John Wesley Work
John Wesley Work Jr. (August 6, 1871 – September 7, 1925) was the first African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, and also a choral director, educationalist and songwriter. He is now sometimes known as John Wesley Work II, to distinguish him from his son, John Wesley Work III. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-8420 | 10-in. | 12/1/1909 | Swing low, sweet chariot | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8421 | 10-in. | 12/1/1909 | My old Kentucky home | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8422 | 10-in. | 12/1/1909 | I couldn't hear nobody pray | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8450 | 10-in. | 12/8/1909 | Little David, play on yo' harp | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8451 | 10-in. | 12/9/1909 | There is a balm in Gilead | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8452 | 10-in. | 12/9/1909 | Roll Jordan roll | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8453 | 10-in. | 12/9/1909 | Negro lullaby | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-8454 | 12-in. | 12/9/1909 | Old black Joe | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8455 | 10-in. | 12/9/1909 | Golden slippers | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-8500 | 10-in. | 12/21/1909 | Great campmeeting | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9920 | 10-in. | 2/6/1911 | The ole ark | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9921 | 10-in. | 2/6/1911 | Good news | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9922 | 10-in. | 2/6/1911 | Done what you tole me to do | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9923 | 10-in. | 2/6/1911 | Po' Mo'ner got a home at last | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9924 | 10-in. | 2/6/1911 | In bright mansions above | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9925 | 10-in. | 2/7/1911 | My soul is a witness | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9926 | 10-in. | 2/7/1911 | Band of Gideon | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-9927 | 10-in. | 2/7/1911 | I know the Lord laid His hands on me | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 81258 | 10-in. | 10/3/1923 | Jesus, lover of my soul | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Work, John Wesley," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106547.
Work, John Wesley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106547.
"Work, John Wesley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Work, John Wesley, 1873-1925 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92053236
Wikidata: John Wesley Work - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6263609
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9039364
MusicBrainz: John Wesley Work - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6b207dd1-76eb-4696-b9c3-21c1e74c1891
ISNI: 0000 0000 8425 5799 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000084255799
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