Commentary on African-American seamen and the Georgia Sea Islands

Audio file
Date recorded: April 19, 1969
Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Location: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T9000
Track Number: 40
Archive ID: T9000R40
Note: Alan Lomax introduces a sailor's song from the Georgia Sea Islands, home of the oldest continuous black culture in the United States. The song about the black but clear Tar River is full of symbolism.
Belongs to: Texas City 1969
About the session: A lecture and performance given by Alan Lomax in Texas City, Texas, on April 19, 1969. Lomax illustrates the development of American folk music through New England hymns to Black spirituals and bad-man ballads. The recording was given to Lomax by Robert P. Shinn.
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