Somebody Needs You, Lord, Come By Here

Audio file
Date recorded: September 26, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Marchand, Antoinette; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: shout, spiritual
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: T952
Track Number: 23
Archive ID: T952R23
Note: Text: Somebody needs you, Lord, / come by here, / Oh, Lord, come by here. Kumbaya, a hit folk-pop hit, originated as a Gullah spiritual.
Belongs to: New York City 9/61
About the session: The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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