Various – I'm Gonna Live Anyhow Until I Die: Field Recordings Of Alan Lomax's "Southern Journey", 1959-1960

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Label:

Mississippi Records – MR-065

Series:

Field Recordings From Alan Lomax's "Southern Journey", 1959-1960

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

US

Released:

Oct 19, 2010

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Blues, Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Country Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, Delta Blues, Folk

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers– Number 111 Performer – Floyd Overcash, Glenn Mainer, J. E. Mainer, Jim Dillon Performer – Floyd Overcash, Glenn Mainer, J. E. Mainer, Jim Dillon A2 Fred McDowell– 61 Highway Vocals, Guitar – Fred McDowell Vocals, Guitar – Fred McDowell A3 Bright Light Quartet– Chantey Medley: Evalina / The Promised Land / Cap'n Don't You Know / Bitin' Spider / Jack O' Diamonds Vocals – Arnold Fisher, James Campbell (4), Lawrence Hodge (3), Shedrick Cain Vocals – Arnold Fisher, James Campbell (4), Lawrence Hodge (3), Shedrick Cain A4 E.C. Ball* & Lacey Richardson– Tribulations Harmony Vocals, Guitar [Second Guitar] – Lacey Richardson Vocals, Guitar – E.C. Ball* Harmony Vocals, Guitar [Second Guitar] – Lacey Richardson Vocals, Guitar – E.C. Ball* A5 Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers*– Daniel In The Lion's Den Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones Vocals – Ben Ramsay, Henry Morrison, Jerome Davis, Joe Armstrong (3), John Davis (30), Peter Davis (7), Willis Proctor Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones Vocals – Ben Ramsay, Henry Morrison, Jerome Davis, Joe Armstrong (3), John Davis (30), Peter Davis (7), Willis Proctor A6 Unidentified Woman* & Pentecostal Temple Congregation– Heaven Is Mine Lead Vocals – Unidentified Woman* Vocals – Pentecostal Temple Congregation Lead Vocals – Unidentified Woman* Vocals – Pentecostal Temple Congregation B1 Emma Hammond– Shout Lula Banjo – Emma Hammond Banjo – Emma Hammond B2 Ervin Webb & Prisoners– I'm Going Home Vocals – Erwin Webb & Prisoners Vocals – Erwin Webb & Prisoners B3 Unknown Artist– WROS Scottsboro Old-Time Religious Hour Excerpt Commentator [Uncredited] – Alan Lomax, Shirley Collins Commentator [Uncredited] – Alan Lomax, Shirley Collins B4 Hobart Smith– The Devil's Dream Fiddle – Hobart Smith Fiddle – Hobart Smith B5 Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith– The Devil's Dream Drum – Lucius Smith Flute [Four-Note Quills], Vocals [Vocal Effects] – Sid Hemphill Drum – Lucius Smith Flute [Four-Note Quills], Vocals [Vocal Effects] – Sid Hemphill B6 United Sacred Harp Convention– The Last Words Of Copernicus (#112) Lead Vocals – Velma Johnson Vocals – United Sacred Harp Convention Lead Vocals – Velma Johnson Vocals – United Sacred Harp Convention B7 Elder I.D. Back– Poor Pilgrims Of Sorrow Vocals – Elder I.D. Back Vocals – Elder I.D. Back B8 Vera Ward Hall*– What Month Was Jesus Born In (The Last Month Of The Year) Vocals – Vera Ward Hall* Vocals – Vera Ward Hall* B9 Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher– I'm Gonna Live Anyhow Until I Die Fiddle – Bob Pratcher Vocals, Guitar – Miles Pratcher Fiddle – Bob Pratcher Vocals, Guitar – Miles Pratcher

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Odyssey Productions, Inc.
• Copyright © – Odyssey Productions, Inc.

Credits

• Compiled By, Liner Notes – Nathan Salsburg
• Recorded By – Alan Lomax
• Recorded By [Assisted By] – Anna Lomax, Shirley Collins
• Remastered By – Timothy Stollenwerk

Notes

Compiled and annotated in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Southern Journey".

The Association For Cultural Equity. Under Exclusive License to Mississippi Records. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

With 12-page glossy black and white booklet including annotations and photographs.

Track A1 recorded Oct 13, 1959 in Concord, NC.
Track A2 recorded Sep 25, 1959 in Como, MS.
Track A3 recorded Apr 6, 1960 in Weems or White Stone, VA.
Track A4 recorded Aug 30, 1959 in Rugby, VA.
Track A5 recorded May 5, 1960 on St. Simons Island, GA.
Track A6 recorded Oct 4, 1959 at Pentecostal Temple Church of God In Christ in Memphis, TN.
Track B1 recorded Sep 8 or 9, 1959 in Lexington, AL.
Track B2 recorded Oct 7-9, 1959 at Dairy Camp, Parchman Farm (MS State Penitentiary) in Parchman, MS.
Track B3 recorded Sep 12, 1959 in transit between Scottsboro and Huntsville, AL.
Track B4 recorded Apr 28, 1960 in Williamsburg, VA
Track B5 recorded Sep 22, 1959 in Senatobia, MS.
Track B6 recorded Sep 12, 1959 at Old Corinth Church, Fyffe, AL.
Track B7 recorded Sep 5, 1959 at Mount Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church, Blackey, KY.
Track B8 recorded Oct 10, 1959 in Livingston, AL.
Track B9 recorded Sep 22, 1959 in Como, MS.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): MR065-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): MR065-B