Joseph Spence - The Lord Is My Shepherd


Joseph Spence
Song Name: The Lord Is My Shepherd
By: Joseph Spence
Country: Bahamas
Song Local Name: Not available
Album: The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958
Link to buy: Discogs
Genre: folk music of Bahamas , traditional music of Bahamas , Bahamian folk music
Date Added: 17 Sep 2017
Anugerah Bahasa
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The Lord Is My Shepherd by Joseph Spence is part of folk music tradition in/by Bahamas. Folk Music of Bahamas is traditionally brother to some other region(s) in the world. If you want to listen to song(s) in the same genre or with the same root with The Lord Is My Shepherd (or folk music of Bahamas), other than checking Bahamas you can also check music of Trinidad and Tobago. From the top menu, first choose the desired region and then find the link from the map or country list.

Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910 – March 18, 1984) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while playing the guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal, the Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Catfish Keith, Woody Mann, and Olu Dara as well as the British guitarist John Renbourn were influenced by and have recorded variations of his arrangements of gospel and Bahamian songs ~ wikipedia

Song: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Artist: Joseph Spence
Album: The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958

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