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Bessie Jones 1961–1962
New York City 9/61
New York City 9/61
September 24, 1961 to September 28, 1961
New York City
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New York
,
United States
The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
Daniel He Was A Good Man (fragment)
Daniel He Was A Good Man (fragment)
Commentary by Bessie Jones about finding God
Commentary by Bessie Jones about finding God
Commentary by Bessie Jones about the Missionary Baptist and Holiness churches
Commentary by Bessie Jones about the Missionary Baptist and Holiness churches
Interview with Bessie Jones about finding the Holy Ghost
Interview with Bessie Jones about finding the Holy Ghost
Commentary by Bessie Jones about gender roles in the Holiness Church
Commentary by Bessie Jones about gender roles in the Holiness Church
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the Church of God in Christ and the Holiness Church
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the Church of God in Christ and the Holiness Church
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Holiness Church and Christ's conception
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Holiness Church and Christ's conception
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Wise Men and the devil
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Wise Men and the devil
Interview with Bessie Jones about God's gift to the Holiness people
Interview with Bessie Jones about God's gift to the Holiness people
Interview with Bessie Jones about the temptations of the devil
Interview with Bessie Jones about the temptations of the devil
Interview with Bessie Jones about race relations on St. Simons Island
Interview with Bessie Jones about race relations on St. Simons Island
Interview with Bessie Jones about dealing with anger
Interview with Bessie Jones about dealing with anger
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first job in a cotton field
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first job in a cotton field
Interview with Bessie Jones about black workers' wages and standard of living
Interview with Bessie Jones about black workers' wages and standard of living
Interview with Bessie Jones about conflict resolution
Interview with Bessie Jones about conflict resolution
Interview with Bessie Jones about her childhood and schooling in Smithville and Dawson, Georgia
Interview with Bessie Jones about her childhood and schooling in Smithville and Dawson, Georgia
Interview with Bessie Jones about her adolescence
Interview with Bessie Jones about her adolescence
Interview with Bessie Jones about her life in the 1920s
Interview with Bessie Jones about her life in the 1920s
Interview with Bessie Jones about her living in Miami and working as a housekeeper and cook
Interview with Bessie Jones about her living in Miami and working as a housekeeper and cook
Interview with Bessie Jones about faith and the Miami hurricane of 1926
Interview with Bessie Jones about faith and the Miami hurricane of 1926
Interview with Bessie Jones about abortion
Interview with Bessie Jones about abortion
Talk/ambience
Talk/ambience
Interview with Bessie Jones about her birthplace and upbringing
Interview with Bessie Jones about her birthplace and upbringing
Interview with Bessie Jones about her uncle's strictness and her stepfather's kindness
Interview with Bessie Jones about her uncle's strictness and her stepfather's kindness
Interview with Bessie Jones about her mother and God
Interview with Bessie Jones about her mother and God
You Done What The Law Could Not Do
You Done What The Law Could Not Do
Interview with Bessie Jones about her sharecropper stepfather and moving to Dawson, Georgia
Interview with Bessie Jones about her sharecropper stepfather and moving to Dawson, Georgia
Interview with Bessie Jones about disciplining children (part 1)
Interview with Bessie Jones about disciplining children (part 1)
Interview with Bessie Jones about disciplining children (part 2)
Interview with Bessie Jones about disciplining children (part 2)
Interview with Bessie Jones about her earliest memories
Interview with Bessie Jones about her earliest memories
Interview with Bessie Jones about weaning and snake stories
Interview with Bessie Jones about weaning and snake stories
Interview with Bessie Jones about child-rearing
Interview with Bessie Jones about child-rearing
Interview with Bessie Jones about her pregnancy
Interview with Bessie Jones about her pregnancy
Interview with Bessie Jones about the birth of her first child
Interview with Bessie Jones about the birth of her first child
Interview with Bessie Jones about her baby's baptism
Interview with Bessie Jones about her baby's baptism
Interview with Bessie Jones about her relationship with her baby's father
Interview with Bessie Jones about her relationship with her baby's father
Interview with Bessie Jones about courting her first husband
Interview with Bessie Jones about courting her first husband
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first marriage proposal
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first marriage proposal
The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone (I)
The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone (I)
The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone (II)
The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone (II)
Interview with Bessie Jones about The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone, Freight Train Blues, and Beggin' The Blues
Interview with Bessie Jones about The Man I Love He Is Dead And Gone, Freight Train Blues, and Beggin' The Blues
Beggin' The Blues
Beggin' The Blues
Slavery-era story about a man named Enoch
Slavery-era story about a man named Enoch
Story about a man who prayed to the devil
Story about a man who prayed to the devil
Story about a man who prayed to see his dead son
Story about a man who prayed to see his dead son
Story about a rabbit (I)
Story about a rabbit (I)
Story about a rabbit (II)
Story about a rabbit (II)
Story about a rabbit (III)
Story about a rabbit (III)
Medley of riddles (I)
Medley of riddles (I)
Medley of riddles (II)
Medley of riddles (II)
Riddles about East Hell and West Hell
Riddles about East Hell and West Hell
Interview with Bessie Jones about working on a bean farm
Interview with Bessie Jones about working on a bean farm
Toast about quitting drinking
Toast about quitting drinking
Interview with Bessie Jones about bootlegging
Interview with Bessie Jones about bootlegging
Interview with Bessie Jones about Crumb Williams
Interview with Bessie Jones about Crumb Williams
Commentary by Bessie Jones on chickens and guinea hens
Commentary by Bessie Jones on chickens and guinea hens
Commentary by Bessie Jones on her Native American great-grandfather
Commentary by Bessie Jones on her Native American great-grandfather
Commentary by Bessie Jones on dangerous snakes
Commentary by Bessie Jones on dangerous snakes
Commentary by Bessie Jones on her home in Dawson and heat exhaustion
Commentary by Bessie Jones on her home in Dawson and heat exhaustion
Commentary by Bessie Jones on childhood fishing experiences
Commentary by Bessie Jones on childhood fishing experiences
Commentary by Bessie Jones on snakes and napping in fields
Commentary by Bessie Jones on snakes and napping in fields
Commentary by Bessie Jones on conception and pregnancy
Commentary by Bessie Jones on conception and pregnancy
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (I)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (I)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (III)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on midwifery and delivering babies (III)
Story about a white farmer praying for rain
Story about a white farmer praying for rain
Interview with Bessie Jones about the flood of 1928 (I)
Interview with Bessie Jones about the flood of 1928 (I)
Interview with Bessie Jones about the flood of 1928 (II)
Interview with Bessie Jones about the flood of 1928 (II)
Talk/ambience
Talk/ambience
You Ought To Get Tired Sometime
You Ought To Get Tired Sometime
Interview with Bessie Jones about You Ought To Get Tired Sometime and Juba
Interview with Bessie Jones about You Ought To Get Tired Sometime and Juba
Juba
Juba
Interview with Bessie Jones about Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Interview with Bessie Jones about Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Commentary by Bessie Jones on If You Started For The Kingdom, Don't Turn Back
Commentary by Bessie Jones on If You Started For The Kingdom, Don't Turn Back
If You Started For The Kingdom, Don't Turn Back
If You Started For The Kingdom, Don't Turn Back
The Blood Done Signed My Name
The Blood Done Signed My Name
Interview with Bessie Jones about learning songs
Interview with Bessie Jones about learning songs
If You Meet King Jesus At The River
If You Meet King Jesus At The River
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Got To Glorify
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Got To Glorify
Got To Glorify
Got To Glorify
Commentary by Bessie Jones on A Charge To Keep I Have
Commentary by Bessie Jones on A Charge To Keep I Have
What Do You Want Your Lord To Say?
What Do You Want Your Lord To Say?
Commentary by Bessie Jones on How Much I Owe For Love Divine
Commentary by Bessie Jones on How Much I Owe For Love Divine
How Much I Owe For Love Divine
How Much I Owe For Love Divine
I Don't Know What I'd Do Without The Lord
I Don't Know What I'd Do Without The Lord
Interview with Bessie Jones about Go On, I'll Go With You
Interview with Bessie Jones about Go On, I'll Go With You
Go On, I'll Go With You
Go On, I'll Go With You
The Devil Been To My House Today
The Devil Been To My House Today
Interview with Bessie Jones about overcoming her stammer
Interview with Bessie Jones about overcoming her stammer
Somebody Needs You, Lord, Come By Here
Somebody Needs You, Lord, Come By Here
Interview with Bessie Jones about making up songs
Interview with Bessie Jones about making up songs
Lord, Help Me To Stand
Lord, Help Me To Stand
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Lord, Help Me To Stand
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Lord, Help Me To Stand
Jesus Told Me To Go
Jesus Told Me To Go
Interview with Bessie Jones about being saved (I)
Interview with Bessie Jones about being saved (I)
Ain't That Good News
Ain't That Good News
Interview with Bessie Jones about being saved (II)
Interview with Bessie Jones about being saved (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bow On My Knees And I Pray (I)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bow On My Knees And I Pray (I)
Bow On My Knees And I Pray
Bow On My Knees And I Pray
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bow On My Knees And I Pray (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bow On My Knees And I Pray (II)
Casey Jones
Casey Jones
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first marriage
Interview with Bessie Jones about her first marriage
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Primitive Baptists and When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Primitive Baptists and When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow
When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow
When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow
Interview with Bessie Jones about When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow and her father's family
Interview with Bessie Jones about When That Train Make Its Last Station Blow and her father's family
Interview with Bessie Jones about staying healthy and living longer
Interview with Bessie Jones about staying healthy and living longer
Interview with Bessie Jones about frizzled chickens kept for hoodoo
Interview with Bessie Jones about frizzled chickens kept for hoodoo
Interview with Bessie Jones about leprechauns and I Got A Right To The Tree Of Life
Interview with Bessie Jones about leprechauns and I Got A Right To The Tree Of Life
I Got A Right To The Tree Of Life
I Got A Right To The Tree Of Life
Commentary by Bessie Jones on music's timelessness
Commentary by Bessie Jones on music's timelessness
There's Singin' In The Air
There's Singin' In The Air
Commentary by Bessie Jones on There's Singin' In The Air and Where The Sun Will Never Go Down
Commentary by Bessie Jones on There's Singin' In The Air and Where The Sun Will Never Go Down
Where The Sun Will Never Go Down
Where The Sun Will Never Go Down
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Where The Sun Will Never Go Down and Anyhow
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Where The Sun Will Never Go Down and Anyhow
Anyhow
Anyhow
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the necessity of prayer
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the necessity of prayer
Go Ahead
Go Ahead
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Go Ahead and He Done Just What He Said
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Go Ahead and He Done Just What He Said
He Done Just What He Said
He Done Just What He Said
Interview with Bessie Jones about snakes and reptiles
Interview with Bessie Jones about snakes and reptiles
Interview with Bessie Jones about hearing her first blues
Interview with Bessie Jones about hearing her first blues
Shoo Along
Shoo Along
Interview with Bessie Jones about old-time reels, sets, and breakdowns
Interview with Bessie Jones about old-time reels, sets, and breakdowns
Salty Dog
Salty Dog
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Salty Dog
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Salty Dog
Commentary by Bessie Jones on If You Don't Like My Peaches, Please Don't Shake My Tree
Commentary by Bessie Jones on If You Don't Like My Peaches, Please Don't Shake My Tree
Interview with Bessie Jones about racial confrontations
Interview with Bessie Jones about racial confrontations
Interview with Bessie Jones about Holiness Church services
Interview with Bessie Jones about Holiness Church services
Commentary by Bessie Jones on family meals and foodways
Commentary by Bessie Jones on family meals and foodways
Commentary by Bessie Jones on recipes and foodways
Commentary by Bessie Jones on recipes and foodways
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the midday meal
Commentary by Bessie Jones on the midday meal
Commentary by Bessie Jones on fresh food, canning, and desserts
Commentary by Bessie Jones on fresh food, canning, and desserts
Commentary by Bessie Jones on school, church, family and friends in her youth
Commentary by Bessie Jones on school, church, family and friends in her youth
Interview with Bessie Jones about songs she learned from her grandparents
Interview with Bessie Jones about songs she learned from her grandparents
Old Bill The Rolling Pin
Old Bill The Rolling Pin
Interview with Bessie Jones about Old Bill The Rolling Pin
Interview with Bessie Jones about Old Bill The Rolling Pin
Railroad Bill
Railroad Bill
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Rap Jack and Ol' Mule, I Say
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Rap Jack and Ol' Mule, I Say
Ol' Mule, I Say
Ol' Mule, I Say
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Ol' Mule, I Say and her musical grandfather
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Ol' Mule, I Say and her musical grandfather
Shortnin' Bread
Shortnin' Bread
Interview with Bessie Jones about singing during work
Interview with Bessie Jones about singing during work
Coonshine (Coonjine)
Coonshine (Coonjine)
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Coonshine (Coonjine) dance
Interview with Bessie Jones about the Coonshine (Coonjine) dance
If You Don't Like The Way I Do (If You Don't Like My Peaches)
If You Don't Like The Way I Do (If You Don't Like My Peaches)
Interview with Bessie Jones about If You Don't Like The Way I Do, her schooling, and Steal Away
Interview with Bessie Jones about If You Don't Like The Way I Do, her schooling, and Steal Away
Steal Away
Steal Away
Commentary by Bessie Jones on secular and spiritual education
Commentary by Bessie Jones on secular and spiritual education
Have Courage To Say No
Have Courage To Say No
Interview with Bessie Jones about courtship
Interview with Bessie Jones about courtship
My Lord What A Morning
My Lord What A Morning
Commentary by Bessie Jones on My Lord What A Morning (When The Stars Begin To Fall)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on My Lord What A Morning (When The Stars Begin To Fall)
Sunshine And Rain
Sunshine And Rain
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Sunshine And Rain
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Sunshine And Rain
We're Called The Christian Soldiers
We're Called The Christian Soldiers
Commentary by Bessie Jones on We're Called The Christian Soldiers and her schooling
Commentary by Bessie Jones on We're Called The Christian Soldiers and her schooling
Elephant Fair
Elephant Fair
Interview with Bessie Jones about Elephant Fair
Interview with Bessie Jones about Elephant Fair
Just From The Kitchen
Just From The Kitchen
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Just From The Kitchen and Nana, Thread Needle
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Just From The Kitchen and Nana, Thread Needle
Nana, Thread Needle (I)
Nana, Thread Needle (I)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Nana, Thread Needle
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Nana, Thread Needle
Nana, Thread Needle (II)
Nana, Thread Needle (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Nana, Thread Needle and Soup Soup
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Nana, Thread Needle and Soup Soup
Soup Soup (I)
Soup Soup (I)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Soup Soup
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Soup Soup
Soup Soup (II)
Soup Soup (II)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on East Coast Line
Commentary by Bessie Jones on East Coast Line
East Coast Line
East Coast Line
Interview with Bessie Jones about East Coast Line and Uncle Jesse
Interview with Bessie Jones about East Coast Line and Uncle Jesse
Uncle Jesse
Uncle Jesse
Interview with Bessie Jones about Uncle Jesse and Bob-a-Needle
Interview with Bessie Jones about Uncle Jesse and Bob-a-Needle
Bob-a-Needle
Bob-a-Needle
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bob-a-Needle (Bobbin' Needle)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Bob-a-Needle (Bobbin' Needle)
Interview with Bessie Jones about old spirituals
Interview with Bessie Jones about old spirituals
Over Yonder (On That Other Shore)
Over Yonder (On That Other Shore)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Over Yonder
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Over Yonder
Let Me Fly To Mount Zion
Let Me Fly To Mount Zion
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Let Me Fly To Mount Zion and Lordy, Don't Leave Me
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Let Me Fly To Mount Zion and Lordy, Don't Leave Me
Lordy, Don't Leave Me
Lordy, Don't Leave Me
Interview with Bessie Jones about Lordy, Don't Leave Me, Some Of These Days, and Walk In The Light
Interview with Bessie Jones about Lordy, Don't Leave Me, Some Of These Days, and Walk In The Light
Walk In The Light
Walk In The Light
Interview with Bessie Jones about her family's songs and Nora, Hoist The Window
Interview with Bessie Jones about her family's songs and Nora, Hoist The Window
Nora, Hoist The Window / Let The Dove Come In (Who Built The Ark?)
Nora, Hoist The Window / Let The Dove Come In (Who Built The Ark?)
Interview with Bessie Jones about Nora, Hoist The Window and Won't It Be Grand?
Interview with Bessie Jones about Nora, Hoist The Window and Won't It Be Grand?
Won't It Be Grand?
Won't It Be Grand?
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Won't It Be Grand and Uncle Ned
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Won't It Be Grand and Uncle Ned
Uncle Ned
Uncle Ned
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Uncle Ned and Heaven, Heaven
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Uncle Ned and Heaven, Heaven
Heaven, Heaven
Heaven, Heaven
Commentary with Bessie Jones on Once There Was No Moon
Commentary with Bessie Jones on Once There Was No Moon
Once There Was No Moon
Once There Was No Moon
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Throw Me Overboard
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Throw Me Overboard
Throw Me Overboard
Throw Me Overboard
Commentary by Bessie Jones on I Know My Time Ain't Long (Goodbye, Sinner)
Commentary by Bessie Jones on I Know My Time Ain't Long (Goodbye, Sinner)
I Know My Time Ain't Long
I Know My Time Ain't Long
Commentary by Bessie Jones on I Know My Time Ain't Long (Goodbye, Sinner) and Ride On King
Commentary by Bessie Jones on I Know My Time Ain't Long (Goodbye, Sinner) and Ride On King
Ride On, King (fragment)
Ride On, King (fragment)
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