Civil Rights Songs - Sing for Freedom-Civil Rights Movement / Various [CD]
Civil Rights Songs - Sing for Freedom-Civil Rights Movement / Various [CD]
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You may or may not recognize the artists here as this collection compiles field recordings from the '60s south. Hymns, prayers, spirituals and speeches are sequenced here to capture this time and place in history. Songs from the Montgomery Improvement Association, The Nashville Quartet, Betty Mae Fikes, The Freedom Singers and others join speeches from Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and more. Smithsonian-Folkways.
Tracklist:
- We Are Soldiers in the Army Now - Minnie Hendrick/Gladys Burnett
- Keep Your Hands on the Plow - Minnie Hendrick/Gladys Burnette Ca
- This Little Light - Minnie Hendrick/Gladys Burnette Carter/Mary
- You Better Leave Segregation Alone - Nashville Quartet From Amer
- Your Dog Loves My Dog - Nashville Quartet From American Baptist
- Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around - Cordell Hull Reagon/Char
- I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Freedom - Rev. Ben Gay/SN
- Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Cordell Hull Reagon/SNCC Freedom S
- Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly - SNCC Freedom Singers/Jamie Culbreath/Ch
- Up Above My Head - Betty Fikes
- This Little Light - Betty Fikes/Rutha Mae Fikes/Rutha Harris
- Brown Baby - Cordell Hull Reagon
- Which Side Are You On? - Cordell Hull Reagon/Charles Neblitt/Rut
- I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table - Cordell Hull Reagon/Hollis
- Mass Meeting and Prayer - Cordell Hull Reagon/Hollis Watkins/Cha
- Guide My Feet - Doc Reese & Congregation
- I'm on My Way - Carlton Reece/Birmingham Movment Choir/Mamie Bro
- Rev. Ralph Abernathy Speaking - Ralph Abernathy
- Yes, We Want Our Freedom - Carlton Reece/Cleo Kennedy
- Rev. Martin Luther King Speaking - Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.
- Ninety-Nine-And-A-Half Won't Do - Carlton Reece
- Get on Board - Fannie Lou Hamer/Bob Moses
- No Danger in the Water - Bob Moses
- Medgar Evers Speaking - Medgar Evers
- Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Bob Moses
- We Shall Overcome - Cordell Hull Reagon/Dorothy Cotton/Charles N
UPC: 093074003220
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 7.13.92
Format: CD
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