Slave story |
Performer: Roper, Caesar; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Jul 16, 1937 |
The frog story |
Performer: Vowell, G.D.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Sep 1, 1937 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 1) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 2) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 3) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 4) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 5) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 6) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 7) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 8) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 9) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of a moonshine spree (part 10) |
Performer: Doolan, Harmless Bob; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Tall stories about hunting |
Performer: Cadle, Tillman; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of Holiness preacher Brad Lowry (#1) |
Performer: Cadle, Tillman; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of Holiness preacher Brad Lowry (#2) |
Performer: Cadle, Tillman; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of Old Raney (part 1) |
Performer: Cadle, Tillman; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of Old Raney (part 2) |
Performer: Cadle, Tillman; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Story of how Uncle Wilts lost his pants while courting |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of how Uncle Wilts churned up the Devil |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of the Land of Yahoe |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of Pres Hendricks' haunted house |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of "Taggy" Ben Jackson (part 1) |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of "Taggy" Ben Jackson (part 2) |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of her husband Jim Stewart's feud with the Hendricks family (part 1) |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Story of her husband Jim Stewart's feud with the Hendricks family (part 2) |
Performer: Jackson, Aunt Molly; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 27, 1939 |
Bad Management |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
Story of the black cat |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
Story of the dead man speaking |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
Story of the leaky house |
Performer: Platt, Moses (Clear Rock); Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
May 10, 1939 |
Story of an Indian raid |
Performer: Williams, Irene; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Oct 23, 1940 |
Stories of Jefferson Davis and Isaiah T. Montgomery |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Recollections of slavery-time conditions and activities at Hurricane Plantation |
Performer: Johnson, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Sep 2, 1941 |
The Buzzard Eats the Rabbit |
Performer: Johnson,…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 19, 1942 |
The Hawk and the Buzzard |
Performer: Johnson,…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 19, 1942 |
The Ugliest Animal, the Baboon |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
Big Mosquitos |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Man Who Walked On the Water Like Christ |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The White Doctor and His Servant |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 1) |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Preacher and His Hogs (part 2) |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Preacher Who Could Always Be Trapped By Pussy |
Performer: Jefferson, Ulisses (Buck Asa…; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Woman Who Couldn't Count |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Lady and Her Three Daughters |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
Bring Me My Duck |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
White Man, Jew, and a Negro Go to Heaven |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Ox and the Mule |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
The Jew and the Irishman at the Cemetery |
Performer: Orr, M.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 23, 1942 |
Three Suitors Who Were Fast Men |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Foolish Boy and the Preachers |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Greensnake |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit (#1) |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit (#2) |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Three Sons Look for Their Fortune |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Woman Who Never Had No Man |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Preacher and the Deacon's Wife |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Devil Counts Souls In the Graveyard |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Man Runs Away from the Gunshot |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Lawyer, the Bookkeeper, and the Tramp Go to Mary |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Chicken Stealin' Man |
Performer: Ware, Asa; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Queen of Africa (#1) |
Performer: King, O.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Shine and the Titanic (#1) |
Performer: King, O.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Queen of Africa (#2) |
Performer: King, O.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Shine and the Titanic (#2) |
Performer: King, O.C.; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Railroad Men Go to Town |
Performer: Starks, Will; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Animals Have A Convention |
Performer: Starks, Will; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
The Lady Washing at the Spring |
Performer: Starks, Will; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Jul 25, 1942 |
Story of the rabbit and the buzzard |
Performer: Starks, Will; Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Jones, Lewis |
Aug 9, 1942 |
Interview about ghosts |
Performer: Jones, Lewis; Performer: Starks, Will; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 9, 1942 |
Story of the '93 storm |
Performer: Singleton, Rev. Cato; Performer: Brown, Hagar; Recordist: Lomax, John A. |
Aug 31, 1936 |
Commentary on toy bear / Story of bear and hunter (with See See Rider) |
Performer: Preservation Hall Jazz Band…; Performer: Unidentified man; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Story of a girl and her false-hearted lover |
Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Story of Jack and Mary |
Performer: Hunter, Janie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Jul 21, 1966 |
Mister Rabbit And Mister Lion |
Performer: Bartholomew, Bethel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
Story of how Bartholomew's child was stolen by the dwen |
Performer: Rose of Sharon Singers; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Bartholomew, Bethel |
May 18, 1962 |
Stories about the dwen and encounters with other demons |
Performer: Rose of Sharon Singers; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Bartholomew, Bethel |
May 18, 1962 |
The Animal Language |
Performer: Saraswati Prakash Group; Performer: Bartholomew, Bethel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
The Two Rum Drinkers |
Performer: Saraswati Prakash Group; Performer: Bartholomew, Bethel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
Son Of The Savannah (Hercules theme) |
Performer: de Freitas, Vasco; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 8, 1962 |
How The Gavilon Managed To Take The Fowl |
Performer: Jarvis, Albert; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
Story of the Golden Tree |
Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Skinner, Louis; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
People Shouldn't Mind Other People's Business |
Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Hector, Rawlingson; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
Johnny Who Was Sold To The Sea |
Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Malcolm, Reginald; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 18, 1962 |
Creole story |
Performer: Bongo group; Performer: Charles, Austin; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 19, 1962 |
Story of God's bird |
Performer: Bongo group; Performer: Crawford, Fenton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 19, 1962 |
Story Of Mister James (part 1) |
Performer: Bongo group; Performer: Crawford, Fenton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 19, 1962 |
Story Of Mister James (part 2) |
Performer: Bongo group; Performer: Crawford, Fenton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
May 19, 1962 |
Ti Jan (part 2) |
Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Grivalliers, Raoul |
Jun 20, 1962 |
Makak Et Chyen |
Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Grivalliers, Raoul |
Jun 20, 1962 |
Compère Zinin |
Performer: Daisy, Theophilus; Performer: Alexander, Daniel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 7, 1962 |
The Baboon And The Goat |
Performer: Daisy, Theophilus; Performer: Alexander, Daniel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 7, 1962 |
Zinin And The Butter |
Performer: Daisy, Theophilus; Performer: Alexander, Daniel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 7, 1962 |
Compère Lapin |
Performer: Daisy, Theophilus; Performer: Alexander, Daniel; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 7, 1962 |
Anansi And The Yams |
Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Cruickshank, Emelda; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 15, 1962 |
Two Sisters (A Man With A Black And A Clear Child) |
Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Cruickshank, Emelda; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 15, 1962 |
Brer Anansi And Brer Lion |
Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Cruickshank, Emelda; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Aug 15, 1962 |
Wujma's song |
Performer: Wujma; Recordist: Lomax, Alan |
Sep 1, 1967 |