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Walk Around in Dry Bones, performance by the Fairfield Four at Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville
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Walk Around in Dry Bones, performance by the Fairfield Four at Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville
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Walk Around in Dry Bones, performance by the Fairfield Four at Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville
Description
Title
Walk
Around
in
Dry
Bones
,
performance
by the
Fairfield
Four
at
Fairfield
Baptist
Church
,
Nashville
Creator(s)
Fairfield
Four
Date created
1941
Theme
Finding Community
Performing Identity
Subtheme
Religious Institutions
Music
Subject-LCSH
African American gospel singers
Geographic Location
United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville
County Name
Davidson County
Description
Field
recording
of the
Fairfield
Four
,
recorded
by
John
Work
III
.
Historical Note
In
1941
,
John
Work
III
recorded
the
Fairfield
Four
gospel
quartet
at the
Fairfield
Baptist
Church
in
Nashville
. The
group
went
on to have a
long
,
successful
career
as
radio
performers
on
WLAC
,
GRAMMY
winners
and also
appeared
in the
popular
film
, "
Oh
Brother
Where
Art
Thou.
"
Genre
Music
Contributing Institution
Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only. All reproductions require acknowledgement of the contributing organization. For research inquiries about specific objects, contact the Center for Popular Music.
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