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Series III: Sound Recordings (continued)
AFS 06668
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Recorded by Alan Lomax in Lula, Mississippi.
Side A
1. Rock Me, Shake Me, 1942
Performed by Manuel Casey.
2. Witness for the Lord, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill.
3. I'm Gon' Lean on the Lord, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill.
Side B
1. Done Taken My Lord Away, 1942
Performed by Mary Lee Johnson.
2. Rock, Daniel, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill.
3. Shout for Joy, 1942
Performed by Mary Lee Johnson.
4. You Got to Stand Your Test in Judgement, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill.
5. Low Down Your Chariot and Let Me Ride, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill.
6. Father, I Stretch My Hand To Thee, 1942
Performed by Mary Lee Johnson.
AFS 06669
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Side A Track 1 recorded by Alan Lomax in Lula, Mississippi. Side A Tracks 2-6 and Side B recorded by Alan Lomax in Dundee, Mississippi.
Side A
1. Sorry, Sorry to Leave You, 1942
Performed by Mrs. Roxie Threadgill and Mary Lee Johnson.
2. Red Wasp is Stinging Me, 1942
Performed by Etherene Harris.
3. Who de Cat, 1942
Performed by Etherene Harris.
4. Miss Sue from Alabama, 1942
Performed by Mary Lee Johnson.
5. Draw a Bucket of Water, 1942
Performed by Etherene Harris.
6. Edimo Rocka, 1942
Performed by Ruby Harris.
Side B
1. Gwan Down, Rabbit, 1942
Performed by Etherene Harris.
2. Gwan Down, Rabbit, 1942
Performed by Anne Williams.
3. Satisfy, 1942
Performed by Anne Williams.
4. Sea Lion, 1942
Performed by Anne Williams.
AFS 06670
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Recorded by Alan Lomax in Dundee, Mississippi.
Side A
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06670a
1. The Eighth of January, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill, Lucious Smith, Alec Askew, and Will Head.
2. Interview with Sidney Hemphill, 1942
3. Interview with Sidney Hemphill, 1942
Side B
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06670b
1. The Carrier Railroad, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
2. The Roguish Man, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
AFS 06671
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Recorded by Alan Lomax in Dundee, Mississippi.
Side A
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06671a
1. The Strayhorn Mob, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
2. The Boll Weevil, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill, Lucious Smith, Alec Askew, and Will Head.
Side B
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06671b
The Arkansas Traveler, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill, Lucious Smith, Alec Askew, and Will Head.
AFS 06672
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Recorded by Alan Lomax in Dundee, Mississippi.
Side A
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06672a
1. Emmaline, Take Yo' Time, 1942
Performed by Alec Askew on 4-hole quill.
2. Tuning of four-hole quills, 1942
Performed by Alec Askew on 4-hole quill.
3. Emmaline, Take Yo' Time, 1942
Performed by Alec Askew on 4-hole quill.
4. Emmaline, Take Yo' Time, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill on 10-hole quill.
5. The Devil's Dream, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill on 10-hole quill.
Side B
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06672b
1. Test, 1942
2. Leather Britches, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
3. Rice Straw, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
4. So Soon I'll Be At Home, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
5. Old Blue, 1942
Performed by Sidney Hemphill.
AFS 00673
1 16 inch sound disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono.
Performed by Sidney Hemphill and recorded by Alan Lomax in Dundee, Mississippi.
Side A
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06673a
1. Jesse James, 1942
With fife.
2. After the Ball is Over, 1942
3. The Sidewalks of New York, 1942
4. The Death March, 1942
5. Test, 1942
6. John Henry, 1942
Side B
Digital ID: afc1941002_afs06673b
1. Keep My Skillet Greasy, If I Can, 1942
With violin.
2. Hog Hunt, 1942
With violin.
3. Soon in the Mornin', 1942
With banjo.

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