VA - Southern Journey: The Alan Lomax Collection Vol.01-Vol.13 (1997 - 1998)

Pioneering the use of stereo recording in the field, Alan Lomax made his “Southern Journey” in 1959–60, returning to the rural South (after 10 years abroad) and rediscovering its still-vital traditions. He traveled from the Appalachians to the Georgia Sea Islands, from the Ozarks to the Mississippi Delta, recording blues, ballads, breakdowns, hymns, shouts, chanteys, and work songs. When they were released by Atlantic Records (1960) and Prestige Records (1962), these recordings served as inspiration and guide to a new generation of musicians passionately interested in the heritage this music represents. These remasterings of the originals, including previously unissued tracks, offer us a new opportunity to appreciate and learn from these vibrant performances recorded in their home settings.

Tracklist:

01 - Bessie Jones - O Day 01:53
02 - Hobart Smith - Katy Went Fishing With Her Hook And Line 01:59
03 - Lucius Smith - Walk In The Parlor 01:35
04 - Vera Ward Hall - Mama's Gonna Buy 01:34
05 - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down 02:19
06 - Bright Light Quartet - Po' Lazarus 02:05
07 - Neil Morris - The Lass Of Loch Royale 03:15
08 - J. E. Mainer and group - Three Nights Drunk 02:24
09 - Neil Morris - Turkey In The Straw 02:25
10 - Sidney Carter - Pharaoh 04:26
11 - Wade Ward - Interview - Cripple Creek 02:50
12 - Ollie Gilbert - The Diver Boy 01:58
13 - Estil C. Ball - Pretty Polly 02:30
14 - Bright Light Quartet - Sweet Roseanne 04:02
15 - Bessie Jones - Sink 'Em Low 03:39
16 - Ed Lewis with Prisoners - Dollar Mamie 02:47
17 - Rev. Crenshaw and congregation - I Wonder Will We Meet Again 06:14
18 - Almeda Riddle - Poor Wayfaring Stranger 03:02
19 - I.D. Beck - Testimony 00:47
20 - The Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation - Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah 02:21
21 - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - The Last Words Of Copernicus 01:56
22 - Belleville A Capella Choir - The Gospel Train 03:05
23 - Bessie Jones - Beulah Land 04:19
24 - Bessie Jones - It Just Suits Me 02:21



Tracklist:

01 - Wade Ward - Old Joe Clark 01:52
02 - Estil C. Ball - Poor Ellen Smith 01:59
03 - Hobart Smith - Sourwood Mountain 01:28
04 - Spencer Moore - The Girl I Left Behind 02:53
05 - Glen Stoneman - John Henry 02:49
06 - Texas Gladden - Three Little Babes 02:18
07 - Norman Edmonds - Bonaparte's Retreat 01:16
08 - Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward - June Apple 03:12
09 - Hobart Smith - Peg An' Awl 02:18
10 - George Stoneman - Sally Anne 01:37
11 - Wade Ward, Bob Carpenter - The Fox Chase 03:10
12 - Ruby Vass - The Banks Of The Ohio 02:38
13 - Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward - Willow Garden 01:37
14 - Hobart Smith - Graveyard Blues 03:23
15 - Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward - Uncle Charlie's Breakdown 01:49
16 - Bob Carpenter - The Burglar Man 02:14
17 - Hobart Smith - Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl 02:39
18 - Ruby Vass - Single Girl 02:16
19 - Hobart Smith - Parson Burrs 02:22
20 - Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward - Piney Woods Gal 01:35
21 - Texas Gladden - Hicks' Farewell 02:11
22 - Hobart Smith - Black Annie 01:52
23 - Hobart Smith - The Little Schoolboy 04:19
24 - Norman Edmonds - Breaking Up Christmas 02:00
25 - Texas Gladden - Whole Heap A Little Horses 01:28
26 - Wade Ward - Cluck Old Hen 00:59



Tracklist:

01 - Henry Ratcliff - Louisiana 01:43
02 - Ed Young & others - Jim And John 02:12
03 - Fred McDowell - 61 Highway Blues 03:09
04 - Ed Lewis & prisoners - Stewball 03:26
05 - John Dudley - Po' Boy Blues 03:20
06 - A. Burton & Congregation - God's Unchanging Hand 01:45
07 - Fred McDowell - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 02:46
08 - Sid Hemphill, Lucius Smith - Emmaline, Take Your Time 01:43
09 - Miles & Bob Pratcher - I'm Gonna Live Anyhow 'Till I Die 02:36
10 - Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns, Jesse Lee Pratcher - Little Sally Walker 00:52
11 - Sid Hemphill, Lucius Smith - Old Devil's Dream 01:50
12 - Rose Hemphill - Rolled And Tumbled 02:56
13 - Leroy Gary - Mama Lucy 01:36
14 - Fred McDowell - Soon One Mornin' 03:19
15 - Ervin Webb, with prisoners - I'm Goin' Home 03:23
16 - with Ervin Webb - Interview 00:54
17 - Fred McDowell, Moles Pratcher, Fanny Davis - Fred McDowell's Blues 04:12
18 - Viola James & Congregation - Tryin' To Make Heaven My Home 02:19
19 - Leroy Miller, with hoe group - Berta, Berta 04:43
20 - Fred McDowell - Germany Blues 03:11
21 - John Dudley - Clarksdale Mill Blues 02:22
22 - Miles & Bob Pratcher - If It's All Night Long 03:03
23 - Fred McDowell - Lord Have Mercy 01:54
24 - Mrs. Sidney Carter - Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby 01:04



Tracklist:

01 - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Sardinia 02:14
02 - D.N Asher - Testimony On Pioneer Religion 01:30
03 - Howard Adams & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church - Amazing Grace 02:11
04 - Preston & Hobart Smith- Texas Gladden - Lonely Tombs 02:39
05 - George Spangler & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church - Guide Me- O Thou Great Jehovah 02:12
06 - Ruby Vass - The Old Gospel Ship 02:56
07 - Ollie Gilbert - The Little Family 01:42
08 - Preston & Hobart Smith- Texas Gladden - When The StarsBegin To Fall 04:36
09 - I.D. Beck - Testimony 00:48
10 - I.D. Beck & Mt. Olivet Regular Baptist Church - When Jesus Christ Was Here On Earth 03:59
11 - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Northport 01:54
12 - George Spangler - Testimony 01:45
13 - George Spangler & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church - Why Must I Wear This Shroud 03:30
14 - Hobart Smith - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 03:23
15 - Howard Adams - Testimony 00:46
16 - The Mountain Ramblers - My Lord Keeps A Record 03:23
17 - Almeda Riddle - I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger 03:03
18 - George Spangler & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church - Brethren- We Have Met Again 03:53
19 - Preston & Hobart Smith, Texas Gladden - Jim And Me 02:36
20 - Ollie Gilbert - Joseph Looney 02:59
21 - I.D. Beck - Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow 04:57
22 - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - I'm On My Journey Home 01:27
23 - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Closing Prayer 00:43



Tracklist:

01 - Almeda Riddle - Jesse James 01:00
02 - Bright Light Quartet - Po' Lazarus 03:05
03 - Hobart Smith - Railroad Bill 02:44
04 - Ed Lewis - John Henry 04:32
05 - Neil Morris - Willie Brennan 06:26
06 - Almeda Riddle - Hangman Tree 05:30
07 - J.E. Mainer Band - Columbus Stockade 02:28
08 - Johnny Lee Moore with prisoners - Early In The Mornin' 02:58
09 - Estil C. Ball - Pretty Polly 02:32
10 - Henry Morrison - Lazarus 01:42
11 - Hobart Smith - Claude Allen 03:32
12 - Oscar Gilbert - Cole Younger 01:33
13 - Spencer Moore & Everett Blevins - The Lawson Murder 03:26
14 - Ed Lewis with Johnny Lee Moore, James Carter & Henry Mason - Tom Devil 05:21
15 - Hobart Smith - Hawkins County Jail 02:41
16 - Floyd Batts - Dangerous Blues 01:07
17 - James Carter with prisoners - Po' Lazarus 04:30



Tracklist:

01 - Bessie Jones & The Sea Island Singers - Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know The Road 02:21
02 - Neil Morris - The Juice Of The Forbidden Fruit 02:28
03 - Hobart Smith - Devil's Dream 02:30
04 - Willie Jones - You Got Dimples In Your Jaws 03:17
05 - Hobart Smith - Drunken Hiccups 02:50
06 - Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Done Told Everybody 06:09
07 - Almeda Riddle - The House Carpenter 07:45
08 - Bright Light Quartet - Straighten 'Em 02:46
09 - Neil Morris - Corn Dodgers 03:37
10 - Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner & Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down 01:55
11 - Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson - Tribulations 02:53
12 - Vera Ward Hall - No Room At The InnLast Month Of The Year 08:59
13 - James Shorty & Mississippi Fred McDowell - My Mother Died And Left Me 03:09
14 - Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher - Buttermilk 03:22
15 - Bright Light Quartet - The Prayer Wheel 02:53
16 - Ike Caudill & Congregation Of Mt. Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah 05:24



Tracklist:

01 - Almeda Riddle - Bury Me Beneath the Willow 03:25
02 - Neil Morris - Anything, with commentary 02:42
03 - Ollie Gilbert - Willow Green 00:54
04 - Charlie Everidge - Sally Goodin 01:55
05 - Almeda Riddle - Merry Golden Tree 05:17
06 - Bookmiller Shannon - Buffalo Gals 00:57
07 - Ollie Gilbert - Once I Courted a Lady Beauty Bright 01:40
08 - Bookmiller Shannon - Down in Arkansas among the Sticks 01:05
09 - Almeda Riddle - The Titanic 04:39
10 - Absie Morrison - The Scotch Music 02:08
11 - Neil Morris - Music has No End, with commentary 01:18
12 - Neil Morris - The Irish Soldier and the English Lady 04:39
13 - Neil Morris - Turnip Greens 02:13
14 - Absie Morrison - My Prettiest Girl Is Gone 01:50
15 - Ollie Gilbert - It Rained a Mist 02:25
16 - Ollie Gilbert - Lord Batesman 03:20
17 - Almeda Riddle - Alan Bain 05:07
18 - Bookmiller Shannon - Eighth of January 00:56
19 - Ollie Gilbert - Pretty Polly Oliver 02:30
20 - Almeda Riddle - Rainbow 'Mid Life's Willows 02:54
21 - Bookmiller Shannon - Cotton-Eyed Joe 00:54
22 - Almeda Riddle - Lonesome Dove 05:36
23 - Absie Morrison - Nancy's Got a Pretty Dress On 01:24
24 - Neil Morris - Rock All the Babies to Sleep 01:43
25 - Almeda Riddle - Down in Arkansas 02:28



Tracklist:

01 - Charles Barnett - Run to Jesus for Refuge 02:12
02 - Ed Young & Hobart Smith - Joe Turner 03:23
03 - Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith, & The Georgia Sea Island Singers - The Titanic 03:34
04 - Silver Leaf Quartet - Witness for my Lord 02:05
05 - Silver Leaf Quartet - Dark Day 02:24
06 - Silver Leaf Quartet - The Very Same God 02:24
07 - Silver Leaf Quartet - Gospel Train 01:53
08 - Nat Rahmings, Hobart Smith, & Ed Young - I Got a Home 02:32
09 - Bright Light Quartet - Hey, Hey, Honey 02:12
10 - Bright Light Quartet - Menhaden Chanteys 05:59
11 - Nat Rahmings with Hobart Smith & Ed Young - Walk on the Bay 03:34
12 - Bright Light Quartet - I'm Tired 02:51
13 - Bright Light Quartet - Just Beyond the River 02:05
14 - Bright Light Quartet - Christian Automobile 02:45
15 - Belleville A Cappella Choir - John the Revelator 02:43
16 - Willis Proctor & The Georgia Sea Island Singers - Walk, Billy Abbott 01:26
17 - Peerless Four - How Could I Live 02:19
18 - Peerless Four - Noah 01:51
19 - Peerless Four - Trouble in My Way 06:44
20 - Peerless Four - I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord 04:24



Tracklist:

01 - Eugene Dawson & Sacred Harp Singers - Sherburne 01:56
02 - Sacred Harp Singers - David's Lamentation 01:13
03 - Mrs. Leslie Crowden & Sacred Harp Singers - Soar Away 03:15
04 - Joyce Smith - Commentary 00:31
05 - Mrs. King Roberts & Sacred Harp Singers - Wondrous Love 02:59
06 - Maud Quinn & Sacred Harp Singers - Traveling On 01:47
07 - H. A. Buttram & Sacred Harp Singers - New Harmony 02:36
08 - Buford King & Sacred Harp Singers - Hallelujah 02:20
09 - Carl Hughes - Prayer for Recess 01:04
10 - Enis Wall & Sacred Harp Singers - Loving Jesus 01:56
11 - Dr. M. O. Slaughter & Sacred Harp Singers - Greenwich 02:31
12 - Reba Dell Lacey & Sacred Harp Singers - Milford 01:44
13 - Bill Mathews & Sacred Harp Singers - Baptismal Anthem 02:29
14 - Virginia Dell Scrader & Sacred Harp Singers - Amsterdam 01:41
15 - J. H. Lambert & Sacred Harp Singers - Montgomery 02:13
16 - Sacred Harp Singers - Memorial Lesson 01:43
17 - Martin Blackman & Sacred Harp Singers - Cussetta 02:24
18 - Velma Johnson & Sacred Harp Singers - The Last Words of Copernicus 01:44
19 - J. Edge & Sacred Harp Singers - The Morning Trumpet 01:28
20 - C. C. Mathews & Sacred Harp Singers - Homeward Bound 01:58
21 - Rosie Hughes & Sacred Harp Singers - Northfield 01:25
22 - J. A. Ayres & Sacred Harp Singers - Doddridge 04:21
23 - Sacred Harp Singers - Weeping Mary 02:42
24 - Sacred Harp Singers - Christmas Anthem 02:56
25 - Sacred Harp Singers - New Prospect 02:17
26 - Mrs. Tom Hight & Sacred Harp Singers - Oxford 01:56



Tracklist:

01 - Reba Dell Lacey - Newburgh 02:03
02 - Phil Taylor - Eternal Day 02:09
03 - Bill Matthews - Heavenly Vision 03:05
04 - Valerie Jo McCullers - Sardis 01:30
05 - W. W. Kidd - Windham 01:55
06 - Butch White - New Jerusalem 01:55
07 - J. T. Pruitt - Present Joys 02:08
08 - M.W. Light - Logan 02:44
09 - Whitt Denson - Ocean 03:07
10 - W. A. Wendham - Alabama 02:07
11 - Uncle Will Laninack - Bear Creek 02:58
12 - Uncle Will Laminack - Mission 02:50
13 - Laura Strickland - Protection 01:18
14 - A. L. Parker - Notes Almost Divine 02:18
15 - Sally Gallen - Morgan 03:00
16 - Uncle Will Laminack - Melancholy Day 02:11
17 - Mrs. Leslie Crowden - A Cross for Me 01:46
18 - Irene Parker - Anthem on the Savior 02:04
19 - M. O. Kelly - Mount Zion 01:58
20 - Velma Johnson - Victoria 01:40
21 - Maud Quinn - Sinner's Friend 01:14
22 - Mr. Wilburn - The Promised Land 01:52
23 - Mr. Wilburn - New Jordan 02:57
24 - Otis Parker - Ragan 01:34
25 - A. M. Cagle - Commentary 02:34
26 - Miss Malden - Amazing Grace 03:44



Tracklist:

01 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - The Gospel Train 03:05
02 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - Keep Me as the Apple of Thine Eye 04:51
03 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - David Was a Shepherd Boy 03:42
04 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - What a Time 02:35
05 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - The Lord is my Strength and Song 02:38
06 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - None But the Righteous 03:07
07 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - Come On, Israel 02:10
08 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - Medley of Spirituals 04:19
09 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - The House of the Lord 02:00
10 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - Honor, Honor 03:35
11 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - On the Battlefield for My Lord 03:18
12 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - The Creation 05:01
13 - The Belleville A Cappella Choir - Honor the Lamb 04:39



Tracklist:

01 - John Davis and group - Moses 04:18
02 - John Davis and group - Moses, Don't Get Lost 02:27
03 - Bessie Jones and group - Turkle Dove 03:39
04 - Willis Proctor and group - Adam in the Garden 01:50
05 - Willis Proctor and group - Daniel 02:12
06 - Bessie Jones and group - Daniel in the Lion's Den 02:22
07 - Bessie Jones and group - Little David 02:17
08 - Willis Proctor and group - Eli, You Can't Stand 02:50
09 - John Davis and group - John 04:17
10 - Henry Morrison and Bessie Jones with group - Sign of Judgement 04:04
11 - Willis Proctor and group - One of These Days 02:16
12 - Bessie Jones and group - O Day 04:40
13 - Peter Davis and group - Rock in the Weary Land 02:33
14 - Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith and group - It Just Suits Me 07:06
15 - Bessie Jones and group - I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life for My Lord 02:44
16 - Bessie Jones and group - Before This Time Another Year 02:44
17 - Bessie Jones - O Death 03:48
18 - Joe Armstrong and group - Goodbye, Everybody 02:11



Tracklist:

01 - John Davis and group - Live Humble 03:49
02 - Bessie Jones and group - The Buzzard Lope 01:47
03 - Henry Morrison and group - Ain't I Right 02:19
04 - Peter Davis and group - Row the Boat, Child 01:53
05 - Willis Proctor and group - You Got My Letter 01:53
06 - Joe Armstrong and John Davis and group - Riley 01:35
07 - Bessie Jones and group - See Aunt Dinah 03:06
08 - Joe Armstrong and group - Pay Me 01:33
09 - John Davis and group - Carrie Bell 03:39
10 - Bessie Jones and group - Reg'lar, Reg'lar, Rollin' Under 02:24
11 - Bessie Jones and group - You Better Mind 02:12
12 - Unidentified - Everybody Talking About Heaven 03:08
13 - John Davis and group - Read 'Em, John 02:04
14 - Bessie Jones and group - Union 02:30
15 - Henry Morrison and John Davis and group - Hop Along, Let's Get Her 01:06
16 - John Davis and group - Raggy Levee 02:23
17 - John Davis and group - Hard Times in Ol' Virginia 03:13
18 - Joe Armstrong and group - Knee Bone 02:11
19 - John Davis and group - The Old Tar River 02:29
20 - Bessie Jones and group - East Coast Line 01:18
21 - John Davis and group - Buzzard Lope 05:22