Starting Up For Heaven

Audio file
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.
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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