Bessie Jones

Also known as: Mary Elizabeth Jones
February 8, 1902 - September 4, 1984

Bessie Jones
Associated with: LC Name Source: LC Name Authority File
Appears in 937 items.
Title Contributor(s) Date Track
Little Johnny Brown, Spread Your Blanket Down (fragment) Performer: Unidentified girls; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 1
Moses, Don't Get Lost (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 9
Hambone Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Gaskin, Charles; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 2
I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The Ocean Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 9
Goodbye, Everybody Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 16
Daniel Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 12
Hop Along, Let's Get Her (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 3
Daniel In The Lion's Den (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 6
One Of These Days Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 4
Eli, You Can't Stand Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 2
Blow Gabriel (Judgement Bar) (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 17
Little David (part 1) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 10
Adam In The Garden (III) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 13
Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere, Lord) (III) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 7
Go to Sleepy Little Baby (II) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 8
Go to Sleepy Little Baby (I) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 7
Hop Along, Let's Get Her (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 2
Carrie Belle (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 1
Blow Gabriel (Judgment Bar) (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 11
Read 'Em, John Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 10
Knee Bone Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 14
Blow Gabriel (Judgement Bar) (III) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 1
Prayer Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 4
Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere, Lord) (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 3
Everyone Talking About Heaven Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Unidentified woman; Performer: Ramsey, Ben Oct 12, 1959 6
Sign Of The Judgment Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 5
Live Humble Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 12
Little David (part 2) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 11
Johnny Cuckoo Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 5
Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere, Lord) (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ozell, Ruth; Performer: McQueen, Viola Oct 12, 1959 6
O Mary Don't You Weep Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 4
O Death Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 3
You Better Mind How You Talk Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 5
Rock In The Weary Land Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 6
Sometime Performer: Unidentified woman; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 10
The East Coast Line Performer: Unidentified woman; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 12, 1959 9
Join The Band Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 15
Interview with Bessie Jones about Raggy Levee Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis; Performer: Morrison, Henry Oct 12, 1959 17
Moses, Don't Get Lost (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 6
Adam In The Garden (I) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 4
Adam In The Garden (II) Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Ben; Performer: Proctor, Willis Oct 12, 1959 7
See Aunt Dinah (false start) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Apr 4, 1960 1
Yonder Come Day Performer: Young, Ed; Performer: Smith, Hobart; Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee Apr 4, 1960 8
See Aunt Dinah Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Ramsey, Alberta; Performer: Morrison, Henry Apr 4, 1960 2
Heaven On My Mind (false start) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Apr 4, 1960 3
It Just Suits Me Performer: Smith, Hobart; Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie Apr 4, 1960 9
The Titanic Performer: Georgia Sea Island Singers; Performer: Smith, Hobart; Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee Apr 4, 1960 6
The Titanic (false start) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Apr 4, 1960 5
Yonder Come Day (false start) Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Apr 4, 1960 7
Talk/ambience Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Apr 4, 1960 10