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Smithsonian Folkways: Classic African American Gospel [CD]
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2008-01-29
Spirituals, guitar evangelists, "Shout" bands, quartets and choirs sing out the sacred sounds of African American Gospel music. This Smithsonian Folkways "Classic" spans over a half century of select recordings to paint a broad panorama of this cherished musical creation. Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Ernestine Washington, Sonny Terry, the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Elizabeth Cotten are among those featured on these 24 tracks of soulful song.
Tracklist:
- Jesus Going to Make up My Dying Bed - Horace Sprott
- Oh Lord, I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion - Starlight Gospel Sing
- Thank You, Lord - Alvin Dockett/Blessed
- When I Was Sinkin' Down - Fisk University Jubilee Singers
- Just Got Over at Last - Little Brother Montgomery
- Moses Smote the Water - The Thrasher Wonders
- Soon, One Mornin' - Rev. Willie Gresham
- Dry Bones: Ezekiel Saw the Wheel - The Missionary Quartet
- Holy Ghost - Juanita Johnson & The Gospel Tones
- Where Could I Go - Ernestine Washington/Bunk Johnson
- Oh, What a Beautiful City - Sonny Terry
- You've Got to Move - Two Gospel Keys
- Let the Church Say Amen - Elder Charles D. Beck
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - Bishop Bowen/Combined Gospel Ch
- If I Had My Way - Rev. Gary Davis
- Low Down Death Right Easy - Dock Reed
- He's My Rock - Brother John Sellers
- Hallelujah, It Is Done - Elizabeth Cotten
- We Praise Your Holy Name - The Mississippi Mass Choir
- Don't Let His Name Go Down - First Independent Holy Church of Go
- Go Tell It on the Mountain - Fannie Lou Hamer
- Been in the Storm So Long - Mary Pinckney
- Everytime I Feel the Spirit/Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/They Hung H
- It's Time to Make a Change - Madison's Lively Stones
UPC: 093074019429
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 1.29.08
Format: CD
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