Bessie Jones

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bessie_Jones

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYears	1960s–1980s
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts_National_Heritage_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate	1902-02-08
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Jones
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Smithville,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:children	6
gptkbp:deathDate	1984-07-17
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Brunswick,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:gospel gptkb:African-American_folk_music folk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bessie Jones
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:American_folk_music_revival
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Georgia_Sea_Island_Singers
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Put_Your_Hand_on_Your_Hip,_and_Let_Your_Backbone_Slip:_Songs_and_Stories_from_the_Georgia_Sea_Islands gptkb:Step_It_Down:_Games,_Plays,_Songs,_and_Stories_from_the_Afro-American_Heritage
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:singer singer-songwriter
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Cassius_Jones
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Florodora
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5