 1959-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-10)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-10)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Ollie Gilbert (in 1959-10)
recording of:
Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 182)
Ollie Gilbert1:58
13Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Rugby, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-31)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-08-31)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-31)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Estil C. Ball (on 1959-08-31)
vocals:
Estil C. Ball (on 1959-08-31)
recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1959-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
Estil C. Ball2:30
14Sweet Roseanne
recorded in:
Weems, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Bright Light Quartet (on 1960-04-06)
vocals:
Bright Light Quartet (on 1960-04-06)
Bright Light Quartet4:02
15Sink 'em Low
recorded in:
Frederica, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals [leader]:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-11), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
Bessie Jones3:39
16Dollar Mamie
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-09)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals [leader]:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-09)
vocals:
James Carter (50s prison musician) (in 1959-09), Johnny L. Moore (in 1959-09) and Henry Mason (in 1959-09)
Ed Lewis with prisoners2:47
17I Wonder Will We Meet Again?
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-10-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-10-04)
recording engineer and producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
lead vocals:
Rev. Crenshaw (on 1959-10-04)
vocals:
congregation ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1959-10-04)
Rev. Crenshaw & congregation6:14
18Poor Wayfaring Stranger
recorded in:
Miller, Arkansas, United States (in 1959-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1959-10)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-10)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Almeda Riddle (in 1959-10)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
Almeda Riddle3:02
19Testimony
recorded in:
Blackey, Kentucky, United States (on 1959-09-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
spoken vocals [delivered by]:
I.D. Beck (on 1959-09-06)
I.D. Beck0:47
20Guide Me o Thou Great Jehovah
recorded in:
Blackey, Kentucky, United States (on 1959-09-06)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals [leader]:
Ike Caudill (leader of The Thorton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation) (on 1959-09-06)
vocals:
The Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation (on 1959-09-06)
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes) (on 1959-09-06)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
Ike Caudill & The Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation2:21
21The Last Words of Copernicus
recorded in:
Fyffe, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-06)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1928) (on 1959-09-12)
recording of:
The Last Words of Copernicus (Sacred Harp #112) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge (in 1755)
composer:
Sarah Lancaster (in 1869)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 112)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers1:56
22The Gospel Train
recorded in:
Suffolk, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-30)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-30)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-30)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
choir vocals:
The Belleville A Cappella Choir (Church of God and Saints of Christ, Virginia) (on 1960-04-30)
solo vocals:
Caleb Harris (on 1960-04-30)
Belleville A Cappella Choir3:05
23Beulah Land
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-28)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
drums (drum set):
Nat Rahmings
fife [cane fife]:
Ed Young (on 1960-04-28)
four-string banjo [four-string "Jefferson" banjo]:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-28)
handclaps:
Ms. Ora (recorded by Alan Lomax in 1960)
membranophone:
Nat Rahmings (on 1960-04-28)
background vocals:
Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28), Alberta Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28) and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-28) and Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-28)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recording of:
Beulah Land
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12376)
John Davis & Bessie Jones4:18
24It Just Suits Me
recorded in:
St. Simon's Island, Georgia, United States (in 1960-04)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (in 1960-04)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1960-04)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Hobart Smith (in 1960-04)
handclaps [handclapping]:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (in 1960-04)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (in 1960-04) and Hobart Smith (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (in 1960-04)
edit of:
It Just Suits Me by Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith and group
Hobart Smith & Bessie Jones2:21

Credits

Release

photography:Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
engineer:Steve Rosenthal
producer:Anna L. Chairetakis (task: collection)
Jeffrey Greenberg (task: collection)
editor:Matthew Barton (editor)
Andrew L. Kaye
mastering:Phil Klum
compiler:Matthew Barton (editor)
Andrew L. Kaye
mastered at:Master Cutting Room in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1367586 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000002UI [info]

Release group

part of:Southern Journey (number: 1) (order: 1)