Jim Garland Field Recordings: Mary Ruth Johnson
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FW-ASCH-5RR-0899

FLP.46109
label: General
content: CDR copy

FW-ASCH-5RR-0899 features the singing and guitar playing of Mary Ruth Johnson and her son, Jean Kenneth Johnson, performing modern white gospel songs. They were recorded by Jim Garland, who was from Appalachia in eastern Kentucky and who recorded various singers and church services from that area. Although not dated, I would guess that the tape was probably recorded in the late 1950's. Many of the songs are standards of the genre. See other sheets for track listings and durations. Poor recording.
name: label: Artist
content: Johnson, Mary Ruth
label: Producer
content: Garland, Jim, 1905-1978
label: Recorder
content: Garland, Jim, 1905-1978
label: Collection Creator
content: Asch, Moses
label: Collection Creator
content: Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
label: Collection Creator
content: Folkways Records
place: label: Place
content: Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
label: Place
content: Kentucky
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Spirituals (Songs)
label: Topic
content: hymns
label: Topic
content: Folk songs -- Kentucky
label: Topic
content: Gospel music -- Kentucky
creator: label: Artist
content: Johnson, Mary Ruth
label: Producer
content: Garland, Jim, 1905-1978
label: Recorder
content: Garland, Jim, 1905-1978
setName: label: See more items in
content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection
label: See more items in
content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 5 in.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-5RR-0899
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Contents
content: J.K. Johnson--Take my hand precious, Lord; M. R. Johnson-- Keep walking--Heaven will surely be worth it all--I don't know about tomorrow--Have you really been a friend to Him--Just a closer walk with thee--Victory in Jesus--When I looked up (and he looked down)--There ia light guiding me--Give me flowers while I live--I heard my mother's name in prayer--Just a rose will do--I need no mansion here; J.K. Johnson--Where could I go but to the Lord--I've been waiting Lord to go--Uncloudy day; M.R. Johnson--In the Bible we read of a beautiful parish