Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 41 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 43 Now God to some folks is so close an theyre very few Im tellin you theyre so close with the Lawd like Elijah was an diffrunt…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 42 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 44 TL How do you know the persons not crazy BJ No no Now I was getting back to where we started at Uh uh Alfonso an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 43 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 45 PURGING CHURCH thas what I was first on my fast for an in the beginnin an mos things come inbetween jus like she come between there…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 44 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 46 39 TL She what BJ Purged you know that the Lawd purges you Youll see that too Ill show ya TL Whats purge BJ Well jus…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 45 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 47 sumpin an feel kinda good an get em goin You see they dont stay there until they git Jus like you go in the water up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 46 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 48 39 glad a that thing It done me a lot of good Umhum I was a glad chile Yeah Lawd I was glad But hits really…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 47 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 49 Foteenth Chapter of ah Firs Corinthians see An it shows you plainly you may read it anytime you want to see He that speaketh in unknown…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 48 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 50 39 tongue edifies himself Same thing I tol you its a witness of you Edify yourself Hes in you Ya see Ah Edified uh himself but…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 49 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 41 Ya see Thas real They meant a member of that church that buildin thas all they meant They don mean they got nothin within Ya see…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 50 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 42 39 repentence that time you did that four days repentence When you went on a fast for four days BJ Oh yeah umhum TL And ah…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 51 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 43 Now God to some folks is so close an theyre very few Im tellin you theyre so close with the Lawd like Elijah was an diffrunt…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 52 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 44 TL How do you know the persons not crazy BJ No no Now I was getting back to where we started at Uh uh Alfonso an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 53 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 45 PURGING CHURCH thas what I was first on my fast for an in the beginnin an mos things come inbetween jus like she come between there…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 54 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 46 39 TL She what BJ Purged you know that the Lawd purges you Youll see that too Ill show ya TL Whats purge BJ Well jus…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 55 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 47 sumpin an feel kinda good an get em goin You see they dont stay there until they git Jus like you go in the water up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 56 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 48 glad a that thing It done me a lot of good Umhum I was a glad chile Yeah Lawd I was glad But hits really good…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 57 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 49 39 Foteeth Chapter of ah Corinthians see An it shows you plainly you may read it anytime you want to see He that speaketh in unknown…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 58 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 50 tongue edifies himself Same thing I tol you its a witness of you Edify yourself Hes in you Ya see Ah Edified uh himself but he…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 59 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 39 BESSIE JONES Third tape reel dated Oct 12 1961 entirely transcribed by Dena Hirsch Interview by Antoinette Lomax TL Play entire reel on Track 2 at 712 IPS SIDE I Hair…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 60 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 61 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd Reel of 101261 Bessie Jones P 1 HAIR TL Whats that you got white hair BJ Hit turns white and then it turns back black TL It turns black again BJ…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 62 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R 101261 P 2 HAIR STYLES TL Ill be darned BJ Yeah its diffrunt from all the rest An thas just some old back stuff somewhere back in the old peoples…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 63 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 3 TL And they mostly rolled it up or did they leave it hang out BJ No they rolled it when they go on to churches an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 64 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 4 BJ Yeah the weather TL When do you remember when you first started cuttin you hair BJ Oh Lawd I dont know Around in 1920s I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 65 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 5 39 BJ Its a sin It sho is If you cut it off this is diffrunt I have cut mine but its a sin I aint…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 66 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 6 SKIN BLEACH BJ An I see I look on the beach an see all them white folks layin out there naked in the hot sun TL…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 67 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 7 MAKEUP been doin this thing Jezebel an all that crowd they all doin it All the spots sports an so they The Law said the Bible…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 68 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 8 Moses was goin down to for them to hear An God spoke to Moses an tol him to tell em to wash wash they cloes an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 69 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 9 JEWLRY BJ Never put lipstick on my mouf since I been bon An yet I tried one day I put some across there an before I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 70 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 10 39 grandfather himself wore earbobs not earbobs earrings TL Umhum He did huh BJ Yeah he had holes in his ears TL What about platting your…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 71 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 11 PAWNS THE CRAB WALK the pan too See you have a you take a pan like I tol ya you turn it turn it upside you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 72 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 12 to the to the floor but youre not on your back youre on your hands an feet see Like a crab see Jus like a crab…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 73 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 13 WATCH NIGHT TL Me too BJ I can I can look at them doin it an get drunk Shhh great gooness it makes my head feel…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 74 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 14 SQUARE DANCING BJ Candy pullin be at jus any house that you want to have it to TL You told me that one the record earlier…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 75 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 15 you know everybody get their place When he say Partners home An then after he say Partners home then ah uh hell hell say Half round…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 76 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 16 the first old lady anyone they wanna An then ah she dance to the right all around then swing her partner Then they promenade ya see…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 77 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 17 CLOTHING an round an our hand goes an inbetwixt that way But thats pretty TL The whole circle does that huh BJ Yeah the whole circle…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 78 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 18 BJ I dunno but I jus sayin ya need to wear em now double I know Ha ha ha ha They was wearin the dresses so…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 79 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 p 19 HATS MODERN thing right on back right straight back These lil ol hats they got now they used to call em turbans TL Turbans They used…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 80 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 3rd R of 101261 P 20 And then make your have your pit built or whatever you want you gonna heat em over then diffrunt then put it out you know among…- 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 39
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.53
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image