Heavenly Gospel Singers: Sit Down Servant and Rest Awhile (1978)


Date recorded: August 11, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Taylor, Albert; Performer: Jones, Leroy; Performer: Robinson, Zeb; Performer: Holden, Amos; Performer: Heavenly Gospel Singers
Description: The Heavenly Gospel Singers of Jackson, Mississippi, perform "Sit Down Servant and Rest Awhile" at the St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, Mississippi. Amos Holden, lead; Zeb Robinson, tenor; Leroy Jones, bass; Albert Taylor, baritone. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 11, 1978.
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Instruments: voice
Location: Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States
Track Number: 76
Archive ID: zh-jBAqyvEo
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Belongs to: Mississippi Delta and Hill Country (1978)
About the session: Bluesmen; fife-and-drum ensembles; former muleskinners and railroad tie-tampers; and tall-tale reciters. Performers include Skip James collaborator Jack Owens, diddley-bow player Lonnie Pitchford, fife legend Otha Turner, and R. L. Burnside in his first film appearance.
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