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Bessie Jones

Blues
Folk blues
Southern gospel
Bessie Mary Elizabeth Jones, known as Bessie Jones, was born on February 8, 1902, in Smithville, Georgia. She grew up in a poor family of African American farmers and learned traditional songs from her grandfather, an ex-slave. Jones began performing with the Spiritual Singers Society of Coastal Georgia after moving to St. Simons Island in 1933. In 1963, she founded the Georgia Sea Island Singers, with whom she toured extensively throughout the 1960s, performing at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Central Park. Jones released her first solo album, So Glad I'm Here, in 1974, follo...
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O Death
O DeathBessie Jones and John Davis

Get in Union

Little David
Little DavidBessie Jones

Get in Union

Oh Death
Oh DeathBessie Jones and Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers

Put Your Hand On Your Hip, And Let Your Backbone Slip: Songs And Games From The Georgia Sea Islands

Before This Time Another Year
Before This Time Another YearGeorgia Sea Island Singers, Bessie Jones and John Davis

Get in Union

John Henry
John HenryBessie Jones and John Davis

Get in Union

Down in the Valley
Down in the ValleyBessie Jones

Put Your Hand On Your Hip, And Let Your Backbone Slip: Songs And Games From The Georgia Sea Islands

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