Interview with Bessie Jones about Nora, Hoist The Window and Won't It Be Grand?

Audio file
Date recorded: September 26, 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: T977
Track Number: 52
Archive ID: T977R52
Note: Jones comments on Nora, Hoist The Window and "Won't It Be Grand?" She points out that O Day (Yonder Come Day) is sung differently on Saint Simons Island. "They sing it while shucking corn but also shout it in the church. It's a wonderful song because it's so true."
Belongs to: New York City 9/61
About the session: The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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