Title

Hunter Family and Friends Blues Session, Part 2

Henrietta Yurchenco

Contributor

Library of Congress

Files

Date

4-11-1971

Description

A continuation of the session with Joe Hunter and friends singing the blues on April 11, 1971, on Johns Island, South Carolina. The recording includes "You Don't Know What It Means to be Poor," "Baby, Please Don't Go," "Been in the Storm So Long," "She Been Gone 24 Hours," and "Too Close."

Subject

Gullahs--Music;Gullahs--South Carolina--Johns Island--Social life and customs;Spirituals (Songs)--South Carolina--Johns Island;Church music--South Carolina--Johns Island;Sea Islands Creole dialect--South Carolina--Johns Island;Gospel music--South Carolina--Johns Island;African Americans--South Carolina--Johns Island--Religious life and customs;Field recording;Blues music--South Carolina--Johns Island;Wesley Yonges Island United Methodist Church (Johns Island, S.C.);Yurchenco, Henrietta;Johns Island (S.C.)

Keywords

Spirituals, church music, gospel, gullahs, creole dialect, hymns, Hunter Family, Easter service

Rights

Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact

Duration

14:25