Been in the Storm So Long: A Collection of Spirituals, Folk Tales and Children's Games from Johns Island, SC
Various Artists
An extraordinary sound portrait of one of the oldest African American communities in the western world. Collectors Guy and Candie Carawan's document of Johns Island, South Carolina reveals a community full of music and life. "Virtuoso performances of the song and shout congregational traditional singing." — National Museum of American History
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Track Listing
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Remember Me | Moving Star Hall Singers | 2:07 | |
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102
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See God's Ark A-Moving | Moving Star Hall Singers | 3:01 | |
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103
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Ask the Watchman How Long | Moving Star Hall Singers | 2:16 | |
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104
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Meet Me in Galilee | Moving Star Hall Singers | 2:08 | |
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105
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Talking `Bout a Good Time | Benjamin Bligen | 2:37 | |
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106
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That's All Right | Laura Rivers | 2:45 | |
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107
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Jesus Knows All About My Trouble | Moving Star Hall Singers | 1:29 | |
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108
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Esau Jenkins Talking | Esau Jenkins | 3:37 | |
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109
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Lay Down Body | Moving Star Hall Singers | 6:02 | |
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110
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Welcome Table and Prayer | Alice Wine | 2:00 | |
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111
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Ezekial in the Valley | Moving Star Hall Singers | 3:05 | |
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112
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Been in the Storm So Long | Mary Pinckney | 5:55 | |
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113
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Jack and Mary and the Three Dogs | Janie Hunter | 1:35 | |
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114
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You Got to Move | Janie Hunter | 2:30 | |
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115
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Moonlight in Glory | Ruth Bligen | 1:47 | |
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116
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Mary Rolled the Stone Away | Janie Hunter | 2:14 | |
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117
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Ezekial in the Valley | Janie Hunter | 3:04 | |
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118
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Down on Me | Mary Pinckney and Janie Hunter | 2:51 | |
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119
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Reborn Again | Benjamin Bligen | 1:45 | |
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120
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Row Michael Row | Moving Star Hall Singers | 1:12 | |
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121
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Johnny Cuckoo | Janie Hunter | 1:03 | |
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122
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Old Lady from Booster | Moving Star Hall Singers | 1:22 | |
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123
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Shoo Turkey | Moving Star Hall Singers | 1:04 | |
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124
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Mr. Postman Die | Moving Star Hall Singers | 1:19 | |
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125
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Water My Flowers | Moving Star Hall Singers | 2:11 | |
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126
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Rabbit and Partridge | Janie Hunter | 1:21 | |
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127
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Improvised Blues | Mary Pinckney and Janie Hunter | 6:48 | |
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128
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Jack and Mary and the Devil | Janie Hunter | 6:47 |
Album Info
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