Join the Band

~ Release by Georgia Sea Island Singers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Recorded by Alan Lomax in St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 1959 and April 1960, and in Williamsburg, Virginia, April 1960.

A collaboration between the Alan Lomax Archive and Mississippi Records.

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-18 18:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1You Better Mind
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1959-10, on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (in 1959-10), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (in 1959-10), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (in 1959-10), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (in 1959-10), Willis Proctor (in 1959-10) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10)
performer:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (on 1959-10-12), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1959-10-12), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1959-10-12), Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12), Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer) (on 1959-10-12)
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A2Oh Death
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
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A3O Day
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-04)
recording engineer and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-04)
fife:
Ed Young (on 1960-04-04)
guitar:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-04)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-04)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-04) and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-04)
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A4Turkle Dove
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-11), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
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A5Adam & Eve
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
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A6Sometimes
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Bessie Jones and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
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A7Sink Em' Low
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) and Willis Proctor
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
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B1See Aunt Dinah
recorded in:
Brunswick, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-11), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
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B2Beaulah Land
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1960-04-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-28)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
drums (drum set):
Nat Rahmings
fife [cane fife]:
Ed Young (on 1960-04-28)
four-string banjo [four-string "Jefferson" banjo]:
Hobart Smith (on 1960-04-28)
handclaps:
Ms. Ora (recorded by Alan Lomax in 1960)
membranophone:
Nat Rahmings (on 1960-04-28)
background vocals:
Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28), Alberta Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28) and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1960-04-28)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1960-04-28) and Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-28)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recording of:
Beulah Land
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12376)
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B3Prayer
recorded in:
Brunswick, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
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B4Sign of Judgement
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones and Henry Morrison (US gospel singer)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
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B5Join the Band
recorded in and engineered in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1959-10-12) and Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer)
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B6Go to Sleep Little Baby
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
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B7Before This Time Another Year
recorded in:
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States (on 1960-04-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-28)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Nat Rahmings
fife:
Ed Young
handclaps:
Ms. Ora (recorded by Alan Lomax in 1960)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Alberta Ramsay (US gospel singer) and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer)
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