Alan Lomax Archive | Big John Davis, Henry Morrison and group: Hop Along, Let's Get Her (1959) @AlanLomaxArchive | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
A rowing chantey led by Big John Davis and Henry Morrison with Joe Armstrong, Peter Davis, Willis Proctor, and Ben Ramsey. Recorded by Alan Lomax at St. Simons Island, Georgia. October 12, 1959. (Photo shot by Lomax in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 1960, during the filming of the "Music of Williamsburg" documentary – hence the period costumes. Henry Morrison is at the helm of the boat.) The "Hessie" referred to was one of several steamers that brought summer visitors from mainland Georgia to what was, around the turn of the 19th century, the remote coastal island of St. Simons. For more information about Alan Lomax and his collections, visit http://culturalequity.org.
A rowing chantey led by Big John Davis and Henry Morrison with Joe Armstrong, Peter Davis, Willis Proctor, and Ben Ramsey. Recorded by Alan Lomax at St. Simons Island, Georgia. October 12, 1959. (Photo shot by Lomax in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 1960, during the filming of the "Music of Williamsburg" documentary – hence the period costumes. Henry Morrison is at the helm of the boat.) The "Hessie" referred to was one of several steamers that brought summer visitors from mainland Georgia to what was, around the turn of the 19th century, the remote coastal island of St. Simons. For more information about Alan Lomax and his collections, visit http://culturalequity.org.
