New York City 9/61 | Lomax Digital Archive

September 24, 1961 to September 28, 1961
New York City, 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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Bessie Jones about old-time reels, sets, and breakdowns

Interview with Bessie Jones about old-time reels, sets, and breakdowns

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

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

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

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)

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Soup Soup

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Soup Soup

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

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

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

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Uncle Ned and Heaven, Heaven

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Uncle Ned and 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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