James Clark – Alan Lomax | Mississippi Delta

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Listen Now	Title	File Number	Subjects	Recording Date	Alt Title	Genres	Instruments	Cities	Counties	State	Setting	Editor Note	Technical Note	Online Resources
	Rock, Daniel (#1)	4765A1	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		hymn, sacred song, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Rev. Savage dedicates the performance to Rev. Dr. Lowell [?], pastor of the church. Followed by discussion between Lomax and Rev. Savage about song’s context and meaning. Rev. Savage says he learned the song from his grandmother, who sang it in slavery-times. (Lomax erroneously identifies Savage as Henry Joiner in his notebook.)
	This Is My Burying Ground	4765B2	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church
	Let Me Ride	4765B3	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		hymn, sacred song, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Rev. Savage introduces himself (he’s visiting from Hollandale, Mississippi.)
	Samson	4766A1	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941	If I Had My Way, I'd Tear the Building Down	sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Identified as “Samson” on AFS card. Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.
	O David	4766A2	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941	Little David, Play On Your Harp	sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Identified as “O David” on AFS card.
	I Know the Lord Will Fix A Way for Me	4766A3	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Led by Hester Jones. Preceded by discussion of where she learned the song. Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.
	I'm No Way Worried (Glory Hallelujah)	4766A4	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Joiner sings lead and introduces the song as one she learned from her mother
	I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray	4766B1	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church		Tape (not disc) transfer, as can be heard by speeding up to pitch at top.
	Calvary	4766B2	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Followed by discussion of song by Rev. Savage and Henry Joiner. Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.
	He Rose, He Rose	4766B3	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Lomax requests this song at the end of the preceding band. Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.
	Moaning	4767A1	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, shout, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Identified as such on AFS card. Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.
	I'm Goin' to Stay On the Battlefield Till I Die	4767A2	Annie Anderson, Caroline Joiner, Charlie Drakes, Fannie Jackson, Henry Joiner, Hester Jones, James Clark, Joycie Stith, Louise Smith, Rev. C.H Savage, Tom Jones	8-29/30-1941		sacred song, spiritual	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	King and Anderson Plantation, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church	Personnel listed are those notated by Lomax; not all of them can be confirmed to perform on this band.	Note that 4767B is unrelated to the Coahoma sessions.

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