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Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey from the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta

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Mississippi Fred McDowell (Artist), Vera Hall (Artist), Bob Carpenter (Artist), Format: Audio CD

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Brand new in original shrink wrap. Mint condition. No shelf wear whatsoever. 104 tracks of Alan Lomax field recordings on four CDs. 40-page booklet. Rarity. Fast shipping, tracking, insurance.

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Alan Lomax received funding from Atlantic Records in 1959 to head into the Southeast with the latest in stereo field recording technology, and this set collects the original eight records issued as a result of that trek in 1961. The sound quality is brilliant, the performances uncompromisingly raw, vibrant, plaintive, and real--everything the Greenwich Village folk movement tried to be is encapsulated on these slices of rural sound. Because of its high fidelity and the immense character found within the performances, this is the Lomax document to own if you absolutely have to pick a single one. Deep delta slide blues, enthusiastic shape-note singing from the Sacred Harp song book, lined-out hymnody, children's songs, mountain bluegrass music, juke-joint barrelhouse blues--it's all here and much more. This is vibrant, pure American music at its finest. --Mike McGonigal

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2 30	Hen Duck by Ed Young Hen Duck by Ed Young	3:04	Listen Now $1.29
3 30	The Farmer's Curst Wife by Estil C. Ball The Farmer's Curst Wife by Estil C. Ball	2:59	Listen Now $1.29
4 30	Boll Weevil Holler by Vera Hall Boll Weevil Holler by Vera Hall	2:03	Listen Now $1.29
5 30	Jesse James (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers Jesse James (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers	2:15	Listen Now $1.29
6 30	Jesse James by Neil Morris Jesse James by Neil Morris	4:53	Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Kenny Wagner by Bob Carpenter Kenny Wagner by Bob Carpenter	2:34	Listen Now $1.29
8 30	Trouble So Hard by Vera Hall Trouble So Hard by Vera Hall	1:38	Listen Now $1.29
9 30	Baptizing Scene by Reverend W. A. Donaldson Baptizing Scene by Reverend W. A. Donaldson	1:36	Listen Now $1.29
10 30	Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus by Viola James & Congregation Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus by Viola James & Congregation	3:02	Listen Now $1.29
11 30	Windham by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Windham by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers	2:00	Listen Now $1.29
12 30	Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning by Mississippi Fred McDowell Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning by Mississippi Fred McDowell	2:45	Listen Now $1.29
13 30	Come On, Boys, Let's Go To The Ball by Sidney Hemphill & Lucius Smith Come On, Boys, Let's Go To The Ball by Sidney Hemphill & Lucius Smith	2:03	Listen Now $1.29
14 30	Join The Band by John Davis Join The Band by John Davis	1:03	Listen Now $1.29
15 30	Lucky Holler by Ed Lewis Lucky Holler by Ed Lewis	2:21	Listen Now $1.29
16 30	I Be So Glad When The Sun Goes Down by Ed Lewis I Be So Glad When The Sun Goes Down by Ed Lewis	2:36	Listen Now $1.29
17 30	Cotton Eyed Joe by The Mountain Ramblers Cotton Eyed Joe by The Mountain Ramblers	2:32	Listen Now $1.29
18 30	Big Tilda (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers Big Tilda (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers	2:13	Listen Now $1.29
19 30	Jennie Jenkins by Estil C. Ball & Orna Ball Jennie Jenkins by Estil C. Ball & Orna Ball	2:42	Listen Now $1.29
20 30	John Henry by Mountain Ramblers & Cullen Gaylen John Henry by Mountain Ramblers & Cullen Gaylen	3:46	Listen Now $1.29
21 30	Rosewood Casket by Mountain Ramblers & Eldridge Montgomery Rosewood Casket by Mountain Ramblers & Eldridge Montgomery	3:01	Listen Now $1.29
22 30	Silly Bill (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers Silly Bill (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers	2:27	Listen Now $1.29
23 30	Big Ball In Boston by The Mountain Ramblers Big Ball In Boston by The Mountain Ramblers	2:20	Listen Now $1.29
24 30	Chilly Winds (Instrumental) by Wade Ward Chilly Winds (Instrumental) by Wade Ward	2:12	Listen Now $1.29
25 30	The Old Hickory Cane by The Mountain Ramblers The Old Hickory Cane by The Mountain Ramblers	4:31	Listen Now $1.29
26 30	John Brown by Hobart Smith John Brown by Hobart Smith	1:51	Listen Now $1.29
27 30	Poor Ellen Smith by Hobart Smith Poor Ellen Smith by Hobart Smith	2:00	Listen Now $1.29
28 30	Shady Grove by The Mountain Ramblers Shady Grove by The Mountain Ramblers	2:17	Listen Now $1.29
Disc 2
1 30	Jim And John by Lonnie Young & Ed Young Jim And John by Lonnie Young & Ed Young	3:06	Listen Now $1.29
2 30	The Wild Ox Moan by Vera Hall The Wild Ox Moan by Vera Hall	1:02	Listen Now $1.29
3 30	Been Drinkin' Water Out Of A Hollow Log by Mississippi Fred McDowell Been Drinkin' Water Out Of A Hollow Log by Mississippi Fred McDowell	2:55	Listen Now $1.29
4 30	All Night Long by Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher All Night Long by Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher	3:33	Listen Now $1.29
5 30	Shake 'Em On Down by Mississippi Fred McDowell Shake 'Em On Down by Mississippi Fred McDowell	3:19	Listen Now $1.29
6 30	Levee Camp Reminiscence by Forest City Joe Levee Camp Reminiscence by Forest City Joe	5:16	Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Chevrolet by Lonnie Young & Ed Young Chevrolet by Lonnie Young & Ed Young	4:04	Listen Now $1.29
8 30	Levee Camp Holler by Johnny Lee Moore Levee Camp Holler by Johnny Lee Moore	2:46	Listen Now $1.29
9 30	Eighteen Hammers by Johnny Lee Moore Eighteen Hammers by Johnny Lee Moore	2:37	Listen Now $1.29
10 30	Drink On Little Girl by Forest City Joe Drink On Little Girl by Forest City Joe	2:51	Listen Now $1.29
11 30	Drop Down Mama by Mississippi Fred McDowell Drop Down Mama by Mississippi Fred McDowell	2:52	Listen Now $1.29
12 30	Boogie Children by Boy Blue Boogie Children by Boy Blue	2:54	Listen Now $1.29
13 30	She Lived Her Life Too Fast by Forrest City Joe She Lived Her Life Too Fast by Forrest City Joe	3:20	Listen Now $1.29
14 30	Sittin' On Top Of The World by Lonnie Young Sittin' On Top Of The World by Lonnie Young	2:40	Listen Now $1.29
15 30	Cool Water Blues by John Dudley Cool Water Blues by John Dudley	3:02	Listen Now $1.29
16 30	She Don't Love Me That Way by Forrest City Joe She Don't Love Me That Way by Forrest City Joe	3:21	Listen Now $1.29
17 30	Stop Breaking Down by Forrest City Joe Stop Breaking Down by Forrest City Joe	2:50	Listen Now $1.29
18 30	Joe Lee's Rock by Boy Blue Joe Lee's Rock by Boy Blue	3:36	Listen Now $1.29
19 30	Bullyin' Well by Rosalie Hill Bullyin' Well by Rosalie Hill	3:22	Listen Now $1.29
20 30	When You Get Home, Write Me A Few Little Lines by Mississippi Fred McDowell When You Get Home, Write Me A Few Little Lines by Mississippi Fred McDowell	3:24	Listen Now $1.29
21 30	Red Cross Store by Forrest City Joe Red Cross Store by Forrest City Joe	3:37	Listen Now $1.29
22 30	Forrest City Jump by Forrest City Joe Forrest City Jump by Forrest City Joe	2:54	Listen Now $1.29
Disc 3
1 30	Death, Have Mercy by Vera Hall Death, Have Mercy by Vera Hall	1:49	Listen Now $1.29
2 30	I Want Jesus To Walk WIth Me by James Shorty I Want Jesus To Walk WIth Me by James Shorty	3:43	Listen Now $1.29
3 30	Jesus Is Real To Me by Mary Lee Jesus Is Real To Me by Mary Lee	3:14	Listen Now $1.29
4 30	I Love The Lord by R.C. Crenshaw I Love The Lord by R.C. Crenshaw	2:46	Listen Now $1.29
5 30	A Sermon Fragment by Reverend G. I. Townsel A Sermon Fragment by Reverend G. I. Townsel	3:01	Listen Now $1.29
6 30	I'm Goin' Home On The Mornin' Train by R.C. Crenshaw I'm Goin' Home On The Mornin' Train by R.C. Crenshaw	2:48	Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Power by Mattie Wigley Power by Mattie Wigley	2:33	Listen Now $1.29
8 30	On That Rock by Viola James On That Rock by Viola James	2:56	Listen Now $1.29
9 30	Jesus On The Main Line by James Shorty & Viola James Jesus On The Main Line by James Shorty & Viola James	3:37	Listen Now $1.29
10 30	I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The Ocean by Henry Morrison & Saint Simon's Island Singers I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The Ocean by Henry Morrison & Saint Simon's Island Singers	2:39	Listen Now $1.29
11 30	Blow Gabriel by John Davis, Bessie Jones & Henry Morrison Blow Gabriel by John Davis, Bessie Jones & Henry Morrison	2:24	Listen Now $1.29
12 30	What Do You Think About Jesus (He's All Right) by Bernice McClellan What Do You Think About Jesus (He's All Right) by Bernice McClellan	2:58	Listen Now $1.29
13 30	Tribulations by Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy Tribulations by Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy	2:48	Listen Now $1.29
14 30	When I Get Home by Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy When I Get Home by Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy	2:55	Listen Now $1.29
15 30	The Poor Wayfaring Stranger by Estil C. Ball The Poor Wayfaring Stranger by Estil C. Ball	3:14	Listen Now $1.29
16 30	Baptizing Down The Creek by The Mountain Ramblers Baptizing Down The Creek by The Mountain Ramblers	2:49	Listen Now $1.29
17 30	Sermon And Lining Hymn by Reverend I.D. Back Sermon And Lining Hymn by Reverend I.D. Back	3:32	Listen Now $1.29
18 30	Antioch by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Antioch by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers	1:34	Listen Now $1.29
19 30	Calvary by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Calvary by Alabama Sacred Harp Singers	1:38	Listen Now $1.29
20 30	Please Let Me Stay A Little Longer by Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson Please Let Me Stay A Little Longer by Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson	2:41	Listen Now $1.29
21 30	Father, Jesus Loves You by Estil C. Ball Father, Jesus Loves You by Estil C. Ball	2:09	Listen Now $1.29
22 30	Lonesome Valley by Estil C. Ball Lonesome Valley by Estil C. Ball	2:44	Listen Now $1.29
23 30	Father Adieu by Estil C. Ball Father Adieu by Estil C. Ball	2:09	Listen Now $1.29
24 30	The Old Country Church by The Mountain Ramblers The Old Country Church by The Mountain Ramblers	2:28	Listen Now $1.29
25 30	The Cabin On The Hill by Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson The Cabin On The Hill by Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson	3:05	Listen Now $1.29
Disc 4
1 30	Johnson's Old Gray Mule by Mainer Band Johnson's Old Gray Mule by Mainer Band	2:13	Listen Now $1.29
2 30	My Little Rooster by Almeda Riddle My Little Rooster by Almeda Riddle	1:49	Listen Now $1.29
3 30	Whoa Mule by Mainer Band Whoa Mule by Mainer Band	1:29	Listen Now $1.29
4 30	Frog Went A-Courtin' by Almeda Riddle Frog Went A-Courtin' by Almeda Riddle	2:48	Listen Now $1.29
5 30	Glenn's Chimes by Mainer Band Glenn's Chimes by Mainer Band	1:53	Listen Now $1.29
6 30	Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo by Almeda Riddle Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo by Almeda Riddle	1:17	Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Old Joe Clark (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers Old Joe Clark (Instrumental) by The Mountain Ramblers	0:52	Listen Now $1.29
8 30	Go Tell Aunt Nancy by Almede Riddle Go Tell Aunt Nancy by Almede Riddle	4:01	Listen Now $1.29
9 30	Train III by Mainer Band Train III by Mainer Band	2:59	Listen Now $1.29
10 30	Johnny Cuckoo by Bessie Jones Johnny Cuckoo by Bessie Jones	3:02	Listen Now $1.29
11 30	Mama Buy Me Chiney Doll by Almeda Riddle Mama Buy Me Chiney Doll by Almeda Riddle	2:27	Listen Now $1.29
12 30	Soldier, Soldier by Hobart Smith Soldier, Soldier by Hobart Smith	1:43	Listen Now $1.29
13 30	Mary Mack by Jesse Lee Pratcher & Mattie Garder Mary Mack by Jesse Lee Pratcher & Mattie Garder	0:45	Listen Now $1.29
14 30	Hambone by Bessie Jones Hambone by Bessie Jones	1:06	Listen Now $1.29
15 30	Banging Breakdown by Hobart Smith Banging Breakdown by Hobart Smith	1:35	Listen Now $1.29
16 30	Green Sally, Up by Jesse Lee Pratcher & Mattie Garder Green Sally, Up by Jesse Lee Pratcher & Mattie Garder	0:43	Listen Now $1.29
17 30	Sometimes by Bessie Jones Sometimes by Bessie Jones	0:54	Listen Now $1.29
18 30	The Arkansas Traveler by Hobart Smith The Arkansas Traveler by Hobart Smith	1:48	Listen Now $1.29
19 30	Paper Of Pins by Estil C. Ball Paper Of Pins by Estil C. Ball	2:14	Listen Now $1.29
20 30	The Little Dappled Cow by Texas Gladden The Little Dappled Cow by Texas Gladden	1:38	Listen Now $1.29
21 30	Go To Sleep Little Baby by Bessie Jones Go To Sleep Little Baby by Bessie Jones	1:14	Listen Now $1.29
22 30	Paddy On The Turnpike by Wade Ward Paddy On The Turnpike by Wade Ward	1:46	Listen Now $1.29
23 30	Jimmy Sutton by Spencer Moore Jimmy Sutton by Spencer Moore	2:34	Listen Now $1.29
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25 30	Oree by Lonnie Young & Ed Young Oree by Lonnie Young & Ed Young	2:37	Listen Now $1.29
26 30	Train Time by Forrest City Joe Train Time by Forrest City Joe	4:31	Listen Now $1.29
27 30	Freight Train Blues by Mississippi Fred McDowell Freight Train Blues by Mississippi Fred McDowell	3:03	Listen Now $1.29
28 30	This Little Light Of Mine by James Shorty & Viola James This Little Light Of Mine by James Shorty & Viola James	2:39	Listen Now $1.29
29 30	Motherless Children by Felix Dukes Motherless Children by Felix Dukes	2:49	Listen Now $1.29
30 30	Little Moses by Neil Morris Little Moses by Neil Morris	3:23	Listen Now $1.29

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Audio CD (July 20, 1993)
Original Release Date: 1961
Number of Discs: 4
Format: Box set
Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
Label: Atlantic
ASIN: B000002IVR
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
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A masterpiece

ByJames Wilsonon October 19, 2009

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This is the greatest collection of American music I have ever found.

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These songs and many more freely available online

Bysansaion September 30, 2016

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All of these recordings are now freely available at culturalequity . org's research center. Since Amazon does not allow links to external sites in reviews, please perform a web search for "Alan Lomax Archive". Here is a description from the website: "This material from Alan Lomax’s independent archive, begun in 1946, which has been digitized and preserved by the Association for Cultural Equity, is distinct from the thousands of earlier recordings on acetate and aluminum discs he made from 1933 to 1942 under the auspices of the Library of Congress. This earlier collection — which includes the famous Jelly Roll Morton, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, and Muddy Waters sessions, as well as Lomax’s prodigious collections made in Haiti and Eastern Kentucky (1937) — is the provenance of the American Folklife Center at the Library. Attempts are being made, however, to digitize some of this rarer material, such as the Haitian recordings, and to make it available in the Sound Recordings catalog. Please check in periodically for updates."

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A Forgotten Blues Luminary

Byreading manon January 10, 2015

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This set is worth having for many reasons, but the primary one is Forest City Joe.

A very obscure artist, Joe apparently found his way (presumably from Forest City) to Chicago in the late 1940s and had at least one record released on the Chess label, TRIBUTE TO SONNY BOY (the recently murdered Sonny Boy Williamson I).
The side is spoiled by an unknown guitar player who has no idea how to accompany a downhome blues singer and harp player, but Joe's vocal and harp licks nevertheless make an impression.

Louis Meyers, who played guitar for Little Walter and was himself a considerable harp player, was once asked in an interview with BLUES UNLIMITED who he thought was the greatest blues harmonica artist. Meyers answer, to the interview's bafflement, was Forest City Joe. Meyers had heard him and all the other great Chicago harpists live and that was his answer. It was Joe's tone that made him outstanding.

The downhome cuts on this album confirm Meyers' judgment. Why Forest City Joe left Chicago is unknown, but if he had stayed there longer and hooked up eventually with Muddy Waters, it's likely the history of Chicago blues would be not only different but tremendously more exciting.

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Expensive roots

ByJ. Bynumon November 15, 2011

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This is another brilliant Alan Lomax collection of roots music. These are obviously early recordings put on reel to reel wherever the artists were located. This is a truly great resource and is quite enjoyable to boot. However, the prices asked for this four disk set ($175 used in 2011) is simply not worth the money for the regular buyer.

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details on which songs were used for what!

A Kid's Reviewon December 19, 2002

Format: Audio CD

Moby uses "Green Sally Up" for Flower on Play: The B-sides, he uses "Joe Lee's Rock" for Find My Baby on Play, he uses "Sometimes" for Honey on Play, he uses "Trouble So Hard" for Natual Blues, "Love Rock"(not on this cd) for Bodyrock, and "Run On For A Long Time" for Run On.
How ironic.

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Influenced Moby

ByAmazon Customeron June 25, 2000

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Moby uses samples from Sounds of the South in his album, Play.

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