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Bessie Jones

Bessie Jones is credited on 40 releases across 27 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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40

Pressings credited

27

Albums

7

Decades active

115

In collections

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Jones (February 8, 1902 – July 17, 1984) was an American gospel and folk singer credited with helping to bring folk songs, games and stories to wider audiences in the 20th century. Alan Lomax, who first encountered Jones on a field recording trip in 1959, said, "She was on fire to teach America. In my heart, I call her the Mother Courage of American Black traditions."

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Credited work

40 releases · 27 albums · active 1960–2022

  • Performance · 52
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: A&M Studios · Blue House On A Hill Studios · Low Spirit Studios · Newport Folk Festival

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