Music from the South, Vol. 9: Song and Worship

Folkways Records – FA 2658

Field recordings taken in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi under a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. With photographs, notes, and personnels.Horace Sprott Series: Music From The South – Volume 9
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 When the River Cease to Flow: Morning Star Baptist Church (5:08)
A2 I Know the Lord, He Heard My Prayer: Morning Star Baptist Church Choir (4:05)
A3 Before This Time, Another Year: Morning Star Baptist Church Choir (2:42)
A4 Sermon and Chanted Response: Morning Star Baptist Church Choir (1:58)
A5 Back to the Time: Pilgrim Baptist Church (2:19)
A6 Sweeter as the Days Go By: Morning Star Baptist Church Choir (8:28)
B1 He Gave Me a Heart to Love: Elder David Ross (2:18)
B2 Prayer (Chanted Invocation): Dora Bliggen (2:29)
B3 Come, Ye That Love the Lord: Dora Bliggen (3:30)
B4 On a Monday Morning: Dora Bliggen (3:09)
B5 Precious Lord, Hold My Hand: First Independent Holy Church of God and Unity (2:21)
B6 Don't Let His Name Go Down: First Independent Holy Church of God and Unity (1:28)
B7 Prayer: First Independent Holy Church of God and Unity (4:53)
[Credits]
Producer, Recorder and Photographer: Frederic Ramsey, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This collection presents group singing from the Morning Star Baptist Church in New Orleans and examples of religious music from itinerant performers, and includes several song-like prayers from the congregation of the First Independent Holy Church of God in New Orleans.