Voices Of Mississippi / Various Voices Of Mississippi / Various LP Vinyl

Voices of Mississippi encapsulates the life's work of William Ferris, an audio recordist, filmmaker, folklorist, and teacher with an unwavering commitment to establish and to expand the study of the American South. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the roots of the blues. This LP features blues and gospel field recordings made by Ferris between 1966 and 1974; all tracks are available on vinyl for the very first time. In addition to being a groundbreaking documentarian of the American South, Ferris is Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History and senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Ferris co-edited the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture (1989) and is the author of multiple books. Printed inner sleeve.

1. Scott Dunbar - Lil' Liza Jane 2. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Big Fat Mama 3. Louis Dotson - Bottle Blowing 4. Scott Dunbar - Jaybird 5. James "Son" Ford - Thomas Cairo 6. Inmates at Parchman Farm - Water Boy Drowned in the Mobile Bay 7. Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Got a Letter from Hot Springs 8. Lovey Williams - I'm Standing in the Safety Zone 9. Mary Alice and Alan McGowan - My Mother's on That Train 10. Reverend Ott and Family - You Don't Knock