Get in Union

~ Release by Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1No Hiding Place Down Here
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones2:28
2O 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
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers3:47
3Dead and Gone
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones2:18
4Prayer
recorded in:
Brunswick, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers1:55
5Sign of the Judgment
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)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:15
6This Train Is a Clean Train
recorded in:
Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones2:41
7Turkle 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)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers1:43
8Beulah 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)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers4:20
9Let Me Fly
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (in 1960-04)
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)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1960-04)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers4:20
10Walk Daniel
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Willis Proctor
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)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:11
11I’m Gonna Lay Down My Life for the Lord
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Bessie Jones
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)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:28
12Way Down Yonder in the Brickyard
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones1:19
13Bob Young’s Song and Whoop
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
spoken vocals:
Bessie Jones and Antoinette Marchand
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones3:51
14Read ’em, John
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (on 1959-10-12), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (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)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:03
15Before This Time Another Year
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-08-01)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1965-08-01)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Reverend Gary Davis, John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) and Mable Hillery
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers3:37
16Once There Was No Sun (I)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1965-08-01)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
spoken vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Mable Hillery and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer)
recorded at:
Central Park in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-08-01)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers4:10
17There Was an Old Lady From Brewster
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1965-08-01)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Mable Hillery and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer)
recorded at:
Central Park in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-08-01)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers1:07
18Little Johnny Brown
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1965-08-01)
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Mable Hillery and Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer)
recorded at:
Central Park in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-08-01)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers3:27
19Prodigal Son
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones4:03
20Take Me to the Water
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1966-07)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Janie Hunter and Unidentified woman ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:05
21Drinking That Wine
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1966-07)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Janie Hunter and Unidentified woman ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Drinking That Wine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers1:44
22Once There Was No Sun (II)
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Janie Hunter and unidentified woman ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1966-07)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers1:35
23One Morning Soon
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
spoken vocals:
unidentified woman ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Janie Hunter, Bessie Jones and unidentified woman ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1966-07)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:19
24Buzzard Lope
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
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:03
25One of These Days (I)
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Willis Proctor
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)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
Bessie Jones with Georgia Sea Island Singers2:15
26One of These Days (II)
recorded in:
Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1961-10-06)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-10-06)
Bessie Jones1:24