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Date recorded: September 26, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
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Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T947
Track Number: 10
Archive ID: T947R10
Note: Lomax asks Bessie Jones about the devil's temptations. Jones: Excessive drinking makes people do things they otherwise wouldn't. Lovers of money, gamblers, and rapists are also sinners, and homosexuality is wrong in God's eyes. "There ain't but one way to marry, and that is in love." God doesn't care about a marriage license. The life of "eat, drink, and be merry" as it relates to the Lord.
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Belongs to: New York City 9/61
About the session: The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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