Accent: music and dance of the Georgia Sea Islands (1962) |
Recordist: CBS; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Armstrong, Joe |
1962 |
Go Away From That Window |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Story of a girl and her false-hearted lover |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Riddles |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Shoo La Loo |
Performer: Unidentified girls; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Head And Shoulder, Baby (I) |
Performer: Unidentified girls; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Camera identification |
Performer: Unidentified cameraman; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Jones, Bessie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Head And Shoulder, Baby (II) |
Performer: Unidentified girls; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Talk/ambience |
Performer: Unidentified girls; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Talk/ambience |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Camera identification |
Performer: Unidentified cameraman; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Commentary on baptizings by Bessie Jones |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Take Me To The Water |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Commentary on baptizings by Bessie Jones |
Performer: Unidentified women; Performer: Unidentified cameraman; Performer: Jones, Bessie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Drinking That Wine (false start) |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Drinking That Wine |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Commentary on old songs by Bessie Jones |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Once There Was No Moon |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Commentary on One Morning Soon by unidentified woman |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
One Morning Soon |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Commentary on One Morning Soon by Bessie Jones |
Performer: Unidentified women; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Jones, Bessie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Way Bye And Bye |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Hallelu, Hallelu (I'm Gonna See My Friends Again) |
Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hunter, Janie |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Bessie Jones |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones (center) and others on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Members of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, including Emma Ramsey (far left), Bessie Jones (in black hat), John Davis (in gray cap) and Mable Hillery (far right) |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Members of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, left to right: Willis Proctor, Ben and Jerome Ramsey (order uncertain), John Davis, unidentified girl, Bessie Jones, and Emma Ramsey (with back to camera) |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Members of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, including Willis Proctor (white shirt), John Davis (black shirt), and Bessie Jones |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Members of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, including Bessie Jones (center) and Emma Ramsey (right) |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones (center) on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Emma Ramsey (left) and Bessie Jones (right) on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Left to right: Emma Ramsey, unidentified, Bessie Jones, and Mable Hillery on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Left to right: Emma Ramsey, unidentified, Bessie Jones, Mable Hillery, and others unidentified on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Left to right: Emma Ramsey, unidentified, Bessie Jones, Mable Hillery, and others unidentified on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
On set of "Music of Williamsburg" film (Bessie Jones in white) |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Unidentified girl and Bessie Jones on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Unidentified girl and Bessie Jones on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Front row, left to right: unidentified girl, Bessie Jones, unidentified boy; back row: Emma Ramsey, Ed Young, Mable Hillery, John Davis |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Members of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, including Emma Ramsey (far left), Bessie Jones (in black hat), John Davis (in gray cap) and Mable Hillery (far right) |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones (center) on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Emma Ramsey (left) and Bessie Jones (center) on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones (center) on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
Bessie Jones (left) and Mable Hillery on set of "Music of Williamsburg" film |
Photographer: Lomax, Alan |
Apr 28, 1960 |
I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord (part 1) |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Moses, Don't Get Lost |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by John Davis on God as a rock |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Davis, John; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Rock In The Weary Land |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Read 'Em, John |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
One Morning Soon |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Yonder Come Day |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Carrie Belle |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord (part 2) |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Before This Time Another Year |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Before This Time Another Year |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Got On My Traveling Shoes |
Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Got On My Traveling Shoes |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Twelve Stick Rag |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Davis, Reverend Gary; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Once There Was No Sun |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Adam In The Garden |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Row The Boat, Child (I) |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Row The Boat, Child (II) |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Sink 'Em Low |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Sink 'Em Low |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Buzzard Lope |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Buzzard Lope |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on There Was An Old Lady From Brewster |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
There Was An Old Lady From Brewster |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Draw Me A Bucket Of Water |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Draw Me A Bucket Of Water |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Commentary by Bessie Jones on Little Johnny Brown |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Little Johnny Brown |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Riley |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
Raggy Levee |
Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable |
Aug 1, 1965 |
You've Got To Reap Just What You Sow |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Peebles, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Nov 2, 1961 |
Just A Little Talk With Jesus (It's All Right) |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Peebles, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Nov 2, 1961 |
Alan Lomax gives eulogy and leads songs at Mable Hillery's memorial service |
Contributor: Georgia Sea Island Singers…; Contributor: Jones, Bessie; Contributor: Lomax, Alan |
1976 |
O Death |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Oct 12, 1959 |
O Mary Don't You Weep |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
You Better Mind How You Talk |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Rock In The Weary Land |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Go to Sleepy Little Baby (I) |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Go to Sleepy Little Baby (II) |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Oct 12, 1959 |
The East Coast Line |
Performer: Unidentified woman; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Sometime |
Performer: Unidentified woman; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Join The Band |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Interview with Bessie Jones about Raggy Levee |
Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis; Performer: Morrison, Henry |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Carrie Belle (II) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Hop Along, Let's Get Her (I) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Hop Along, Let's Get Her (II) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Adam In The Garden (I) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Moses, Don't Get Lost (I) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Adam In The Garden (II) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Moses, Don't Get Lost (II) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Read 'Em, John |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Blow Gabriel (Judgment Bar) (I) |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |
Daniel |
Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis |
Oct 12, 1959 |