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Joseph Spence

Joseph Spence has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 13 episodes and was first played on 7 December 2014.

Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910, Andros, Bahamas - March 18, 1984, Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal, The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Woody Mann and Olu Dara, in addition to the British guitarist John Renbourn, were influenced by and have recorded variations of his arrangements of gospel and Bahamian songs. The earliest recordings of Joseph Spence were made on Spence's porch by…

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Jump In The Line
Joseph Spence
Folkways Records1959
Jump In The Line
Joseph SpenceFolkways Records1959
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Down By The Riverside
Joseph Spence
Rounder Records1990
Down By The Riverside
Joseph SpenceRounder Records1990
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Give Me That Old Time Religion
Joseph Spence
Smithsonian Folkways2021
Give Me That Old Time Religion
Joseph SpenceSmithsonian Folkways2021
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Won't That Be a Happy Time?
Joseph Spence
Smithsonian Folkways2021
Won't That Be a Happy Time?
Joseph SpenceSmithsonian Folkways2021
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Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Joseph Spence
Rounder Records1980
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Joseph SpenceRounder Records1980
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Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer
Joseph Spence
Folkways Records1959
Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer
Joseph SpenceFolkways Records1959
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Will The Serpent Be Unbroken
Joseph Spence
Arhoolie Records1990
Will The Serpent Be Unbroken
Joseph SpenceArhoolie Records1990
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Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Joseph Spence
Rounder Records0
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Joseph SpenceRounder Records0
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I Bid You Goodnight
Joseph Spence, The Pinder Family
Rounder Records1992
I Bid You Goodnight
Joseph Spence, The Pinder FamilyRounder Records1992
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Out On The Rolling Sea
Joseph Spence, The Pinder Family
Rounder Records1992
Out On The Rolling Sea
Joseph Spence, The Pinder FamilyRounder Records1992
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