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Date recorded: September 26, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: game song, ring play
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: T977
Track Number: 32
Archive ID: T977R32
Note: Text from 'Step It Down' reads: "I like that part about they ain't but the one thing that I dislike. You see in the old times people taught you how to do, and they didn't like you to do things like putting on airs or posing for mens, but they'd yet get down to the raw thing and ball the jack! I thought that was so cute…"
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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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