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Date recorded: October 6, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Marchand, Antoinette; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T955
Track Number: 3
Archive ID: T955R03
Note: Jones and her second husband, George Jones, were both 29 when they married. They didn't feel settled until several months after the marriage. There were some issues about which both would become annoyed. 'It was best to just leave it off,' Jones concludes.
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Belongs to: New York City 10/61
About the session: The tenth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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