Bessie Jones John David & Geo - Complete Friends Of Old Time M [CD]

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Bessie Jones, John Davis, and the Georgia Sea Island Singers gained wide renown during the 1960s and '70s for their powerful performances of traditional songs from the African American Gullah Geechee community on St Simons Island, Georgia. Most in the group were born and raised on St. Simons, and could trace their ancestry to the enslaved West and Central Africans who worked on the island's cotton plantations. Throughout the '60s, the Georgia Sea Island Singers were prominent voices in the civil rights movement, bringing hundreds of years of Black musical tradition to bear on a pivotal time in American history. This previously unheard recording captures their complete Friends of Old Time Music concert of April 1965, at which they were joined by legendary bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell, cane fife player Ed Young, and folklorist Alan Lomax, who acted as emcee. The album showcases a variety of traditional music from the Island and beyond, including stirring work songs, emotionally charged spirituals, jubilant songs for children, and revelatory renditions of Mississippi blues.

Introduction by Alan Lomax / Travelin' Shoes ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Handclapping - Cane Fife ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones with Ed Young

Buzzard Lope (Dance) - In That Old Field ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Josephine ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Goodbye My Riley O ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Go Row the Boat Child ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Peter Davis

Join the Band ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Sink 'Em Low ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Going Down to the River ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell

Shake 'Em on Down ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell with Mable Hillery

Once There Was No Sun ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Adam in the Garden ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Who Built the Ark ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Let My Children Go ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

My God Is a Rock ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Peter Davis

I Heard the Angels Singing ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Mable Hillery with Mississippi Fred McDowell

Read 'Em John ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Mississippi Fred McDowell

Sign of the Judgment ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Chevrolet ft. Ed Young, Emma Lee Ramsey

Write Me a Few of Your Lines ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell

Don't Ever Leave Me ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell with Mable Hillery

Marching on the Mississippi Line ft. Mable Hillery, Emma Lee Ramsey

Down to the Mire ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Before This Time Another Year ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Introduction by Alan Lomax / Travelin' Shoes ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Handclapping - Cane Fife ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones with Ed Young

Buzzard Lope (Dance) - In That Old Field ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Josephine ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Goodbye My Riley O ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Go Row the Boat Child ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Peter Davis

Join the Band ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Sink 'Em Low ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Going Down to the River ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell

Shake 'Em on Down ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell with Mable Hillery

Once There Was No Sun ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Adam in the Garden ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Who Built the Ark ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Let My Children Go ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

My God Is a Rock ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Peter Davis

I Heard the Angels Singing ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Mable Hillery with Mississippi Fred McDowell

Read 'Em John ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Mississippi Fred McDowell

Sign of the Judgment ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

Chevrolet ft. Ed Young, Emma Lee Ramsey

Write Me a Few of Your Lines ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell

Don't Ever Leave Me ft. Mississippi Fred McDowell with Mable Hillery

Marching on the Mississippi Line ft. Mable Hillery, Emma Lee Ramsey

Down to the Mire ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by John Davis

Before This Time Another Year ft. Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones

• Genre: Blues
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 93074025826

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