Bessie Jones: You Better Mind (1961)

Bessie Jones sings "You Better Mind," recorded by Alan Lomax at his Greenwich Village apartment in NYC, October 1961. For more information about Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers, and Alan Lomax and his collections, visit culturalequity.org.

[@missbritt288]

Love my ancestors ! ..... So much strength and soul . May she rest in peace ...may her songs continue to live on and teach the younger generation ..

[@brunsonelizabeth8244]

Amen,I remember my mother singing this song... It's truth!

[@praisehim83]

Yes, my people. Language is so clear, concise and pure.

[@adnilbraganza2211]

Heard this lady for the first time on BBC radio 2. Listening to Moby. It brought me here🎉😊

[@user-qi8zf7cm6i]

YES WE BETTER❣

[@praisehim83]

Hallelujah!

[@eddiesmall406]

This song is about the world to day

[@karenseabrooks7806]

My mother use to sang this song

[@gwenmontgomery3641]

Raw, unadulterated emotion borne out of hardship.

[@fdrobe1]

Heard the mother in the movie “Anna Lucasta”. Singing this And i had to find the entire song.!! I love it

[@MS.V556]

BRINGS BACK SO MEMORIES. ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH SIS SMITH❤❤❤

[@eddiesmall406]

Love it

[@johnnymorell4974]

We've moved so far away from the raw-ness, that music once held hands with. Not, necessarily, for the better.

[@irongreek7722]

johnny morell it's lost its soul sadly :/

[@deeem-tee799]

johnny morell amen! sugar pop soulless poop pooh for sure

[@t0ad]

There's a lot of raw music out there if you look. It's just hard to find if you're only listening to the radio.

[@micheleharris9656]

Amen 🙏🏾

[@nealgrey6485]

Beautiful.

[@Daddytang67]

SOUL...

[@sevast1731]

Applause.

[@cornellwaters9089]

🌎 Music!

[@whatevermariver]

Please upload more recordings of the Moving Star Hall Singers

[@Vniciu]

❤

[@ZeeCeeRider]

Would it be possible to learn more about the origins of this song? What a beautiful song!

[@gafriendship]

Just contact me or my mom. That was her grandmother. We have that information. ❤

[@beautifulb8203]

@@gafriendship what a blessing. Your grandma was singing a classic❤