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Audio Recording Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child I Know My Time Ain't Long / Sometimes I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

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Title

  • Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Other Title

  • I Know My Time Ain't Long
  • Sometimes I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long

Names

  • Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Collector)
  • Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Collector)
  • Reed, Clifford (Performer)
  • Griffin, Julia (Performer)
  • Medlock, Johnny Mae (Performer)

Created / Published

  • Raiford, Florida, June 4, 1939

Headings

  • -  United States -- Florida -- Union County -- Raiford
  • -  Music
  • -  Songs
  • -  Religious songs

Genre

  • Music
  • Songs
  • Religious songs

Notes

  • -  Location also known as Florida State Prison; Raiford Penitentiary
  • -  Performer referred to elsewhere as Clifford Reid
  • -  Performer referred to elsewhere as John MacMedlock
  • -  Venue: State Farm, Women's Dormitory
  • -  Performance Note: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" performed by Julia Griffin, Johnny Mae Medlock, and Clifford Reed (vocals) at State Farm, Women's Dormitory, Raiford, Florida, on June 4, 1939.

Medium

  • sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1939/001: AFS 03556a01

Source Collection

  • John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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  • Bull-Cow Blues
  • Don't You Leave Me Here
  • Everybody's Down on Me
  • Little Log Cabin
  • Louise
  • Maria
  • Springtime in the Rockies

Credit line

John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip (AFC 1939/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, Clifford Reed, Julia Griffin, and Johnny Mae Medlock. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Raiford, Florida, June 4, 1939. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000555/.

APA citation style:

Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T., Reed, C., Griffin, J. & Medlock, J. M. (1939) Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Raiford, Florida, June 4. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000555/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, John A, et al. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Raiford, Florida, June 4, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000555/>.