Slavery in America - Redemption Songs 1914-1972

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Slavery
2▶Digital Media: Songs of Freedom
3▼Digital Media: Racial Segregation & Modern Slavery
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1The Great Grandfather
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
The Great Grandfather
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:30
2Chain Gang
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
Sam Cooke2:36
3Prettiest Train
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
22 and Group3:47
4Work Song
Oscar Brown Jr.2:36
5Jim Crow
The Union Boys2:50
6Ol’ Man River
Paul Robeson3:12
7Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair and His Shuffling Hungarians2:54
8Another Man Done Gone
Vera Hall0:41
9Levee Camp Blues
Robert Pete Williams7:00
10How Long Must I Be Your Slave
John Lee Hooker3:15
11Dry Bones in the Valley
The Reverend J.M. Gates3:45
12Babylon Did It
Marcus Garvey2:08
13Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Sister Ola Mae Terrell2:36
14Go Down Moses
The Ebony Three2:46
15Two Wings
The Southern Sons2:39
16We Believe in the God of Ethiopia
Marcus Garvey0:58
17Going Home to Zion Land
Count Ossie and the Wareikas2:11
18Don’t Rock the Boat
The Charioteers2:46
19Marching Up to Zion
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:03
20I’m Going Back to Africa
Lord Invader4:59
21Liberia
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1960-10-26)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-10-26)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essential Jazz Classics (in 2014)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-26)
recording of:
Liberia (original instrumental composition) (on 1960-10-26)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane6:51
22We’ll Anchor Bye and Bye
The Southern Sons2:03
23You Got to Move
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:31
24Don’t Turn Me From Your Door
John Lee Hooker2:42