Starting Up For Heaven

Date recorded: September 30, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Morning Echoes; Performer: Whitaker, Homer Dean; Performer: Leegan, James; Performer: Jones, Samuel; Performer: Brother Whitaker; Performer: Brother Owens; Performer: Brother McGhee; Performer: Ayres, Willie (Slim); Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: sacred song, spiritual

Culture: African American, Southern U.S.

Instruments: guitar (electric), voice

Location: Tate County, Mississippi, United States

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T901

Track Number: 9

Archive ID: T901R09

Note: Alan Lomax: "Mad!! and very long – lead too far in background." Editor: Alan called this song "Trees" in the Tape log.

Transcript:
Belongs to: 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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