Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020216 field work Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 A few good swts BESSIE JONES TAPE 3 Interview by Alan Lomax with occasional comments by Antoinette Lomax TL in notes on September 24 1961 in New York City This is a…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 1 RELIGION AL Bessie Id like to hear about the different kinds of churches and what they stand for You know What churches youve been in and what…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 2 member of the Missionary Baptist Church BJ Well when I was very small I well I wasnt very small I was about eighteen years old AL About…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 In red BJs VISION 18 CALLED TO HOLINESS CHURCH BJ TAPE 3 p 3 AL Really BJ Yeah Lawd AL For a long time BJ On no no not so long And…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 4 And he had at least he had em in his hand he showed em to me Each ticket had a church on it jus like a card…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p5 AL It seemed like he came right in the room with you BJ Thas right He jus reached right in right to the foot of the bed AL…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 6 JOINS BAPTIST CHURCH all times I dont care how ya pray and what ya do Cause the Lawd said When you bow to pray Satan present himsef…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 7 REVERTS TO SIN BJ Well I went back with the rest of em jus what was doin the same thing they had been doin a little later…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 8 DIFFERENT CHURCHES BJ No I dont think that AL You dont BJ I dont think that I believe that somebody in the Church mean all they know…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 9 BAPTIST VS HOLINESS BJ Well now the most thing AL Whats the main difference BJ Well the main diffrunt is is most peoples dont be jus dont…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 10 RECEIVING THE HOLY GHOST any jook or any place in the world that is I got power to go in there and come out You see But…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 11 SPEAKING IN TONGUES AL When that happens to you do you go out of yourself BJ You dont go out of yoursef Thas another thing The Holy…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 12 THE DEVIL you this I caint write good ya know what I mean Im not a professional writer An you can look at my writin anywhere in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p13 BJ But you couldnt tell if you didnt know AL Not in terms of the sounds they make BJ Not in terms of the sounds you jus know…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 14 devil an slap his face an say You lyin You aint you aint nobody You see because you be wrong yoursef You see you got to go…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 15 that hall for singers An You see what I mean You be jus say Sing for me tonight An an jus say it Im Im Alan Lomax…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 16 SEPT 1932 AL I mean when did you have this Holiness experience BJ Oh Ah ah I got the Holy Ghost in 19 ah 1932 1932 September…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 17 you you carry your Bible The man the preachers tell ya Bring your Bible Ya hardly see folks go to church without their Bible It look like…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 18 An then you understand what you doin The chirruns understan AL Well theres another difference along that line And that is in the Baptist Church its always…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 19 what this word here mean hit tell you to go over different places an you find it Maybeway back in Genesis you might be in Revelation You…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 20 AL Uhhuh BJ An um um but Im jus sayin this The mens dont hold em back from that They jes dont they dont you know Now…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 21 AL And the Church of God in Christ where is that established BJ At at the Holy Ghos Headquarters You know where they say that on earth…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 22 BJ Ya have Well thats our church We got everything there We got a hairdresser park there we got the post office we got everything there An…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 23 He was knocked in it you know what I mean He was brought to be be approved the approval of of God An he didn An he…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 23 THE ANNUNCIATION THE STORY OF CHRIST But after that ya see Jesus was born Now he knew this was gonna happen God knew it was gonna happen…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 24 HOLY CHILDREN you you know I mean Mary didnt not yet have it John the Baptist was born wit the Holy Ghos the Bible say See John…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TABLE 3 p 25 likins of sinful flesh You see All right Now when you come up abeein a good chile you can watch im They ah they is hard to…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 26 JOSEPH are a lot of people that are that differ over that BJ Well you know whatBut you know what I dont see any other way to…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 27 THE BIRTH OF JESUS And so and and and then Joseph always was a man of God and know God when when know when the spirit of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p28 em down ya see They put em down because God was intendin intent for it to be that way Because God was intentioned for God for Jesus His…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 29 happen about this star If He didnt why they wouldnt a been able to follow one star from the other You know But they knew this star…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 30 THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT down that way Ill tear ya down this way See He jus have He put out a law then to kill all boy…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 31 disguise themselves as different people BJ Well he does Sure Come as different people AL But they never come in their own form I mean do people…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 32 what you wanna do then he comes in there see Mighty and strong He comes in as the Lawd say he come in as sheep clothes Ya…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 33 that is your father but I mean namin him father he father over me an you an everybody You see An he caint save his own soul…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 34 a way of speakin you aint usin it You see You can have a lots of clothes in there an dont wear em You aint naked you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 35 no business in those drinkin parties You got no business in there You got no business An an Jesus said to to shun the very pearance of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 36 AVARICE BJ Thas thas one main thing I know An the next thing ah I believe is the love of money Ya see thats what a great…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 3 p 37 some folks dont think one sin no greater than the other but it is AL And what other ones are the major sins GAMBLING BJ Oh gamblin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1961
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - interviews
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- interviews
Notes
- - Bessie Jones interview transcriptions (September and October, 1961, New York) - tape 3
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.16
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image