Title: Accent: music and dance of the Georgia Sea Islands (1962)
Date recorded: 1962
Contributor(s): Recordist: CBS; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Armstrong, Joe; Performer: Dixon, Joe; Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Proctor, Willis; Performer: Davis, Peter; Performer: Davis, John; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers
Description: A segment on the Georgia Sea Island Singers shot at St. Simons Island – featuring Bessie Jones, John Davis, Peter Davis, Willis Proctor, Mable Hillery, Emma Lee Ramsey, Joe Dixon, Joe Armstrong, and others unidentified, and guest host Alan Lomax – from the short-lived CBS educational program "Accent," hosted by poet John Ciardi, 1962. (Commercials retained.)
Subject(s):
Location: Saint Simons, Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Archive ID: 5neSitIO7zQ
Belongs to: CBS Accent 1962
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