Announcement by Reverend J.H. Haley
Other Form of Name
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Identifier
T787R05; FRID (Lomax Number) 11516
Creation Date
2-7-1948
City
Greenville (Miss.); Washington County (Miss.)
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Description
In early February 1948, a few days after the death of his father, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax visited three Southern Black Baptist churches: the True Light Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, the Rose Hill Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, and the Friendly Will Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, where he recorded sermons, hymns, and spirituals. One hymn was released on the Blues in the Mississippi Night album (Rounder CD 1860); the remaining material has not been released commercially.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Blues (Music); Blues musicians
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
03:22
Original Collection
Alan Lomax Recordings
Rights
Media files in this collection are owned by the Association for Cultural Equity and made available solely for personal use. Copy or capture of media files is prohibited. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
Greenville II 2/48. Lomax Classification: religious speech; spoken. Lomax Collection Title: Mississippi and Texas Church Recordings 1948. Recording Note: Rev. Haley explains the nature of the evening's service, remarking on Lomax's recordings. He hopes that he and the other preachers 'did our best to make this particular service a service of success' and that 'we didn't want [Lomax] to fail' in his recordings. He announces Reverend L.W. Wiiliams, of the First Baptist Church of Greenville, who delivers the sermon. [Editor] Session Note: Prayers and spirituals recorded at St. Peter's Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi on February 7, 1948 (editor's note).