Bessie Jones and John Davis were very aware of their mission to help people understand this music,- says Peter Siegel, who recorded the original concert - Photos

Bessie Jones and John Davis were very aware of their mission to help people understand this music,- says Peter Siegel, who recorded the original concert - Photos: A live recording of a concert can preserve one powerful moment indelibly in time. Coming June 14, 2024, Smithsonian Folkways will release The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert by Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell and Ed Young, presenting a riveting, historic look at the intersection […]