I Could Tell You the Time
Dublin Core
Title
I Could Tell You the Time
Subject
Religious Songs and Hymns
Description
A “white church song” performed by Jessie Sentell, Maggie Timmins, Jane A. Friddle, Nettie Matthews, and the Carolina Ladies Quartet of Greenville, South Carolina in the summer of 1939.
Creator
John A. Lomax and Ruby T. Lomax
Source
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001)
Publisher
American Folklife Center and the Library of Congress
Date
June 11, 1939
Contributor
Jessie Sentell, Maggie Timmins, Jane A. Friddle, Nettie Matthews, and the Carolina Ladies Quartet
Rights
Not under copyright protection. Credited to John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip (AFC 1939/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Format
MP3 file
Language
English
Type
Audio Recording
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000537/
Sound Item Type Metadata
Duration
2:35 minutes.
Citation
John A. Lomax and Ruby T. Lomax, “I Could Tell You the Time,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 19, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/73.