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Bessie Jones
voc, 1902-1984 US, Smithville, Georgia
Singer of Folk and World
Gospel singer. Born on February 8, 1902 in Smithville, GA, died on July 17, 1984. She learned her songs from her grandfather, a former slave born in Africa. She was a founding member of the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Alan Lomax first encountered Bessie Jones on a southern trip in 1959. Jones made her way up to New York City two years later and asked Lomax to record both her music and biography.
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Popular Tracks 
Sometimes on Sounds Of The South by Various Artists Go to Sleep Little Baby on Sounds Of The South by Various Artists Buzzard Lope on Join the Band by Georgia Sea Island Singers & Alan Lomax Moses Don't Get Lost on Get in Union by Bessie Jones & Alan Lomax I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life for My Lord on Get in Union by Bessie Jones & Alan Lomax Sheep Don't You Know the Road on Get in Union by Bessie Jones & Alan Lomax You Better Mind on Join the Band by Georgia Sea Island Singers & Alan Lomax Sometimes on Get in Union by Bessie Jones & Alan Lomax Diamond Joe on Get in Union by Bessie Jones & Alan Lomax Reg'lar, Reg'lar, Rolling Under - Remastered on Wave the Ocean, Wave the Sea: Alan Lomax's "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get In Union | Bessie Jones With Georgia Sea Island Singers Recordings By Alan Lomax | 2014 | Compil. |
| Put Your Hand On Your Hip, And Let Your Backbone Slip: Songs And Games From The Georgia Sea Islands | Bessie Jones | 2001 | Album |
| Step It Down: Games For Children By Bessie Jones | Bessie Jones | 1979 | Album |
| So Glad I'm Here | Bessie Jones | 1975 | Album |
| No More Tears | Bessie Jones | 1968 | Single |
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