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 020255 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 41 This is a twosided tape at speed of 7 12 IPS until the bottom Page 6 where speed changed to 3 34 Interview by Alan Lomax with Antoinette…- 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 41 p 1 FLORIDA INDIANS CONT T 40 TL Now this is about the Indians in Florida BJ Yeah TL You were saying you didnt like them at first BJ…- 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 41 p 2 A MYSTICAL PORTRAIT OF CHRIST BJ An Them that bes a sinner it wont I seed it mysef AL Where was that pitcure BJ At was at…- 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 41 p 3 So I tol Mama about it an Mama say At make you a halfChristian Ha ha ha ha Huh Huh I lef out from there I was…- 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 41 p 4 AL I wonder why thats true of California BJ I dont know I would like to ssomeone sat sumpin about the first peoples come over here an…- 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 41 p 5 BJ Yeah you know them ol brindlelookin cats You know look like tigers brindle cats We call em brindle cats An he said the devil gonna come…- 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 41 p 6 AL You mean she tried to be above the rest of the people BJ Yeah Doin the wrong thing doin bein above I reckon But the way…- 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 41 p 7 letter that way she still didnt worry about it as I formerly say An the peoples tryin to pray with er So this preacher he went there…- 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 41 p 8 An she Said sumpthin tol her then said If you can kill them bedbugs you can git forgiven for your sin An then she tried She said…- 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 41 p 9 When Nine lef there she tol hi she was gonna to hell Shed give advices to you know not to do those things You know tellin peoples…- 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 41 p 10 It just grand So she done everything she said that she know to do An a fine woman we fin foun no fault wit of er She…- 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 41 p 11 herself An said she went to prayin An she asked the Lord to you know ta forgive er An ah an so she told the Lord said…- 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 41 p 12 AL You think thats a more deadly sin that murder BJ Oh yeah Ah what whatcha mean Shootn somebody down or sumpin Why thats not murder AL…- 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 41 p 13 WITCHES BJ Oh yeah uhhuh AL But wouldnt he have to go to the devil for help to do that BJ Oh oh sure Thats sellin your…- 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 41 P 14 the first hes the hes the father of a lie An he cause he the first one told it see He the father of dirtness you know…- 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 41 p 15 an git the Secon sic Books a Moses An den you got the Six an Seben Books a Moses you know Tha whole Six Books the whole…- 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 41 p 16 was in that garden Hoo I didnt know it till I got this book An them diffrunt kind a herbs Ah Adam even asked God for a…- 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 41 p17 He he meant to do it when he lef here He he wen up there An he he wa gonna take part a the Kingdom An af then…- 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 41 p 18 he said the devil visit weed because the devil visited ya see An he show hhow how how it could be done without the devil bein visited…- 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 41 p 19 move an you got to know how to speak to it See TL Can it talk back BJ Noo It just moves thats all AL Do 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 41 p 20 dirt an put it with that thing An do sumpin An you an nen then you go where these peoples at I suppose but Im sure a…- 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 41 p 21 BJ Im tellin ya Im tellin ya Yessir Ill bring it back Im tellin you AL Youd better fix it before you leave Bessie BJ I aint…- 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 41 p 22 ROBT JOHNSON SELLING OUT an m laig an all well see he he jus learnt me more Ya see AL Bessie tell Toni the things you told…- 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 41 p 23 HOW TO GET MUSICAL CURING MAGICAL POWERS AT CROSSROADS you wont sell out You see But me I ain gonna stan it ya see I dont play…- 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 41 p 24 start aplayin Now maybe they jus be wich your fingers I dont know But they say its really true Say you can learn to play organ piana…- 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 41 p 25 playin ya music Now I guess if you just said musician maybe you could play anything But this thing here for piana an an ah gitar Im…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 41 p 26 make cob pipes They used to make cob pipes too I used to hep em make cob pipes An um but he take them bramboo briars an…- 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 41 p 27 AL Can you remember some cases that really happened like that SEE TAPE 28 WHEREIN SINGLETON MAKES HIS WIFE WALK BACK FROM FLORIDA BJ I know he…- 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 41 p 28 of course he they was told that Theyre comin back ya know an not fuss if ya wan em back An they worked there on that farm…- 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 41 p 29 seein his chillun Jus seein em ya know comin to the commissary Carryin this home Want some sausage Want some crackers Ha ha ha ha ha Hu…- 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 41 p 30 in home they wasnt ha ha It wasnt fer They come walkin in home They wasn no harm in that Not one bit a harm Because they…- 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 41 p 31 THE MOON MAGIC Ya see this thing all these things Im tellin ya have to be done at a certain time See On a certain moon ya…- 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 41 p 32 on is tail An said a voice spoke He say he say it He don know whe whether the bull say it or not But he say…- 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 41 p 33 GREAT STORY PINKEY MELTON IS CURSED OF HEX BY BJ AL They had to lie up naked in the moon and do all kinds of things BJ…- 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 41 p 34 ya know Anything I had to have anything she could have see But not knowin that she was jealous a her an her She had one daughter…- 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 41 p 35 They had got er ta where that she would kinda you know sit still some She wouldnt run around as much as she usta They had put…- 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 41 p 36 She couldnt move when she wanna move Just couldnt go Stay right there That ol house was fallin down on er She had a place in the…- 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 41 p 37 Uh say Ill put it Jus let it stay right here hear ZOOM Throwed it right unneath the bed BAM The axe laid there till she come…- 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 41 p 38 Man I cried till I I said Im gonna do sumpin peoples Sumpin got to happen You know it An an I went up then an an…- 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 41
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.55
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image