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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 American 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.
Track listing:
1. HORACE SPROTT: Jesus Going to Make Up My Dying Bed
2. STARLIGHT GOSPEL SINGERS: Oh Lord, I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion
3. ALVIN DOCKETT & BLESSED: Thank You, Lord
4. FISK JUBILEE SINGERS: When I Was Sinkin' Down
5. LITTLE BROTHER MONTGOMERY: Just Got Over At Last
6. THRASHER WONDERS: Moses Smote the Waters
7. WILLIE GRESHAM: Soon, One Mornin'
8. THE MISSIONARY QUINTET: Dry Bones: Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
9. JUANITA JOHNSON & THE GOSPEL TONES: Holy Ghost
10. SISTER ERNESTINE WASHINGTON with BUNK JOHNSON: Where Could I Go
11. BIG BILL BROONZY, SONNY TERRY, BROWNIE MCGEE: Oh, What a Beautiful City
12. TWO GOSPEL KEYS: You've Got to Move
13. ELDER BECK: Let the Church Say Amen
14. BISHOP BOWEN & THE COMBINED GOSPEL CHOIRS: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
15. REV. GARY DAVIS: If I Had My Way
16. DOCK REED: Low Down Death Right Easy
17. BROTHER JOHN SELLERS: He's My Rock
18. ELIZABETH COTTON: Hallelujah, It Is Done
19. MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR: We Praise Your Holy Name
20. FIRST INDEPENDENT HOLY CHURCH OF GOD-UNITY-PRAYER: Don't Let His Name Go Down
21. FANNIE LOU HAMMER: Go Tell It on the Mountain
22. MARY PINCKNEY: Been in the Storm So Long
23. LEAD BELLY: Every Time I Feel the Spirit / Swing Low Sweet Chariot / They Hung Him on the Cross (Medley)
24. MADISON'S LIVELY STONES: It's Time to Make a Change
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