John Cameron

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Title	File Number	Subjects	Recording Date	Genres	Instruments	Cities	Counties	State	Setting	Editor Note
What A Time (Shout for Joy) / Interview about shouting, the sanctified church, and singing at work	6644A7	Anne Williams, John Cameron	7-28-1942	sacred song, shout	clapping, vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	at the home of Annie Williams	Followed by discussion (with John Cameron) about shouting and getting happy in church. Lomax attempts to coax Ms. Williams to talk about the sanctified church, the “new religion,” but she doesn’t recognize it as such. Discussion continues about singing at work and cotton picking.
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground	6644B2	Annie Williams, John Cameron	7-28-1942	lining hymn, sacred song	vocal	Friars Point	Coahoma	Mississippi	at the home of Annie Williams	Others join in halfway through the singing. “Assisted in prayer by Sister Williams,” Cameron jokes at the end.
Interview about roustabouting, roustabout songs, and steamboating reminiscences	6645B1	Alan Lomax, John Cameron	7-28-1942	spoken	vocal	Clarksdale	Coahoma	Mississippi		Includes snippets of several roustabouts’ songs and reminiscences of working on the river, a race between the Katy Adams and Jim Lee, and Friars Point in the steamboat era. “One of the finest towns for a colored person to make his living… if you can make your living here and you don’t bother nobody, and stay in your place, nobody gonna bother you.”