Jones, Bessie 1902-1984
Overview
| Works: | 135 works in 207 publications in 2 languages and 6,028 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Music Biography Folklore Children's songs Field recordings Criticism, interpretation, etc Sermons Spirituals (Songs) Hymns Gospel music |
| Roles: | Performer, Author, Singer, Other, Contributor, per |
| Classifications: | M1670, 796.13 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Bessie Jones
- For the ancestors : autobiographical memories by Bessie Jones( Book )
- Yonder come day( Visual )
- William R. Ferris collection by William R Ferris( )
- Towards an ethnography of voice in Amerafrican culture : an oral traditional register in four women's narratives by Lynn Lewis( Book )
- Guy and Candie Carawan collection( )
- Oral history interview with Bessie Jones by Bessie Jones( Recording )
- Gene Bluestein collection by Gene Bluestein( )
- FolkScene collection( )
- Guy and Candie Carawan collection( )
- North American Traditions collection by Mark Wilson( )
- Bessie Jones : a brief little life, only 12 years, 6 months, 18 days( Book )
- Bess Lomax Hawes collection( )
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Most widely held works by
Bessie Jones
Step it down : games, plays, songs, and stories from the Afro-American heritage by
Bessie Jones(
Book
)
14 editions published between 1972 and 2000 in English and held by 1,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 70 activities collected here engage young children in games that involve cooperation and sharing . Includes simple directions, notes, lyrics, music and suggestions for how to use the book. The cassette features the singing of Georgia Sea Islander Bessie Jones
14 editions published between 1972 and 2000 in English and held by 1,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 70 activities collected here engage young children in games that involve cooperation and sharing . Includes simple directions, notes, lyrics, music and suggestions for how to use the book. The cassette features the singing of Georgia Sea Islander Bessie Jones
Georgia Sea Island songs by
Sea Island Singers(
Recording
)
8 editions published between 1977 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spirituals and secular songs sung and played by residents of St. Simon's Island, Ga
8 editions published between 1977 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spirituals and secular songs sung and played by residents of St. Simon's Island, Ga
Old Mother Hippletoe : rural and urban children's songs(
Recording
)
2 editions published between 1978 and 2007 in English and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1978 and 2007 in English and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The roots of the blues by
Alan Lomax(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 1977 in Undetermined and English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1977 in Undetermined and English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Friends of Old Time Music(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD contains 55 tracks including first concert appearances by Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, Joseph Spence, and more
4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD contains 55 tracks including first concert appearances by Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, Joseph Spence, and more
Sheep, sheep, don'tcha know the road?(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Velvet voices(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Georgia Sea Islands(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Earliest times(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Goodbye, Babylon(
Recording
)
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Georgia Sea Island Singers by
Bess Lomax Hawes(
Visual
)
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
Say old man - can you play the fiddle? by
Bess Lomax Hawes(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
Buckdancer by
Bess Lomax Hawes(
Visual
)
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
Pizza pizza daddy-o by
Bess Lomax Hawes(
Visual
)
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
3 editions published in 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers
Step it down by
Bessie Jones(
Recording
)
5 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Games, plays, songs and stories from the Afro-American heritage
5 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Games, plays, songs and stories from the Afro-American heritage
I heard it on NPR : down to the roots(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shall we gather at the river : African-American sacred music from the Florida Folklife Collection(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
African-American sacred music from the Florida Folklife Collection
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
African-American sacred music from the Florida Folklife Collection
Negro church music by
Alan Lomax(
Recording
)
3 editions published in 1961 in Undetermined and English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1961 in Undetermined and English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Norton Jazz recordings(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Put your hand on your hip, and let your backbone slip : songs and games from the Georgia Sea Islands by
Bessie Jones(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 2001 in German and English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2001 in German and English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Hawes, Bess Lomax 1921-2009 Producer Author Director
- Davis, John 1903-1972 Other Performer
- Lomax, Alan 1915-2002 Collector Editor Librettist
- Proctor, Willis Performer
- Sea Island Singers Performer
- Young, Ed 1908-1974 Other Performer
- Ball, E. C. (Estil Cortez) 1913-1978 Performer
- Pratcher, Bob Performer
- Morrison, Henry Performer
- Armstrong, Joe (Vocalist) Performer
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Associated Subjects
African American children's games African American dance African American dancers African Americans African Americans--Music Ballads, English Blacks Bluegrass music Blues (Music) California--Los Angeles California--Los Angeles--Northridge Children's songs Clog dancing Country music Fiddlers Fiddle tunes Field recordings Fife music Florida Folk music Folk songs Folk songs, English Games with music Georgia Georgia--Saint Simons Island Gospel music Hand-clapping games Hymns, English Jazz Jones, Bessie Jones, Bessie, Manners and customs Music Old-time music Play-party Popular music Sacred songs Sermons, American Shape-note singing Singers Singing games Songs Southern States Spirituals (Songs) United States United States--Sea Islands Violinists Violin music Virginia Work songs
