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DWIKE MITCHELL, BESSIE JONES, WILLIE RUFF
YONDER COME DAY
BESSIE JONES, WILLIE RUFF, AND DWIKE MITCHELL -
YONDER COME DAY. |
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DRUM FOLK TRADITION
BESSIE AND CLASS CLAPPING-DRUMMING.DEMONSTRATES THREE TYPES OF CLAPS: TENOR, BARITONE, BASS. |
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BESSIE AND WILLIE RUFF, HAMBONE DEMONSTRATION.
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BESSIE GARDENING AT HOME ON ST. SIMONS ISLAND,
GEORGIA. |
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SCENICS OF ISLAND: BEACHES, MARSHY AREAS.
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BESSIE ON PORCH SINGING WITH HER GRANDCHILDREN.
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BESSIE TEACHING SINGING GAMES TO TEENS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN, WALKING AND CLAPPING IN CIRCLE IN WOODED AREA. GAMES SUCH AS "SHOO TURKEY, AND HOE EMMA." |
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BESSIE IN KITCHEN WASHING DISHES.
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DRESSING CHILDREN FOR CHURCH.
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BESSIE AND KIDS WALK TO CHURCH IN POOR, RURAL
BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD. DOWN DIRT ROAD. |
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REVEREND GEORGE JONES PREACHES GOSPEL. PEOPLE "TESTIFY".
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CHOIR OF TEEN GIRLS IN WHITE ROBES, PANS TO OLDER
LADY ORGAN PLAYER. |
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CONGREGATION LEAVES CHURCH, MARCHING DOWN ROAD.
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BAPTISM AT BEACH.
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COMMUNITY PICNIC. LOTS OF FOOD AND SPIRITUAL
SONG. AMAZING GRACE. |
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COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CLASS LISTEN TO BASS PLAYER.
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COLLEGE STUDENTS PLAY SINGING GAMES WITH BESSIE.
SILLY DANCING AND LYRICS. "LAMA-MAMA". |
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BESSIE EXPLAINS GAME "SHOUT JOSEPHINE".
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A LINE OF FEET, MOVING IN DANCE.
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MEETING GAME WITH CHAIR. ANOTHER GAME WITH
HANDKERCHIEF ON FLOOR. |
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PROFESSOR'S CAMPUS APARTMENT. STUDENTS MEET FOR
DISCUSSION GROUP. |
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YALE STUDENT TEACHING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ORAL
TRADITION AND DANCE. GRANT SCHOOL, NEW HOWEN, CONNECTICUT. KIDS DANCING. |
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CU SNEAKERS DANCING.
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KIDS IN GYM DANCING DO-SI-DOE.
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4TH GRADERS AT BALDWIN SCHOOL LEARNING SONGS AND
GAMES. |
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BESSIE WALKING ALONG MARSHY AREA WITH KIDS. TELLS
STORY OF SLAVES. SINGING FREEDOM SONG. |
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WHOLE COLLEGE CLASS STANDS AND SINGS.
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Year: 1975
Color: Color
Genre: FOLK MUSIC
Description: A SEVENTY-TWO YEAR OLD BLACK FOLK SINGER, BESSIE JONES TEACHES STUDENTS AT YALE SOME SONGS AND GAMES HANDED DOWN FROM HER GRANDPARENTS. SHE PRESENTS THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF BLACK MUSIC AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE. SPEAKS TO CLASS OF STUDENTS AT THE YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC BY INVITATION OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WILLIE RUFF, TEACHER OF HISTORY OF AFRO-AMERICAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC. ORAL TRADITION GOSPEL MUSIC. SOUTHERN RURAL BLACK LIFE AND 1970s LONG-HAIRED COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CLASS. AFROS.
