Date recorded: August 28, 1978
Contributor(s): Recordist: Bishop, John; Recordist: Long, Worth; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Hemphill, Jessie Mae; Performer: Smith, Lucius
Description: 89-year-old Lucius Smith performs "You Can't Read, You Can't Write" (the name he referred to "Eighth of January" by) in the company of Jessie Mae Hemphill. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long at Smith's home in Sardis, Mississippi, August 28, 1978.
Subject(s):
Location: Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi, United States
Track Number: 112
Archive ID: AxOOmEtfkqM
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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