Matt Jones Then and Now
Item
12" LP
Identifier:
IA.ITM.002675-->
Description
Matt Jones aka Matthew Jones (September 17, 1936 – March 30, 2011) was an African American Folk Singer who was also a former Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizer and Freedom Singers Director during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Nashville Student Movement in 1960. Jones was an outspoken participant in the movement in Danville, Virginia, where he organized another vocal group, the Danville Freedom Voices, in 1963, and in 1964 he participated in SNCC’s Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. Matthew Jones faced down the Ku Klux Klan on many occasions and endured 29 arrests during the Civil Rights Movement. His experiences developed him into a “freedom singer” in the most literal manner. Jones released one album of his protest songs titled 'Matt Jones Then And Now' on his own Relevant Records label. During the Anti-Vietnam War movement he recorded a 45 record, “Hell No, We Ain’t Gonna Go” backed on the other side with “Super Sam” and over the years he also generously donated his time to sing at many human rights and peace benefits.Related people
Matt Jones (artist)Bill Perlman (musician)