Sep 13, 2023 · Hear stunning music recorded inside Mississippi's infamous Parchman prison ; 1.Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord01:27 ; 2.I Give Myself Away, so You ...

Duration: 2:33
Posted: Aug 29, 2023

Oct 2, 2023 · The prison chaplains had assembled a group of singers, who are credited on “S.M.S.M.” as Parchman Prison Prayer. The performers make the ...

Sep 18, 2023 · "Some Mississippi Sunday Morning, by Parchman Prison Prayer," was created by Grammy award-winning producer Ian Brennan inside the Mississippi ...

About the session: Work songs and hollers recorded at Camp B at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm.

Aug 10, 2020 · The other singers are Louella Dade, Passion Buckner, Alberta Turner, Bertha Riley, Lily Mallard, Christine Shannon, and Josephine Douglas, and I ...

The chaplains of the prison convened a special service of various singers from across the dozen or so different services that take place every Sunday at ...

Sep 21, 2023 · Inmates at this bucolic but brutal prison have long been singing the blues to sustain themselves, and a new compilation of gospel songs ...

A great historical recording that teaches both the way prison workers sang as well as the mythology that was a part of their singing. One person found this ...

Sep 15, 2023 · Some sang more contemporary gospels, such as M. Kyles, who performed Tasha Cobbs Leonard's breakout hit “Break Every Chain,” and L. Brown, who ...