b. ca. 1887; Livingston, AL
Harmonica, singer of blues, dances, and sacred material. Amerson recorded for the Library of Congress in
the 1930s, and for the Folkways label in the early
1950s.
ROCHELLE MONTAGNE
Bibliography
Harris; Santelli
Discography: DGR; LSFP
Gospel records, 1943–1969.