Georgia Sea Island Singers
- Georgia Sea Island Singers
The Georgia Sea Island Singers are an American folk music ensemble from Georgia, United States. Formed in the early 1900s [ [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1061 New Georgia Encyclopedia] Retrieved October 18, 2007] , the group is formed of African Americans who travel performing songs and other elements of the Gullah culture. The group's members change with time, and have included Bessie Jones, Joe Armstrong and Frankie Sullivan Quimby (a current member of the collective).
The group's music was recorded in 1959-60 by Alan Lomax. A Newport Folk Festival performance was featured in the 1967 film "Festival", and they performed at the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter [Ibid., New Georgia Encyclopedia; Retrieved October 18, 2007] .
ee also
*Bessie Jones
*Sea Island, Georgia
External links
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1061 New Georgia Encyclopedia article]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:lk98s33ba39g Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers at the AMG]
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