Various Artists - Sing For Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs (1990)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Sing For Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs
- Year Of Release: 1990
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Genre: Folk, Gospel, African American Music
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC +booklet
- Total Time: 63 min
- Total Size: 386 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Hymns, speeches, spirituals, gospel songs, and prayers...a moving civil rights collection drawn from 1960s field recordings in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The compilation captures the irrepressible spirit of that era and reveals a determined and triumphant African American culture. A collection of glorious songs and heartstopping selections by The SNCC Freedom Singers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and others. "...[T]here is wonderful singing here, great conviction, and the immediacy of living truth...powerful documentation of the most important social movement of our time." — Sing Out!
Tracklist:
1.01 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - We are Soldiers in the Army (2:33)
1.02 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - Keep Your Hand on the Plow (2:13)
1.03 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - This Little Light of Mine (2:14)
1.04 - The Nashville Quartet - You Better Leave Segregation Alone (0:39)
1.05 - The Nashville Quartet - Your Dog Loves My Dog (1:57)
1.06 - The Freedom Singers - Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn You Round (2:32)
1.07 - Ben Gay - I Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom (3:38)
1.08 - Charles Jones and Cordell Reagon - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (1:48)
1.09 - Bertha Gober - Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly (2:31)
1.10 - Bettie Mae Fikes - Up Above My Head (1:02)
1.11 - The Freedom Singers - This Little Light of Mine (3:48)
1.12 - Cordell Hull Reagon - Brown Baby (1:56)
1.13 - The Freedom Singers - Which Side are You On? (3:47)
1.14 - Hollis Watkins - I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table (1:54)
1.15 - Hollis Watkins - Mass Meeting and Prayer (3:55)
1.16 - Dock Reece - Guide My Feet (2:10)
1.17 - Mamie Brown and Carlton Reese - I'm on My Way (3:42)
1.18 - Ralph Abernathy - Rev. Ralph Abernathy (1:34)
1.19 - Cleo Kennedy and Carlton Reese - Yes We Want Our Freedom (2:23)
1.20 - Martin Luther King - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (3:43)
1.21 - Carlton Reese - Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do (2:19)
1.22 - Fannie Lou Hamer and Robert Parris Moses - Get on Board (4:55)
1.23 - Robert Parris Moses - No Danger in the Water (1:24)
1.24 - Medgar Wiley Evers - Medgar Evers Speaking (1:10)
1.25 - Robert Parris Moses - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (1:12)
1.26 - Guy and Candie Carawan - We Shall Overcome (2:43)
Tracklist:
1.01 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - We are Soldiers in the Army (2:33)
1.02 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - Keep Your Hand on the Plow (2:13)
1.03 - The Montgomery Improvement Association - This Little Light of Mine (2:14)
1.04 - The Nashville Quartet - You Better Leave Segregation Alone (0:39)
1.05 - The Nashville Quartet - Your Dog Loves My Dog (1:57)
1.06 - The Freedom Singers - Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn You Round (2:32)
1.07 - Ben Gay - I Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom (3:38)
1.08 - Charles Jones and Cordell Reagon - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (1:48)
1.09 - Bertha Gober - Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly (2:31)
1.10 - Bettie Mae Fikes - Up Above My Head (1:02)
1.11 - The Freedom Singers - This Little Light of Mine (3:48)
1.12 - Cordell Hull Reagon - Brown Baby (1:56)
1.13 - The Freedom Singers - Which Side are You On? (3:47)
1.14 - Hollis Watkins - I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table (1:54)
1.15 - Hollis Watkins - Mass Meeting and Prayer (3:55)
1.16 - Dock Reece - Guide My Feet (2:10)
1.17 - Mamie Brown and Carlton Reese - I'm on My Way (3:42)
1.18 - Ralph Abernathy - Rev. Ralph Abernathy (1:34)
1.19 - Cleo Kennedy and Carlton Reese - Yes We Want Our Freedom (2:23)
1.20 - Martin Luther King - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (3:43)
1.21 - Carlton Reese - Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do (2:19)
1.22 - Fannie Lou Hamer and Robert Parris Moses - Get on Board (4:55)
1.23 - Robert Parris Moses - No Danger in the Water (1:24)
1.24 - Medgar Wiley Evers - Medgar Evers Speaking (1:10)
1.25 - Robert Parris Moses - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (1:12)
1.26 - Guy and Candie Carawan - We Shall Overcome (2:43)
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