Introduction of choir |
Performer: Lomax, John A.; Performer: Jenkins, Elise Ford; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Jul 9, 1937 |
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Introduction to Plantation Echoes by unidentified man |
Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Jul 16, 1937 |
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Slave story |
Performer: Roper, Caesar; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Jul 16, 1937 |
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Commentary on his Holiness baptism and call to preach (part 2) |
Performer: Trusty, E.L. |
Sep 11, 1937 |
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Jackson Jail Blues |
Performer: Collett, J. F. (Farmer); Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Sep 26, 1937 |
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Testimony |
Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
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Testimony / I'm Happy With Jesus Alone |
Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
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Introduction to The Good Thief (part 2) |
Performer: Dolores, Sister Mary; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 9, 1939 |
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Introduction to The Good Thief (part 1) |
Performer: Dolores, Sister Mary; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 9, 1939 |
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Hunting horn demonstration |
Performer: Jones, John B.; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 9, 1939 |
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Dialect recitation of prayer for four-cent cotton (#2) |
Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 12, 1939 |
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Dialect recitation of prayer for four-cent cotton (#1) |
Performer: Goree, John Lowry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 12, 1939 |
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Commentary on cotton-picking corrido (part 1) |
Performer: Wells, J. K.; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 26, 1939 |
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Commentary on cotton-picking corrido (part 2) |
Performer: Wells, J. K.; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Apr 26, 1939 |
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Recording announcement |
Performer: Lomax, Ruby Terrell; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 3, 1939 |
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Recording announcement |
Performer: Lomax, Ruby Terrell; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 4, 1939 |
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Recording announcement |
Performer: Duggan, Shirley Lomax; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 7, 1939 |
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Bad Management |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
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Story of the black cat |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
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Story of the dead man speaking |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
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Story of the leaky house |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
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Prayer / Rock Of Ages |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
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Unloading rails |
Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 16, 1939 |
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Track-lining holler (#1) |
Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 16, 1939 |
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Wake Up, Sleepy (roustabout song) |
Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 16, 1939 |
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Steel-driving song |
Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 16, 1939 |
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January, February (tie-tamping song) |
Performer: Truvillion, Henry; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 16, 1939 |
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Commentary on indecent childrens' songs / Tee-Dup, Tee-Dup / Greasy String |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
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Announcement of Oh Lordy, Won't You Come By Here |
Performer: Lomax, John A.; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Oct 24, 1940 |
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Announcement of Keep Your Hand On the Throttle |
Performer: Lomax, John A.; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Oct 24, 1940 |
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Announcements |
Performer: Sister McBryan; Performer: Long, Rev. Silas C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 26, 1941 |
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Recollections of Jefferson Davis' slaves band and dances; settlement and bands in Mound Bayou |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Stories of Jefferson Davis and Isaiah T. Montgomery |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Recollections of church at Hurricane; field hollers and blues; dances and church songs; Davis Bend excursions; cotton-pickings and community celebrations |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Recollections of bands at Davis Bend; studying music at Alcorn; contemporary musicians in Mound Bayou |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Recollections of slavery-time conditions and activities at Hurricane Plantation |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Recollections of learning music; reels, blues and march music; mother's Creole origins |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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Announcement |
Performer: Unidentified minister; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 11, 1942 |
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Speech |
Performer: Johnson, Turner S., Jr.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 20, 1942 |
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Recitation (I Believe the Good Old Bible From the Beginning to the End) |
Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 20, 1942 |
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Stories of a conjure man and blue-gummed people / Toast |
Performer: Edwards, David (Honeyboy); Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 22, 1942 |
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Announcement/Prayer (fragment) |
Performer: Cuney, Jr., Rev. T.J.; Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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The Preacher and His Hogs (part 2) |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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Announcement of recording |
Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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When I Can Read My Title Clear (part 1) |
Performer: Mississippi…; Performer: James, Rev. H.T.; Performer: Haley, Rev. J.H. |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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Scripture lesson |
Performer: Brown, Rev. T.B.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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John and the Lord |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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The Preacher and His Hogs (part 1) |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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John Loses the Race |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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John (Jack) Guesses What's Under the Pot |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
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