Aberdeen Mississippi blues -- Baby please don't go -- New Orleans streamline -- Parchman Farm blues -- Poor boy long ways from home -- Remembrance of Charlie Patton -- Shake 'em on down -- I am in the heavenly way -- The Atlanta special -- Drunk man blues -- Army blues.
Track Information:
101 Aberdeen Mississippi Blues / Guitar.
102 Baby Please Don't Go / Guitar.
103 New Orleans Streamline / Guitar.
104 Parchman Farm Blues / Guitar.
105 Poor Boy a Long Way from Home / Guitar.
106 Rememberance of Charlie Patton / Guitar.
201 Shake 'Em on Down / Guitar.
202 I Am in the Heavenly Way / Guitar.
203 The Atlanta Special / Guitar.
204 Drunk Man Blues / Piano.
205 Army Blues / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0149
Takoma.1001
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Takoma 196x
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Mississippi, United States.
General:
Program and biographical notes by John Fahey on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Poor Jesse James --Go to Italy --The merry golden tree (Child #286) --I shall not be moved --The derby ram --The old man from the North country --The miller's will --Sundown --Fly around, my blue-eyed girl --Black Jack Davy (Child #200) -- Weeping willow tree --Swing low, chariot --The sailor on the deep blue sea --John Henry.
Track Information:
101 Poor Jesse James / Banjo.
102 Go to Italy / Banjo.
103 Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286) / Banjo.
104 I Shall Not Be Moved / Banjo.
105 The Derby Ram / Banjo.
106 Old Man from the North Country (Child No. 10) / Banjo.
107 The Miller's Will / Banjo.
201 Sundown / Banjo.
202 Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl / Banjo.
203 Black Jack Davy (Child No. 200) / Banjo.
204 Weeping Willow Tree / Banjo.
205 Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Banjo.
206 The Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea / Banjo.
207 John Henry / Banjo.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2399
Riverside.12645
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 1959
General:
Program notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Bascom Lamar Lunsford on slipcase. Performer(s): Sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, assisted by Mrs. Freda English, with guitar acc. by the latter. Production notes: Recorded Sept. 1956.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Sinner's friend -- Windham -- Traveling on -- Wondrous love --Sherburne -- Greenwich -- Victoria -- Amsterdam -- Loving Jesus -- The morning trumpet -- Montgomery -- Melancholy day -- We'll all sing hallelujah -- Cusseta -- David's lamentation -- Milford -- Mt. Zion -- Last words of Copernicus.
Track Information:
101 Sinner's Friend / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Maud Quinn.
102 Windham / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, W.W. Kidd.
103 Traveling On / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Maud Quinn.
104 Wondrous Love / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, King Roberts.
105 Sherburne / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Eugene Dawson.
106 Greenwich / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, M.O. Slaughter.
107 Victoria / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Velma Johnson.
108 Amsterdam / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Virginia Dell Shrader.
109 Loving Jesus and Announcement of Recess / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Enis Wall.
201 The Morning Trumpet / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, J Edge.
202 Montgomery / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, J.H. Lambert.
203 Melancholy Day / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Uncle Will Laminack.
204 We'll All Sing Hallelujah / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Budford King.
205 Memorial Announcement and Cusseta / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Martin Blackman.
206 David's Lamentation / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.
207 Milford / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Reba Dell Lacy.
208 Mt. Zion / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, M.O. Kennedy.
209 Last Words of Copernicus and Closing Prayer / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Velma Johnson.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0656
Prestige/International.25007
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, NJ Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
The gospel train -- Keep me as the apple of thine eye -- David was a shepherd boy -- What a time -- The Lord is my strength and song -- None but the righteous -- Come on, Israel -- Medley of spirituals. Great camp meeting in the wilderness ; Swing low, sweet chariot ; Steal away ; What kind of shoes you gonna wear ; Oh, them golden slippers ; I'm a soldier in the heavenly choir ; Down by the riverside ; Swing low, sweet chariot -- The house of the Lord -- Honor, honor -- On the battlefield for my Lord -- The creation -- Honor the Lamb.
Track Information:
101 The Gospel Train / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
102 Keep Me as the Apple of Thine Eye / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
103 David Was a Shepherd Boy / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
104 What a Time / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
105 The Lord Is My Strength and Song / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
106 None But the Righteous / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
201 Come On, Israel / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
202 Medley of Spirituals / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
203 The House of the Lord / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
205 On the Battlefield for My Lord / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
206 Honor the Lamb / Belleville A Cappella Choir, Caleb Garris, Rhoda Parish.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0657
Prestige/International.25012
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, NJ Prestige International 1961
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Lonesome pine -- Eatin' out of your hand -- Two timin' baby -- Kentucky Hill special -- He showed me the way -- I'm all alone -- What can I tell my heart -- Windy mountain -- Lost in this world -- Two kinds of blues -- Pretty little Indian -- Why do you treat me (the way you do) -- Lonesome pine ramble -- He won't accept excuses.
Track Information:
101 Lonesome Pine / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
102 Eatin' Out of Your Hand / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
103 Two Timin' Baby / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
104 Kentucky Hill Special / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
105 He Showed Me the Way / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
106 I'm All Alone / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
107 What Can I Tell My Heart? / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
201 Windy Mountain / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
202 Lost in This World / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
203 Two Kinds of Blues / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
204 Pretty Little Indian / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
205 Why Do You Treat Me the Way You Do? / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
206 Lonesome Pine Ramble / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
207 He Won't Accept Excuses / Goins Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Curly Ray Cline. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0508
Starday.155
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Nashville, TN Starday
General:
Bluegrass vocals and instrumental quartet. Program notes by Don Pierce and Bill Monroe on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Sweet Roseanne -- Mama's gonna buy -- East coast line -- Buttermilk -- Tom Devil -- Riley -- You done tol' everybody -- You got dimples in your jaws -- It just suits me -- My mother died and left me -- Moses, don't get lost -- No room at the inn ; The last month of the year -- I wisht I was in Heaven -- Very same Lord -- The prayer wheel.
104 Buttermilk / Bob Pratcher, Miles Pratcher. Guitar,Fiddle.
105 Tom Devil / Ed Lewis, James Carter, Johnny Lee Moore.
106 Riley / Joe Armstrong, John Davis.
107 You Done Tol' Everybody / Fred McDowell. Guitar.
108 You Got Dimples In Your Jaws / Joe B. Pugh, Roland Hayes, Willie Jones. Guitar,Drum,Harmonica.
201 It Just Suits Me / Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith. Guitar.
202 My Mother Died and Left Me / Fred McDowell, James Shorty. Guitar.
203 Moses, Don't Get Lost / John Davis.
204 No Room at the Inn/The Last Month of the Year / Vera Hall.
205 I Wish I Was In Heaven / Fred McDowell, Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner. Guitar.
206 Very Same Lord / Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk.
207 The Prayer Wheel / Bright Light Quartet.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-1620
Prestige/International.25005
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General:
Folk songs; sung and played by local musicians. Additional imprint on container: Prestige/International. "Southern journey: a collection of field recordings from the South." Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
This land --Old time religion --Blowin' in the wind --Wish I had answered --Twelve gates to the city --Gamblin' man --Didn't it rain --Swing down, chariot! --Let that liar alone --Cottonfields -- Motherless children --A better home.
Track Information:
101 This Land / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Vocals,Guitar,Bass,Drum.
102 Old Time Religion / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Johnny Pate. Guitar.
103 Blowing in the Wind / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
104 Wish I Had Answered / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
105 Oh, What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City) / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
106 Gambling Man / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Maceo Woods. Guitar.
201 Didn't It Rain / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
202 Swing Down, Chariot / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
203 Let That Liar Alone / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Maceo Woods. Guitar.
204 Cotton Fields / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
205 Motherless Children / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
206 A Better Home / Staple Singers, Al Duncan, Phil Upchurch. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
RA-RAMS-LP-0178
Riverside.3524
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 1963
General:
Descriptive notes by Orrin Keepnews on container. Performer(s): Gospel and folk songs; the Staple Singers; Roebuck Staples, vocals and guitar ; Phil Upchurch, electric bass ; Johnny Pate, bass ; Al Duncan, drums ; Maceo Woods, organ. Production notes: Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Recorded by Moses Moon (known at the time as Alan Ribback) and assisted by Norris McNamara during 1963 and 1964, the collection includes audio recordings of interviews with civil rights leaders and participants as well as free-style recordings of mass meetings, voter registration events, and other gatherings organized by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). This collection provides a mostly unfiltered documentation of significant moments in the civil rights movement.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 115 reel to reel audio recordings containing interviews, mass meetings, demonstrations, and conversations concerning the civil rights movement, and in particular the voter registration drives organized by SNCC in Alabama and Mississippi in 1963 and 1964. Mass meetings were recorded in Greenwood, Mississippi; Americus, Georgia; Selma, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Danville, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Indianola, Mississippi. Major demonstrations recorded include the March on Washington in August of 1963, Freedom Day in Selma, Alabama in October of 1963, and Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in January of 1964. Interviews with SNCC workers include Julian Bond, John Lewis, James Forman, Bruce Gordon, Prathia Hall, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Bob Moses, Avery Williams, Willie Peacock, Bruce Boynton and his mother, as well as dozens of others involved in the movement, who are named in the collection inventory. Many of those interviewed were actively involved in strategizing and carrying out SNCC demonstrations and political actions, and many were victims of death threats, beatings, unlawful arrest, police brutality, and torture and abuse in prison. These interviews contain detailed eyewitness accounts and personal testimony regarding these experiences, as well as personal history and thoughts about the movement, the South, and the future.
It is clear from what we know of the dates and locations of these recordings, as well as from documentation of these events in other sources, that many of these recordings are unique documents of important events in American history, which may also contain the commentary of important political and cultural figures who were involved in the movement. For example, an article by Howard Zinn recounts how an unidentified man recorded James Baldwin on October 7, 1963, Freedom Day in Selma, on the steps of the courthouse. Baldwin was furious at the lack of support from nearby federal agents as state troopers advanced on peaceful demonstrators. One of the tapes dated October 7, 1963, originally labeled "courthouse interviews," appears to be this recoding, although Baldwin is not named. The same article (available in The Howard Zinn Reader) recounts the mass meetings which led up to that demonstration, at which actor Dick Gregory gave a rousing sermon as his wife sat in jail for demonstrating in Selma. The Moses Moon Collection may be the only existing audio recording of that sermon as well as many other sermons and speeches.
Moses Moon changed his name after these recordings were made. He is referred to in the finding aid as Alan Ribback because that name is used on the recordings.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in two series.Series 1 is in chronological order to the degree recording dates can be determined, and is based on the locations and dates provided by Moon in his description or gleaned from the recordings themselves and other secondary sources. Series 1 contains 17 groups of recordings.
Moon's original numbers are recorded in the column next to the descriptions. Following the first four Greenwood tapes, which are numbered sequentially, Moon's numbering system took the first two letters of the town in which the recordings were made, a one (1), a decimal, and then a tape number. Numbers preceding the town code refer to the recording day. "N" numbers were later assigned by Moon to the 7" reels only, after the original recordings were made, possibly during editing or when the tapes were made available to the Program in African American Culture.
Series 1, Original Tapes
1. Greenwood, Mississippi; Spring 1963; 4 7" reels
2. Chicago, Illinois; August 9, 12, 1963; 2 5" reels
16. Monroe County, Mississippi; August 1, 1964; 4 5" reels
17. Milton, Mississippi; August 16, 1964; 3 5" reels
Series 2, Preservation Masters consists of data DVDs for a portion of the collection.
Biographical / Historical:
Moses Moon was born Alan Ribback in 1928. During the 1950s until 1962, Ribback was the proprietor of the Gate of Horn, Chicago's premier folk music club, which featured performers including Bob Gibson, Odetta, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Jo Mapes, Peter, Paul and Mary, Lenny Bruce, and Shelley Berman. On December 5, 1962, Lenny Bruce was arrested during a performance at the Gate of Horn along with Ribback, George Carlin, and others. As a result of the arrest and Bruce's subsequent conviction for obscenity, the club was closed by the City of Chicago, and Ribback left Chicago with Norris McNamara, an audio technician, to record folk concerts taking place in the South as part of the growing civil rights movement. From the spring of 1963 until the summer of 1964, Ribback and McNamara recorded demonstrations and mass meetings and interviewed civil rights activists, primarily those involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Later, Ribback moved to New York and edited his recordings into an album called Movement Soul. Ribback married Delia Moon in 1971, took her last name and changed his first name to Moses. In 1979, Bernice Reagon Johnson, working with the Program on African American Culture at the Smithsonian, contacted Moon and borrowed the recordings of mass meetings for a 1980 program on the voices of the civil rights movement. In the late 1980s, Moon was stricken with a severe case of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which left him paralyzed. Moon donated the entire collection of original recordings shortly before his death in 1993.
Related Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations
The papers of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee are held by the King Library and Archives in Atlanta, Georgia; archives@thekingcenter.org.
Provenance:
Donated by Moses and Delia Moon in 1995.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Tapes noted in the container list have digital reference copies in the Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but copyright status unknown. Contact Archives Center staff for additional information. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
African American civil rights workers. Search this
Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection, 1963-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Partial funding for preservation and duplication of the original audio tapes provided by a National Museum of American History Collections Committee Jackson Fund Preservation Grant.
Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert). Pretty Polly -- Po' Laz'rus -- Claude Allen -- Hangman tree --Early in the mornin' -- The Lawson murder -- Dangerous blues -- Railroad Bill -- Columbus Stockade -- Willie Brennan -- Hawkins County Jail -- Po' Laz'rus.
Track Information:
101 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
102 Po' Laz'Rus / Bright Light Quartet.
103 Claude Allen / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
104 Hangman Tree (Child No. 95)/ Almeda Riddle.
105 Early In the Mornin' / Johnny Lee Moore.
106 The Lawson Murder / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin.
201 Dangerous Blues / Floyd Batts.
202 Railroad Bill / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
203 Columbus Stockade / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer, Mary Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass.
204 Willie Brennan / Neil Morris. Guitar.
205 Hawkins County Jail / Hobart Smith. Banjo.
206 Po' Laz'Rus / James Carter.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1690
Prestige/International.25009
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Sardinia (Jesse Dryden-Alabama Sacred Harp Singers) -- Lonely tombs (Hobart Smith-Texas Gladden-Preston Smith) -- Guide me, o Thou great Jehovah (George Spangler) -- The Old Gospel Ship (Ruby Vass) -- The little family (Ollie Gilbert) -- When the stars begin to fall (H. Smith-Gladden-P. Smith) -- When Jesus Christ was here on earth (Rev. I. D. Beck) -- See that my grave is kept clean (H. Smith) -- My Lord keeps a record (The Mountain Ramblers-Thurman Pugh) -- I am a poor wayfaring stranger (Almeda Riddle) -- Bretheren, we meet again (Spangler) -- Jim and me (H. Smith-Gladden-P. Smith) -- Hick's farewell (Gladden) -- I'm on my journey home (Alabama Sacred Harp Singers).
Track Information:
101 Sardinia / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Jesse Dryden.
103 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah / Thornton Regular Baptist Church (Mayking, Ky.), George Spangler.
104 The Old Gospel Ship / Ruby Vass. Guitar.
105 The Little Family / Ollie Gilbert.
106 When the Stars Begin to Fall / Hobart Smith, Preston Smith, Texas Gladden. Guitar.
107 When Jesus Christ Was Here on Earth / Mount Olive Regular Baptist Church, I.D. Beck.
201 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
202 My Lord Keeps a Record / Mountain Ramblers, Thurman Pugh.
203 I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger / Almeda Riddle.
204 Bretheren, We Meet Again / Thornton Regular Baptist Church (Mayking, Ky.), George Spangler.
205 Jim and Me / Hobart Smith, Preston Smith, Texas Gladden. Guitar.
206 Hick's Farewell / Texas Gladden.
207 I'm On My Journey Home and Closing Prayer / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1692
Prestige/International.25011
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Spirituals; various performers. Vocal and instrumental music, recorded in 1959-1960 by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Little black train (2x)--I'll be sleeping in my grave (5x)--Do Lord remember me (5x)--Who'll be the driver (3x)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0089
General:
Folkways 32430
CDR copy; file exists in the DAMS system
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Sail away lady (Bunt Stephens) -- The wild wagoner (J.W. Day) -- Wake up Jacob (A. Hunt's Ramblers) -- La danseuse (D. Lachney & Gaspard) -- Georgia stomp (Andrew & Jim Baxter) -- Brilliancy medley (Eck Robertson Family) -- Indian war whoop (F. Ming Pep-Steppers) -- Old country stomp (Henry Thomas) -- Old dog blue (Jim Jackson) -- Saut crapaud (Columbus Fruge) -- Arcadian one step (Joseph Falcon) -- Home sweet home (Breaux Freres) -- Newport blues (Cincinnati Jug Band) -- Moonshiners dance (F. Cloutier Orchestra) -- Born again (Rev. J.M. Gates) -- Oh death (Rev. J.M. Gates) --Rocky road (Sacred Harp Singers) -- Present joys (Sacred Harp Singers) -- This song of love (Ga. Singing Convention) -- Judgement (Sister M. Nelson) -- Better things (Sanctified Singers) -- Laid my burden down (McIntorsh & Edwards) -- John the Baptist (Rev. Moses Mason) -- Dry bones (Bascom Lunsford) -- John the Revelator (Blind Willie Johnson) -- Little Moses (The Carter Family) -- Shine on me (Phipps Singers) -- Fifty miles of elbow room (Rev. F.W. McGee) -- In the battlefield for my Lord (Rev. D.C. Rice).
Track Information:
101 Sail Away Lady / Uncle Bunt (John L.) Stephens. Fiddle.
102 The Wild Wagoner / Jilson Setters. Fiddle,Guitar.
103 Wake Up Jacob - Wild Horse / Hunt's Texas Ramblers, Prince Albert Hunt. Fiddle,Guitar.
104 The Danseuse - Fox Trot - Dancer / Blind Uncle Gaspard, Delma Lachney. Fiddle,Guitar. French language,Cajun French dialect.
105 Georgia Stomp / Andrew Baxter, Jim Baxter. Fiddle,Guitar. English language.
107 Indian War Whoop / Hoyt Ming, Ming, Hoyt and His Pep-Steppers. Fiddle,Guitar,Autoharp.
201 Old Country Stomp / Henry Thomas. Guitar,Whistle. English language.
202 Old Dog Blue / Jim Jackson. Guitar. English language.
203 Saut Crapaud - Jump Frog - Fox Trot / Columbus Fruge. Accordion. French language,Cajun French dialect.
204 Acadian One Step / Joe Falcon. Fiddle,Accordion,Triangle (Musical instrument). French language,Cajun French dialect.
205 Home Sweet Home / Breaux Freres, Clifford Breaux, Ophy Breaux. Fiddle,Guitar,Accordion. French language,Cajun French dialect.
206 Newport Blues / Cincinnati Jug Band, Bob Coleman. Guitar,Harmonica,Jug. English language.
207 Moonshiners Dance (Part 1) / Victoria Cafe Orchestra, Frank Cloutier. Banjo,Harmonica,Piano,Clarinet,Tuba,Trumpet,Drum. English language.
301 Must Be Born Again - Born Again / J.M, Rev. Gates. English language.
302 Oh Death Where is Thy Sting / J.M, Rev. Gates. English language.
303 Rocky Road / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers. Organ (Musical instrument). English language.
304 Present Joys / Alabama Sacred Harp Singers. Organ (Musical instrument). English language.
305 This Song of Love / Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 1. English language.
306 Judgement / Mary, Rev.Sister Nelson. English language.
307 He Got Better Things for You / Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers, T. Roberts. Guitar. English language.
401 John the Baptist / Moses Mason. Guitar. English language.
402 Dry Bones / Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Banjo. English language.
403 John the Revelator / Blind Willie Johnson. Guitar. English language.
404 Little Moses / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp. English language.
405 Shine on Me / Ernest Phipps. Fiddle,Guitar,Piano,Mandolin. English language.
406 Fifty Miles of Elbow Room / F. W. (Ford Washington) McGee. Guitar,Piano,Trumpet. English language.
407 I'm in the Battle Field for My Lord / D. C., Rev. Rice. Triangle (Musical instrument),Piano,Trumpet,Drum,Trombone,Bass. English language.
308 Since I Laid My Burden Down / Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers, Elder Edwards, Lonnie McIntorsh. Guitar,Tambourine (Drum). English language.
Local Numbers:
Folkways.2952; Folkways.252
FW-ASCH-LP-02952
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1952
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Memphis (Tenn.), Tennessee, Birmingham (Ala.), Alabama, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Dallas (Tex.), United States, Texas.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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