Audio file

Date recorded: April 14, 1936
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified men; Performer: Taylor, Jim (Dobie Red); Recordist: Lomax, John A.
Subject(s):
Genre: sacred song
Instruments: voice
Setting: Unidentified camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)
Language: English
Location: Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
Tape number: AFS0734
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: 0734A
Note: Dobie Red, who was recorded again by Alan Lomax in 1947, seems to give his real name as Jim Taylor, but both Lomaxes used "Tim Taylor."
Technical Note: As of March 2019, a transfer direct from disc was not available. Audio here drawn from preservation reel.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Parchman Farm 4/36
About the session: John Lomax's second recording trip made to Parchman Farm.
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