In 1959 and 1960, folklorist Alan Lomax made now-celebrated field trips through the South that resulted in a literal mountain (80 hours) of recordings of all kinds of American traditional music. These tapes led to the eventual release of 19 albums. Seven of them formed the series known as Sounds of the South on Atlantic (now available as a four-CD box set). The other 12 were issued as volumes of a Prestige series entitled Southern Journey. Rounder has now made the Southern Journey recordings available on CD in a 13-volume set that also includes some previously unreleased material. Lomax's recordings have been justly hailed as a foundation of American musical scholarship. He was not only among the first to conscientiously document living American musical traditions with links to centuries past; he was also the first to record them with sonic clarity that enables contemporary listeners to appreciate them as living art forms, rather than dusty museum relics. The sheer quantity of work that Lomax recorded during this period is daunting, so for those who just want to dip their toes into the water, this first volume is a suggested starting point. Most of the Southern Journey CDs are arranged thematically; Vol. 1, however, draws from all forms of Southern folk music, including blues, spirituals, sea chanteys, work songs, ballads, and more. What surprises the modern-day listener is that, apart from the immense academic interest of the recordings, the performances themselves are emotional, moving, and often downright enjoyable. There are actually a couple of well-known musicians on this disc (bluesman Fred McDowell, early country artist J.E. Mainer), but almost all the other artists perform at a similar level. Nine of the 24 tracks (including the one by McDowell) were previously unissued.
VOLUMES:
Volume 1: Voices From The American South - Blues, Ballads, Hymns, Reels, Shouts, Chanteys And Work Songs
Volume 2: Ballads And Breakdowns - Songs From The Southern Mountains
Volume 3: 61 Highway Mississippi - Delta Country Blues, Spirituals, Work Songs & Dance Music
Volume 4: Brethren, We Meet Again - Southern White Spirituals
Volume 5: Bad Man Ballads - Songs Of Outlaws And Desperadoes
Volume 6: Sheep, Sheep Don'tcha Know The Road - Southern Music, Sacred And Sinful
Volume 7: Ozark Frontier - Ballads And Old-timey Music From Arkansas
Volume 8: Velvet Voices - Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, And Colonial Era Music
Volume 9: Harp Of A Thousand Strings - All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp
Volume 10: And Glory Shone Around - More All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp
Volume 11: Honor The Lamb - The Belleville A Cappella Choir
Volume 12: Georgia Sea Islands - Biblical Songs And Spirituals
Volume 13: Earliest Times - Georgia Sea Islands Songs For Everyday Living
Various – Volume 1: Voices From The American South - Blues, Ballads, Hymns, Reels, Shouts, Chanteys And Work Songs
1.Bessie Jones – O Day
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Vocals, Handclaps – Georgia Sea Island Singers
Vocals – Bessie Jones
Acoustic Guitar – Hobart Smith
2.Hobart Smith – Katy Went Fishing With Her Fishing Line
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
3.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Walk In The Parlor
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Banjo – Lucius Smith
4.Vera Ward Hall – Mama's Gonna Buy
Vocals – Vera Ward Hall
5.Fred McDowell – Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Fred McDowell
6.Bright Light Quartet – Po' Lazarus
Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
7.Neil Morris – The Lass Of Loch Royale
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Neil Morris
8.J.E. Mainer And Band – Three Nights Drunk
9.Charley Everidge & Neil Morris – Turkey In The Straw
Vocals – Neil Morris
Wind [Mouth Bow] – Charlie Everidge
10.Sidney Carter – Pharaoh
Vocals – Mrs. Sidney Carter
11.Uncle Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward & Dale Poe – Interview/Cripple Creek
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
Acoustic Guitar – Dale Poe
12.Ollie Gilbert – The Diver Boy
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
13.Estil C. Ball – Pretty Polly
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Estil C. Ball
14.Bright Light Quartet – Sweet Roseanne
Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
15.Bessie Jones – Sink 'Em Low
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
Backing Vocals – Henry Morrison, John Davis, Peter Davis), Willis Proctor
16.Ed Lewis – Dollar Mamie
Lead Vocals – Ed Lewis
Backing Vocals – Henry Mason, James Carter, John L. Moore
17.Rev. Crenshaw & Congregation – I Wonder Will We Meet Again?
18.Almeda Riddle – Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
19.I.D. Beck – Testimony
Voice – Elder I.D. Beck
20.Ike Caudill & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation, The – Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
21.Sacred Harp Singers – The Last Words Of Copernicus
22.Belleville A Cappella Choir – The Gospel Train
Choir – Belleville A Cappella Choir
Lead Vocals – Caleb Harris
23.John Davis & Bessie Jones – Beulah Land
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Banjo – Hobart Smith
Vocals – Alberta Ramsay, Emma Ramsay, Henry Morrison
Drums – Nat Rahmings
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones, John Davis
24.Hobart Smith & Bessie Jones – It Just Suits Me
Vocals, Handclaps – Georgia Sea Island Singers
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Hobart Smith
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
Various - Volume 2: Ballads And Breakdowns - Songs From The Southern Mountains
1.Wade Ward – Old Joe Clark
Banjo – Wade Ward
2.Estil C. Ball – Poor Ellen Smith
Vocals, Guitar – Estil C. Ball
3.Hobart Smith – Sourwood Mountain
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
4.Spencer Moore – The Girl I Left Behind
Vocals, Guitar – Spencer Moore
5.Glen Stoneman – John Henry
Guitar – James Lindsay
Banjo – George Stoneman
Fiddle – Glen Stoneman
6.Texas Gladden – Three Little Babes
Vocals – Texas Gladden
7.Norman Edmonds – Bonaparte's Retreat
Fiddle – Norman Edmonds
8.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – June Apple
Guitar – Bob Carpenter
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
9.Hobart Smith – Peg An' Awl
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
10.George Stoneman – Sally Anne
Banjo – George Stoneman
11.Wade Ward & Bob Carpenter – The Fox Chase
Voice – Bob Carpenter
Banjo, Voice – Wade Ward
12.Ruby Vass – The Banks Of The Ohio
Vocals, Guitar – Ruby Vass
13.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Willow Garden
Guitar – Dave Poe
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
14.Hobart Smith – Graveyard Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
15.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Uncle Charlie's Breakdown
Guitar – Dave Poe
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
16.Bob Carpenter – The Burglar Man
Vocals, Guitar – Bob Carpenter
17.Hobart Smith – Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl
Vocals, Piano – Hobart Smith
18.Ruby Vass – Single Girl
Vocals, Guitar – Ruby Vass
19.Hobart Smith – Parson Burrs
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
20.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Piney Woods Gal
Guitar – Bob Carpenter
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
21.Texas Gladden – Hicks' Farewell
Vocals – Texas Gladden
22.Hobart Smith – Black Annie
Banjo – Hobart Smith
23.Hobart Smith – The Little Schoolboy
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
24.Norman Edmonds – Breaking Up Christmas
Guitar – Paul Edmonds
Banjo – Rufus Quesinbery
Fiddle – Norman Edmonds
25.Texas Gladden – Whole Heap A Little Horses
Vocals – Texas Gladden
26.Wade Ward – Cluck Old Hen
Banjo – Wade Ward
Various – Volume 3: 61 Highway Mississippi - Delta Country Blues, Spirituals, Work Songs & Dance Music
1.Henry Ratcliff – Louisiana
Vocals – Henry Ratcliff
2.Ed Young – Jim And John
Flute [Fife] – Ed Young
Drums – Lonnie Young Jr., Lonnie Young Sr.
3.Fred McDowell – 61 Highway Blues
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
4.Ed Lewis – Stewball
Vocals – Ed Lewis
5.John Dudley – Po' Boy Blues
Vocals, Guitar – John Dudley
6.A. Burton & Congregation – God's Unchanging Hand
Vocals, Leader – Anderson Burton
7.Fred McDowell – Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
8.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Emmaline, Take Your Time
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Drums – Lucius Smith
9.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – I'm Gonna Live Anyhow 'Till I Die
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Practcher
Fiddle – Bob Pratcher
10.Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns & Jesse Lee Pratcher – Little Sally Walker
Vocals, Handclaps – Ida Mae Towns, Jesse Lee Pratcher, Mattie Gardner
11.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Old Devil's Dream
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Drums – Lucius Smith
12.Rose Hemphill – Rolled And Tumbled
Vocals, Guitar – Rose Hemphill
13.Leroy Gary – Mama Lucy
Vocals – Leroy Gary
14.Fred McDowell – Soon One Mornin'
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
15.Ervin Webb – I'm Goin' Home
Vocals, Leader – Ervin Webb
16.Ervin Webb – Interview
Voice – Ervin Webb
17.Fred McDowell with Miles Pratcher & Fanny Davis – Fred McDowell's Blues
Guitar – Miles Pratcher
Guitar [Slide Guitar], Vocals – Fred McDowell
Kazoo [Comb] – Fanny Davis
18.Viola James & Congregation – Tryin' To Make Heaven My Home
Vocals, Leader – Viola James
19.Leroy Miller – Berta. Berta
Vocals, Leader – Leroy Miller
20.Fred McDowell – Germany Blues
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
21.John Dudley – Clarksdale Mill Blues
Guitar, Vocals – John Dudley
22.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – If It's All Night Long
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Pratcher
Fiddle – Bob Pratcher
23.Fred McDowell – Lord Have Mercy
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
24.Mrs. Sidney Carter – Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby
Vocals – Mrs. Sidney Carter
Various – Volume 4: Brethren, We Meet Again - Southern White Spirituals
1.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Sardinia (No 296)
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Leader – Jesse Dryden
2.D.N. Asher – Testimony On Old Pioneer Religion
Voice – D.N. Asher
3.Howard Adams & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Amazing Grace
Leader – Howard Adams
4.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – Lonely Tombs
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
5.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Leader – George Spangler
6.Ruby Vass – The Old Gospel Ship
Guitar, Vocals – Ruby Vass
7.Ollie Gilbert – The Little Family
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
8.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – When The Stars Begin To Fall
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
9.I.D. Beck – Testimony
Voice – I.D. Beck
10.I.D. Beck & Congregation Of Mt. Olivet Regular Baptist Church – When Jesus Christ Was Here On Earth
Leader – I.D. Beck
11.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Northport (No 324)
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
12.George Spangler – Testimony
Voice – George Spangler
13.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Regular Baptist Church* – Why Must I Wear This Shroud?
Leader – George Spangler
14.Hobart Smith – See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
15.Howard Adams – Testimony
Voice – Howard Adams
16.Mountain Ramblers, The – My Lord Keeps A Record
Banjo, Vocals – Cullen Galyen
Guitar, Vocals – Charles Hawkes, Eldridge Montgomery
Mandolin, Vocals – James Lindsay*
Bass, Vocals – Thurman Pugh
17.Almeda Riddle – I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
18.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Brethren, We Have Met Again
Leader – George Spangler
19.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – Jim And Me
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
20.Ollie Gilbert – Joseph Looney
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
21.I.D. Beck – Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow
Choir – Congregation Of Mt. Olivet Regular Baptist Church
Leader – I.D. Beck
22.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – I'm On My Journey Home
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
23.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Closing Prayer
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Various – Volume 5: Bad Man Ballads - Songs Of Outlaws And Desperadoes
1.Almeda Riddle – Jesse James
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
2.Bright Light Quartet – Po' Lazarus
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
3.Hobart Smith – Railroad Bill
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
4.Ed Lewis (3) – John Henry
Vocals, Percussion [Axe Strokes] – Ed Lewis (3)
5.Neil Morris – Willie Brennan
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
6.Almeda Riddle – Hangman Tree
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
7.J.E. Mainer Band – Columbus Stockade
Guitar – Jim Dillon
Guitar, Vocals – Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer
Banjo – Glenn Mainer
Fiddle – Joseph Emmett Mainer
Bass – Floyd Overcash
8.John Lee Moore & Prisoners – Early In The Mornin'
Lead Vocals – Johnny Lee Moore*
9.Estil C. Ball – Pretty Polly
Guitar, Vocals – Estil C. Ball
10.Henry Morrison – Lazarus
Vocals – Henry Morrison
11.Hobart Smith – Claude Allen
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
12.Oscar Gilbert – Cole Younger
Vocals – Oscar Gilbert
13.Spencer Moore & Everett Blevins – The Lawson Murder
Mandolin – Everett Blevins
Guitar, Vocals – Spencer Moore
14.Ed Lewis & Prisoners – Tom Devil
Vocals, Percussion [Axe Strokes] – Henry Mason, James Carter, Johnny Lee Moore
Vocals, Leader – Ed Lewis
15.Hobart Smith – Hawkins County Jail
Banjo, Vocals – Hobart Smith
16.Floyd Batts – Dangerous Blues
Vocals – Floyd Batts
17.James Carter & Prisoners – Po' Lazarus
Vocals, Leader – James Carter
Various – Volume 6: Sheep, Sheep Don'tcha Know The Road - Southern Music, Sacred And Sinful
1.Bessie Jones & Sea Island Singers – Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know The Road
Vocals, Handclaps – Henry Morrison, John Davis, Willis Proctor
Lead Vocals, Handclaps – Bessie Jones
2.Neil Morris – The Juice Of The Forbidden Fruit
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
3.Hobart Smith – Devil's Dream
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
4.Willie Jones – You Got Dimples In Your Jaws
Guitar, Vocals – Willie Jones
Drums – Roland Hayes
Harmonica – "Forrest City" Joe B. Pugh
5.Hobart Smith – Drunken Hiccups
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
6.Fred McDowell – You Done Tol' Everybody
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
7.Almeda Riddle – The House Carpenter
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
8.Bright Light Quartet – Straighten 'Em
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
9.Neil Morris – Corn Dodgers
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
10.Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner & Fred McDowell – I Wished I Was In Heaven
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
Vocals – Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner
11.Estil C. Ball* & Lacey Richardson – Tribulations
Guitar, Vocals – Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson
12.Vera Ward Hall – No Room At The Inn/The Last Month Of The Year
Vocals – Vera Ward Hall
13.James Shorty & Fred McDowell – My Mother Died And Left Me
Guitar – Fred McDowell
Vocals – James Shorty
14.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – Buttermilk
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Pratcher
Fiddle, Vocals – Bob Pratcher
15.Bright Light Quartet – The Prayer Wheel
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
16.Ike Caudill & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation, The – Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
Leader – Ike Caudill
Various – Volume 7: Ozark Frontier - Ballads And Old-timey Music From Arkansas
1.Almeda Riddle – Bury Beneath The Willow
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
2.Neil Morris – Anything, With Commentary
Guitar, Vocals, Voice – Neil Morris
3.Ollie Gilbert – Willow Green
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
4.Charlie Everidge – Sally Goodwin
Jew's Harp [Mouth-bow] – Charlie Everidge
Vocals – Neil Morris
5.Almeda Riddle – Merry Golden Tree
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
6.Bookmiller Shannon – Buffalo Gals
Banjo – Bookmiller Shannon
7.Ollie Gilbert – Once I Courted A Lady Beauty Bright
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
8.Bookmiller Shannon – Down In Arkansas Among The Sticks
Banjo – Bookmiller Shannon
9.Almeda Riddle – The Titanic
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
10.Absie Morrison – The Scotch Musick
Fiddle – Absie Morrison
11.Neil Morris – Music Has No End, With Commentary
Voice – Neil Morris
12.Neil Morris – The Irish Soldier And The English Lady
Guitar, Vocals, Voice – Neil Morris
13.Neil Morris – Turnip Greens
Guitar, Vocals, Voice – Neil Morris
14.Absie Morrison – My Prettiest Girl Is Gone
Fiddle – Absie Morrison
15.Ollie Gilbert – It Rained A Mist
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
16.Ollie Gilbert – Lord Batesman
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
17.Almeda Riddle – Alan Bain
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
18.Bookmiller Shannon – Eighth Of January
Banjo – Bookmiller Shannon
19.Ollie Gilbert – Pretty Polly Oliver
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
20.Almeda Riddle – Rainbow 'Mid Life's Willows
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
21.Bookmiller Shannon – Cotton-Eyed Joe
Banjo – Bookmiller Shannon
22.Almeda Riddle – Lonesome Dove
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
23.Absie Morrison – Nancy's Got A Pretty Dress On
Fiddle – Absie Morrison
24.Neil Morris – Rock All The Babies To Sleep
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
25.Almeda Riddle – Down In Arkansas
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
Various – Volume 8: Velvet Voices - Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, And Colonial Era Music
1.Charles Barnett – Run To Jesus For Refuge
Vocals, Percussion [Washtub] – Charles Barnett
2.Ed Young & Hobart Smith – Joe Turner
Banjo – Hobart Smith
Flute [Cane Fife], Vocals – Ed Young
3.Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith & Georgia Sea Island Singers – The Titanic
Guitar – Hobart Smith
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
4.Silver Leaf Quartet – Witness For My Lord
Vocals – Ellis McPherson, Melvin Smith (4)
5.Silver Leaf Quartet – Dark Day
6.Silver Leaf Quartet – The Very Same God
7.Silver Leaf Quartet – Gospel Train
8.Nat Rahmings, Hobart Smith & Ed Young – I Got A Home
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Banjo – Hobart Smith
Drums – Nat Rahmings
9.Bright Light Quartet – Hey, Hey, Honey
Guitar, Vocals – Robert Beane
Lead Vocals – Shedrick Cain
Vocals – Arnold Fisher, James Campbell, Laurence Hodge
10.Bright Light Quartet – Menhaden Chanteys: Evalina/Promised Land/Bitin' Spider
Vocals [Bass] – Arnold Fisher
Vocals – James Campbell, Laurence Hodge, Robert Beane
11.Nat Rahmings with Hobart Smith & Ed Young – Walk On The Bay
Drums, Vocals – Nat Rahmings
Guitar – Hobart Smith
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
12.Bright Light Quartet – I'm Tired
13.Bright Light Quartet – Just Beyond The River
14.Bright Light Quartet – Christian Automobile
15.Belleville A Cappella Choir – John The Revelator
Leader – Caleb Garris
16.Willis Proctor & Georgia Sea Island Singers – Walk, Billy Abbott
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
17.Peerless Four – How Could I Live
18.Peerless Four – Noah
19.Peerless Four – Trouble In My Way
20.Peerless Four – I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
Various – Volume 9: Harp Of A Thousand Strings - All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp
1.Sherburne
Leader – Eugene Dawson
2.David's Lamentation
3.Soar Away
Leader – Mrs. Leslie Crowden
4.Joyce Smith – Commentary
5.Wondrous Love
Leader – Mrs. King Roberts
6.Traveling On
Leader – Maud Quinn
7.New Harmony
Leader – H.A. Buttram
8.Hallelujah
Leader – Buford King
9.Carl Hughes – Prayer For Recess
10.Loving Jesus
Leader – Enis Wall
11.Greenwich
Leader – Dr. M.O. Slaughter
12.Milford
Leader – Reba Dell Lacey
13.Baptismal Anthem
Leader – Bill Matthews
14.Amsterdam
Leader – Virginia Dell Schrader
15.Montgomery
Leader – J.H. Lambert
16.Memorial Lesson
17.Cussetta
Leader – Martin Blackman
18.The Last Words Of Copernicus
Leader – Velma Johnson
19.The Morning Trumpet
Leader – J. Edge
20.Homeward Bound
Leader – C.C. Matthews
21.Northfield
Leader – Rosie Hughes
22.Doddridge
Leader – J.A. Ayres
23.Weeping Mary
24.Christmas Anthem
25.New Prospect
26.Oxford
Leader – Mrs. Tom Hight
Various – Volume 10: And Glory Shone Around - More All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp
1.Newburgh
Leader – Reba Dell Lacey
2.Eternal Day
Leader – Phil Taylor
3.Heavenly Vision
Leader – Bill Matthews
4.Sardis
Leader – Valerie Jo McCullers
5.Windham
Leader – W.W. Kidd
6.New Jerusalem
Leader – Butch White
7.Present Joys
Leader – J.T. Pruitt
8.Logan
Leader – M.W. Light
9.Ocean
Leader – Whitt Denson
10.Alabama
Leader – W.A. Wendham
11.Bear Creek
Leader – Uncle Will Laminack
12.Mission
Leader – Uncle Will Laminack
13.Protection
Leader – Laura Strickland
14.Notes Almost Divine
Leader – A.L. Parker
15.Morgan
Leader – Sally Gallen
16.Melancholy Day
Leader – Uncle Will Laminack
17.A Cross For Me
Leader – Mrs. Leslie Crowden
18.Anthem On The Saviour
Leader – Irene Parker
19.Mount Zion
Leader – M.O. Kelly
20.Victoria
Leader – Velma Johnson
21.Sinner's Friend
Leader – Maud Quinn
22.The Promised Land
Leader – Mr. Wilburn
23.New Jordan
Leader – Mr. Wilburn
24.Ragan
Leader – Otis Parker
25.Commentary
Leader – A.M. Cagle
26.Hallelujah/Amazing Grace
Leader – Miss Maiden
27.Closing Prayer
Leader – Carl Hughes
Belleville A Cappella Choir – Volume 11: Honor The Lamb - The Belleville A Cappella Choir
1.The Gospel Train
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
2.Keep Me As The Apple Of Thine Eye
3.David Was A Shepherd Boy
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
4.What A Time
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
5.The Lord Is My Strength And Song
6.None But The Righteous
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
7.Come On, Israel
8.Medley Of Spirituals: Great Camp Meeting In The Wilderness, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Steal Away, What Kind Of Shoes You Gonna Wear, Oh Them Golden Slippers, I'm A Soldier In The Heavenly Choir, Down By The Riverside, Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Lead Vocals – Rhoda Parrish
9.The House Of The Lord
10.Honor, Honor
Lead Vocals – Rhoda Parrish
11.On The Battlefield For My Lord
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
12.The Creation
13.Honor The Lamb
Lead Vocals – Caleb Garris
Various – Volume 12: Georgia Sea Islands - Biblical Songs And Spirituals
1.John Davis & Group – Moses
Lead Vocals – John Davis
2.John Davis & Group – Moses, Don't Get Lost
Lead Vocals – John Davis
3.Bessie Jones & Group – Turkle Dove
Lead Vocals, Voice – Bessie Jones
4.Willis Proctor & Group – Adam In The Garden
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
5.Willis Proctor & Group – Daniel
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
6.Bessie Jones & Group – Daniel In The Lion's Den
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
7.Bessie Jones & Group – Little David
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
8.Willis Proctor & Group – Eli, You Can't Stand
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
Lead Vocals [Verse 8] – Bessie Jones
9.John Davis & Group – John
Lead Vocals – John Davis
10.Henry Morrison & Bessie Jones – Sign Of Judgment
Voice – Henry Morrison
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
11.Willis Proctor & Group – One Of These Days
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
12.Bessie Jones & Group – O Day
Guitar – Hobart Smith
13.Peter Davis & Group – Rock In The Weary Land
Lead Vocals – Peter Davis
14.Bessie Jones & Hobart Smith – It Just Suits Me
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
Guitar, Lead Vocals – Hobart Smith
15.Bessie Jones & Group – I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life For My Lord
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
16.Bessie Jones & Group – Before This Time Another Year
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
17.Bessie Jones – O Death
Vocals – Bessie Jones
18.Joe Armstrong & Group – Goodbye, Everybody
Lead Vocals – Joe Armstrong
Various – Volume 13: Earliest Times - Georgia Sea Islands Songs For Everyday Living
1.John Davis & Group – Live Humble
Lead Vocals – John Davis
2.Bessie Jones & Group – The Buzzard Lope
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
3.Henry Morrison & Group – Ain't I Right?
Lead Vocals – Henry Morrison
4.Peter Davis & Group – Row The Boat, Child
Lead Vocals – Peter Davis
5.Willis Proctor & Group – You Got My Letter
Lead Vocals – Willis Proctor
6.Joe Armstrong & John Davis – Riley
Lead Vocals – Joe Armstrong, John Davis
7.Bessie Jones & Group – See Aunt Dinah
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
8.Joe Armstrong & Group – Pay Me
Lead Vocals – Joe Armstrong
9.John Davis & Group – Carrie Bell
Lead Vocals – John Davis
10.Bessie Jones & Group – Reg'lar, Reg'lar Rollin' Under
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Banjo – Hobart Smith
Drums – Nat Rahmings
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
11.Bessie Jones & Group – You Better Mind
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
12.Everybody Talking About Heaven
13.John Davis & Group – Read 'Em, John
Lead Vocals – John Davis
14.Bessie Jones & Group – Union
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
15.Henry Morrison & John Davis – Hop Along, Let's Get Her
Lead Vocals – Henry Morrison, John Davis
16.John Davis & Group – Raggy Levee
Drums [Box Drum] – Peter Davis
Lead Vocals – John Davis
17.John Davis & Group – Hard Times In Ol' Virginia
Lead Vocals – John Davis
18.Joe Armstrong & Group – Knee Bone
Lead Vocals – Joe Armstrong
19.John Davis & Group – The Old Tar River
Lead Vocals – John Davis
20.Bessie Jones & Group – East Coast Line
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
21.John Davis & Group – Buzzard Lope
Lead Vocals – John Davis
