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 020225 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 BESSIE JONES TAPE 10 Interviewed by Alan Lomax in New York City on October 6 1962 Fully transcribed by Dana Hirsch songs dseparate from dialogue Tape on one side only tract 2…- 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 10 p 1 AL Bessie tell me about this HopAlongCharley BJ Aw hes just a boy called HopAlongCharley Thats was he was in Florida I dont know he had no…- 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 10 p 2 place called Arcady you know You know Arcady dontcha On on the West Coast We was over there An they all was talkin Asked me Aint you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 10 p 3 Thas the first time I heard that song Cause I Cause it seem like hes sayin Bessie till I learn it good he wasnt sayin Bessie Hah…- 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 10 p 4 BJ Sumpthin like that An then then An the farmer told the boll weevil ththat you sure done me wrong An say Now you Yeat up all…- 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 10 p 5 AL Did you ever hear anything like Po farmer po farmer po farmer They git all the farmer made His cloes is full of patches His head…- 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 10 p 7 BJ I heard ah my uncle AL song BJ No I aint heard that Mighta did but I dont member I know my uncle had some kinda…- 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 10 p 8 BJ Umhum AL Diffrent BJ Umhum I know AL He can show you some tricks BJ Who that AL Ill pay for a lesson for you BJ…- 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 10 p 9 BJ Oh yeah An never come AL Yeah He ran too late But he just lives right around the corner BJ Yeah AL Hell love you Hell…- 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 10 p 10 tuk everything they had an go out an make hah hah make big of it me an the chilrun Everything that they THE ADULTS would do An…- 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 10 p 11 AL Steps Didnt they have different steps in Florida BJ Ahha they did they did But you know what I dont care singin dancins just like singin…- 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 10 p 12 BJ Im tryin to think a how he said that when he was bound in jail Now this the way I know it hadnt turned to Leona…- 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 10 p 13 house got to be fixed in and out before he get in it I aint jokin He is Hell fix it hisself first Paint that house out…- 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 10 p 14 times we used to laugh Ha aha Cause all of em call im Mister Reese every devilish one of em Yessir every one I know about AL…- 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 10 p 15 Ah Ha ha Ill never forget that God bless her I said I said Maw Im sure glad he got it befo the two years was up…- 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 10 p16 away AL Tell me about how he used to pick the box for Louisiana BJ Hum AL When hed pick the box and get Louisiana back BJ Yeah…- 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 10 p17 her em come to dance by They have much fun about it See in those days when they be havin fun in the daytime like that they aint…- 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 10 p 19 Uncle Gene sang brother Huh huh Yeah but theyd give em out AL How would he do that Playing with his hand BJ Uhhuh Jus playin with…- 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 10 p 19 Selling out to the Devil for Music incl Good Story AL Theres something Ive heard you could probably tell me its true that some of these great…- 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 10 p 20 BJ Yeah I heard a that too I heard a boy AL What did he do BJ I heard a boy say ah ah Boy hes a…- 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 10 p 21 BJ Yeah uhhuh He call himself Peter Wheatstraw the devils soninlaw He aint even named that See AL Whats his real name BJ I forget his real…- 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 10 p 22 time youre hanted haunted by im You know ah this man there was a man in Fitzgerald there he had sold hisself out END OF REEL Transcribed…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 10 Bessie Jones Reel 10 of 10661 Side I song 3 LAY AROUND TOWN Lay around town With all sorts of class And you had me bound in jail oh babe If…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 10 Bessie Jones Reel 10 song 3 cont CHORUS Oh me Oh my 2 You got me bound in jail If I hada known It was gonna be this way 2 I…- 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 10
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.25
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image