Date recorded: August 27, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Henry, Willie Lee; Performer: Goins, Tommy Lee; Performer: Edwards, Donald; Performer: Edwards, Solomon; Performer: Donaldson, Glenn; Performer: Edwards, Nathaniel; Performer: Georgia's Mighty Gospel Clouds
Description: A performance by Morven, Georgia's Mighty Gospel Clouds, at an unidentified A.M.E. church in Arkabutla, Mississippi. The group consisted of Nathaniel Edwards, Glenn Donaldson, Solomon Edwards, Donald Edwards, Tommy Lee Goins, and Willie Lee Henry. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 27, 1978.
Subject(s):
Location: Arkabutla, Tate County, Mississippi, United States
Track Number: 141
Archive ID: Xp9lcqR5O4o
Transcript:
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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