Have You Ever Heard A Man Speak Like This Before?

Title: Have You Ever Heard A Man Speak Like This Before?
Date recorded: September 30, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: The Williams Singers; Performer: Williams, Ishman; Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Genre: sacred song, spiritual
Instruments: guitar (electric), voice
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.

Subject(s):

Note: Alan Lomax: "fantastic sound effect."
Setting: The Hart Temple

Location: Tate County, Mississippi, United States

Archive ID: T901R01

Original format: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T901
Track: 1

Part of: Tate County 9/59

About the session: Gospel performances at St. Peter Church, Tate County, Mississippi. (The town is unknown.) This session features two visiting groups: the Williams Singers from St. Louis and the Morning Echoes from Detroit. It is unclear, however, from the Morning Echoes' leader's introduction of the group (T901, track 8), just how many members there are.

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