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Sheep, sheep don'tcha know the road

Title
Sheep, sheep don'tcha know the road [sound recording].
Publication
Cambridge, MA : Rounder, p1997.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 16494 (F) v. 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
  • Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984.
  • McDowell, Fred.
  • Ball, E. C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978.
  • Pratcher, Miles.
  • Riddle, Almeda.
  • Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965.
  • Morris, Neil, folk singer.
  • Bright Light Quartet.
Description
1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Southern journey ; vol. 6
  • The Alan Lomax collection
Alternative Title
Southern music, sacred and sinful
Subjects
Note
  • Rounder: CD 1706.
  • Previously released in the collections Southern journey (on Prestige) or Sounds of the South (on Atlantic); includes previously unreleased tracks.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program and biographical notes, detailed performer listings, recording data, and lyrics of vocal works ([24] p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in 1959 and 1960 by Alan Lomax, with the assistance of Shirley Collins.
Contents
  • Sheep, sheep, don'tcha know the road (Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers) -- The juice of the forbidden fruit (Neil Morris) -- Devil's dream (Hobart Smith) -- You got dimples in your jaws (Willie Jones and others) -- Drunken hiccups (Hobart Smith) -- You done tol' everybody (Fred McDowell) -- The house carpenter (Almeda Riddle) -- Straighten 'em (Bright Light Quartet) -- Corn dodgers (Neil Morris) -- I wished I was in heaven (Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner & Fred McDowell) --
  • Tribulations (Estill C. Ball, Lacey Richardson) --No room at the inn ; the last month of the year --(Vera Ward Hall) -- My mother died and left me (James Shorty and Fred McDowell) -- Buttermilk (Miles Pratcher and Bob Pratcher) -- The prayer wheel (Bright Light Quartet) -- Guide me o Thou Great Jehova (Ike Caudill and congregation of Mt. Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church).
Call Number
*LDC 16494 (F) v. 6
LCCN
011661170629
OCLC
  • 37208285
  • 42542064
Title
Sheep, sheep don'tcha know the road [sound recording].
Imprint
Cambridge, MA : Rounder, p1997.
Series
Southern journey ; vol. 6
The Alan Lomax collection
Performer
Various performers, including Bessie Jones, Fred McDowell, Neil Morris, Estil Ball, Almeda Riddle, Miles Pratcher, Hobart Smith, Sea Island Singers, Bright Light Quartet, and many others.
Event
Recorded in 1959 and 1960 by Alan Lomax, with the assistance of Shirley Collins.
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Added Author
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984.
McDowell, Fred.
Ball, E. C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978.
Pratcher, Miles.
Riddle, Almeda.
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965.
Morris, Neil, folk singer.
Bright Light Quartet.
Other Standard Identifier
011661170629
Publisher No.
CD 1706 Rounder
Research Call Number
*LDC 16494 (F) v. 6 Program notes and lyrics on file.
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