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Spirituals with Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward

Vera Hall and Dock Reed
Spirituals with Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward
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Alabama farm worker Dock Reed and his cousin Vera Hall Ward were both recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. Dock, by all accounts, was a deeply religious man who never sang secular music, while Vera was known to perform a few of these "sinful" songs.

Track Listing

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I'm Going Home on the Morning Train Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:01
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102
My God Ain't No Lying Man Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:13
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103
Where the Sun Will Never Go Down Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:05
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104
Troubled Lord I'm Troubled Vera Hall and Dock Reed 1:32
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105
Look How They Done My Lord Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:03
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106
Job Job Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:16
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What Month Was Jesus Born In? Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:10
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202
Somebody's Talking About Jesus Vera Hall and Dock Reed 1:31
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203
Death is Awful Vera Hall and Dock Reed 1:46
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204
I'm Climbing Up the Hill of Mt. Zion Vera Hall and Dock Reed 1:43
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205
Low Down the Chariot and Let Me Ride Vera Hall and Dock Reed 2:12

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW02038, FA 2038

Year(s) Released

1953

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

African American Music; American Folk; Sacred

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

African American

Credit(s)

Harold Courlander - Recorder, Producer
 Dock Reed - Artist
 Vera Hall - Artist
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