Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Go Down Moses
The Southern Sons2:46
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday43:14
3Uncle Sam Says
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
Josh White2:41
4No Restricted Signs
recording of:
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven)
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
The Golden Gate Quartet3:01
5Black, Brown and White
Brownie McGhee2:38
6The Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer)
The Weavers2:20
7The Death of Emmet Till, Parts 1 & 2
The Ramparts4:56
8When Do I Get to Be Called a Man?
Big Bill Broonzy3:21
9The Alabama Bus
Brother Will Hairston4:39
10We Are Americans Too
Nat King Cole2:53
11Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)
The Staple Singers2:53
12I Shall Not Be Moved
The Harmonizing Four2:58
13Oh Freedom
Harry Belafonte with The Belafonte Folk Singers3:21
14Ride On, Red, Ride On
Louisiana Red2:54
15Mississippi Goddam
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
background vocals:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04), Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04) and Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
Nina Simone4.54:53
16Blowin’ in the Wind
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (Romani)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
translator:
Nagyné Varga Mária and Rostás Tibor
translated version of:
Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan2:48
17We Shall Overcome
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World
Mahalia Jackson42:46
18Too Many Martyrs
recording engineer:
Paul A. Rothchild
producer:
Jac Holzman
guitar:
Danny Kalb (US blues guitarist) and Phil Ochs
guitar [second guitar]:
Danny Kalb (US blues guitarist)
vocals:
Phil Ochs
engineered at:
Mastertone Recording Studios Inc. in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Too Many Martyrs
writer:
Bob Gibson (folk singer) and Phil Ochs
publisher:
Fall River Music
Phil Ochs2:49
19Alabama Blues
J.B. Lenoir3:15
20Our Freedom Song
The Jubilee Hummingbirds3:21
21A Change Is Gonna Come
recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Otis Redding4:12
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Chuck D
executive producer:Mike Jason
producer:Colin Escott
Bas Hartong
Mike Jason
mastering:Joseph M. Palmaccio
ASIN:US: B001MEJYG4 [info]