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Interview with Johnny (David Jonathan) Lee and Delores Lee, November 20, 1999

 File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 089_lee-johnny
Collection number: PRK1014-089

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Johnny (David Jonathan) Lee and Delores Lee, November 20, 1999. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie K. Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the Sacred Harp Series: South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This recording highlights the Hoboken Style of Sacred Harp. The sing uses the Brown edition of the Sacred Harp.

Dates

  • November 20, 1999

Conditions Governing Access

Extent

2.25 Gigabytes (1 electronic record(s) and derivatives. 1 audio file(s) in 2 parts (wav, mp3) 1.72 GB (1,857,975,816 bytes). 02:33:13. 3 PDF documents (3 scans, jp2). Bag approx. 2.25 GB (2,426,447,140 bytes).) : Made available in DSpace on 2022-07-11T19:42:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 dat-1004-29_complete.mp3: 220648241 bytes, checksum: 452c73fad5aa9eb18024d1b56894bde4 (MD5) ads-1004-05.pdf: 496263 bytes, checksum: c534adcce7822265f26eea569fa651de (MD5) Previous issue date: 1999-11-20

Language

From the Collection: English

Artist Data Sheet and Tape Log

id: DAT-1004.28.1

item_title: Lee Family Sing; Home of Johnny and Dolores Lee

call_number: PRJ-1004

project_title: Sacred Harp

equipment_used: ;

informant_name: David Lee

fieldworker: Laurie Sommers

recording_engineer: Paul Butterfield

date: 19-Nov-99

recording_location: Hoboken

content_summary: GA

notes: Sacred Harp sing recorded at the home of Johnny and Dolores Lee in Hoboken

technical_summary: GA. This recording highlights the Hoboken Style of Sacred Harp. The sing uses the Brown edition of the Sacred Harp

people: European American,

groups: shape note songs

keywords: sacred harp singing, shape note music, sacred harp, Hoboken style, acapella singing, religious songs, vocal music, Hoboken

id: DAT-1004.29.1

item_title: Johnny and Delorese Lee Interview 1 of 2

call_number: PRJ-1004

project_title: Sacred Harp

equipment_used: ;

informant_name: Johnny and Delorese Lee

fieldworker: Laurie Sommers

recording_engineer: Laurie Sommers

date: 20-Nov-99

recording_location: Hoboken

content_summary: GA

id_number: ADS-1004-05

last_name: Lee

first_name: David

middle_name: Jonathan

nickname: Johnny

Call number: PRJ-1004

address: Rt. 1

artist_city: Box 112

state: Hoboken

zip: GA

artist_county: 31542

home_phone: Brantley

business_phone:

birthplace: 20-Jul-34

ethnicity_1: at home

ethnicity_2: Brantley Co.

religion: Scotch

occupation: Primitive Baptist, accountant, credit union management

education: Primitive Baptist hymnody

date_of_contact: Sacred Harp music

contact_made_by: shape note music

notes: oral history. Father of David I. Lee husband of Delorese Lee son of Frank Lee and Martha Melissa Dixon : who had 8 children total.

keywords: personal experience narratives, religious music, singing,

Processing Information

PRJ1014-089, ADS-1004-05, VF-1004-39, VF-1013-49, DAT-1004.28, DAT-1004.29, sca-2005-13_003

1. Delorese has another interview. This is Johnny's only interview

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)