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Mississippi Delta Survey 1941–1942
Clarksdale 8/42
Clarksdale 8/42
August 8, 1942 to August 9, 1942
Clarksdale
,
Coahoma County
,
Mississippi
,
United States
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Sermon
Sermon
Announcements
Announcements
Go Preach My Gospel, Saith the Lord
Go Preach My Gospel, Saith the Lord
Missionary prayer
Missionary prayer
Missionary sermon (part 1)
Missionary sermon (part 1)
Missionary sermon (part 2)
Missionary sermon (part 2)
Missionary sermon (part 3)
Missionary sermon (part 3)
Missionary sermon (part 4)
Missionary sermon (part 4)
Missionary sermon (part 5)
Missionary sermon (part 5)
Closing prayer
Closing prayer
Closing prayer (fragment)
Closing prayer (fragment)
Ambience
Ambience
Announcement/Prayer (fragment)
Announcement/Prayer (fragment)
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[Blank]
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Crying Holy Unto the Lord (Woe Unto Your Soul)
Crying Holy Unto the Lord (Woe Unto Your Soul)
Hold the Wind (#1)
Hold the Wind (#1)
Hold the Wind (#2)
Hold the Wind (#2)
Interview about sacred songwriting and old-time reels and songs
Interview about sacred songwriting and old-time reels and songs
Interview about old-time reels and levee camps
Interview about old-time reels and levee camps
Interview about sinful instruments; levee camp incidents; work songs; old-time dances and reels; banjos, guitars, and tent shows.
Interview about sinful instruments; levee camp incidents; work songs; old-time dances and reels; banjos, guitars, and tent shows.
These Days Got Everybody Troubled
These Days Got Everybody Troubled
Interview about geopolitics and race relations
Interview about geopolitics and race relations
The Natchez Theater Fire Disaster
The Natchez Theater Fire Disaster
What A Storm (Storm of '42)
What A Storm (Storm of '42)
I'll Be Glad to See the Son When He Comes
I'll Be Glad to See the Son When He Comes
I'll Be Glad to See the Son When He Comes (conclusion)
I'll Be Glad to See the Son When He Comes (conclusion)
Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds
Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds
Motherless Children
Motherless Children
I'm Going Home On the Morning Train
I'm Going Home On the Morning Train
A Charge to Keep I Have
A Charge to Keep I Have
Discussion of funeral customs (part 1)
Discussion of funeral customs (part 1)
Sermon on Job
Sermon on Job
Shine On Me
Shine On Me
Discussion of funeral customs (part 2)
Discussion of funeral customs (part 2)
Interview about songwriting and song-peddling
Interview about songwriting and song-peddling
The Titanic
The Titanic
Strange Things Happening In the Land
Strange Things Happening In the Land
[Blank]
[Blank]
Tent-show monologue
Tent-show monologue
The Ugliest Animal, the Baboon
The Ugliest Animal, the Baboon
Big Mosquitos
Big Mosquitos
The Man Who Walked On the Water Like Christ
The Man Who Walked On the Water Like Christ
The White Doctor and His Servant
The White Doctor and His Servant
John Loses the Race
John Loses the Race
John (Jack) Guesses What's Under the Pot
John (Jack) Guesses What's Under the Pot
John and the Lord
John and the Lord
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 1)
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 1)
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 2)
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 2)
Discussion of the Swift Peter (the dog killer)
Discussion of the Swift Peter (the dog killer)
The Preacher Who Could Always Be Trapped By Pussy
The Preacher Who Could Always Be Trapped By Pussy
The Woman Who Couldn't Count
The Woman Who Couldn't Count
The Lady and Her Three Daughters
The Lady and Her Three Daughters
Bring Me My Duck
Bring Me My Duck
White Man, Jew, and a Negro Go to Heaven
White Man, Jew, and a Negro Go to Heaven
The Ox and the Mule
The Ox and the Mule
The Jew and the Irishman at the Cemetery
The Jew and the Irishman at the Cemetery
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[Blank]
Unloading steel from cars
Unloading steel from cars
Interview fragment/ambience
Interview fragment/ambience
Sinking rails and joining iron
Sinking rails and joining iron
Spiking down
Spiking down
Shuffling/catching ties (#1)
Shuffling/catching ties (#1)
Shuffling/catching ties (#2)
Shuffling/catching ties (#2)
Interview about the benefits of whiskey; maintaining at work; negotiating differences in foremen; Bacon's work history
Interview about the benefits of whiskey; maintaining at work; negotiating differences in foremen; Bacon's work history
Interview about Georgia Skin and gambling / Jack O' Diamonds
Interview about Georgia Skin and gambling / Jack O' Diamonds
Lining/calling track
Lining/calling track
Break the News to Mother (fragment)
Break the News to Mother (fragment)
Coon, Coon, Coon (I Wish My Color Would Fade)
Coon, Coon, Coon (I Wish My Color Would Fade)
Interview about whites' attitudes towards blacks
Interview about whites' attitudes towards blacks
Break the News to Mother
Break the News to Mother
The State of Arkansas
The State of Arkansas
Interview about his musician father
Interview about his musician father
Talk/ambience
Talk/ambience
The Late War
The Late War
Ollie Jackson (#1)
Ollie Jackson (#1)
Travelin' Man
Travelin' Man
Fox Hunter's Song
Fox Hunter's Song
Our Goodman
Our Goodman
Take A Whiff On Me
Take A Whiff On Me
Duncan and Brady
Duncan and Brady
Stackerlee
Stackerlee
Interview about riverboats and roustabouts
Interview about riverboats and roustabouts
Interview about compulsory labor; freedom of movement; bad men; obeying white folks
Interview about compulsory labor; freedom of movement; bad men; obeying white folks
Down On the Farm
Down On the Farm
Show Me the Way to Go Home
Show Me the Way to Go Home
I'm A Rowdy Soul
I'm A Rowdy Soul
My Old Mistress Promised Me / Interview about dances and courting
My Old Mistress Promised Me / Interview about dances and courting
Toast (Doodly Doo)
Toast (Doodly Doo)
I'll Keep My Skillet Greasy If I Can / Old Dog Blue / Sally Goodin
I'll Keep My Skillet Greasy If I Can / Old Dog Blue / Sally Goodin
The Dummy Line
The Dummy Line
Didn't He Ramble
Didn't He Ramble
Interview about Sheriff Greek Rice outlawing music
Interview about Sheriff Greek Rice outlawing music
Story of the rabbit and the buzzard
Story of the rabbit and the buzzard
Interview about ghosts
Interview about ghosts
Ollie Jackson (#2)
Ollie Jackson (#2)
Opening announcement
Opening announcement
I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cry
I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cry
Prayer
Prayer
Announcement
Announcement
I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away
Use Me, My Lord, Use Me
Use Me, My Lord, Use Me
Toasts, folk tale, and interview (part 1)
Toasts, folk tale, and interview (part 1)
Toasts, folk tale, and interview (part 2)
Toasts, folk tale, and interview (part 2)
Stories of a conjure man and blue-gummed people / Toast
Stories of a conjure man and blue-gummed people / Toast
Do You Want A Little Bit of This?
Do You Want A Little Bit of This?
Test (Unidentified blues)
Test (Unidentified blues)
Wind Howlin' Blues
Wind Howlin' Blues
Roamin' and Ramblin Blues
Roamin' and Ramblin Blues
At the Cross
At the Cross
Scripture lesson
Scripture lesson
When I Can Read My Title Clear (part 1)
When I Can Read My Title Clear (part 1)
Prayer
Prayer
Sermon
Sermon
I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away
Prayer after the sermon (part 1)
Prayer after the sermon (part 1)
Prayer after the sermon (part 2)
Prayer after the sermon (part 2)
Prayer after the sermon (part 3)
Prayer after the sermon (part 3)
Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Lead Me On
Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Lead Me On
Announcement of recording
Announcement of recording
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 1)
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 1)
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 2)
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 2)
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 3)
Sermon: Kingdom Unity (part 3)
Prayer
Prayer
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