Songs of Civil Rights & Protest (2-CD)
by Various Artists
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: August 5, 2022
- Originally Released: 2022
- Label: Acrobat
Description by OLDIES.com:
A significant strand of American music, especially in the folk and blues arenas, relates to what came to be known as protest songs when opinions on a number of key social and political issues during the post-war era - civil rights, nuclear disarmament, industrial justice and more – found a unified voice in the musical protest movement. However, this was nothing new, and many of the songs associated with this era came from earlier decades, as blues singers chronicled experiences of racial prejudice, poor rural folk sang about the privations of the Depression, industrial workers railed against exploitation, and gospel singers sought solace in spirituals. This 50-track 2-CD set brings together a selection of recordings which, one way or another, relate to the idea of songs as a medium of protest and social and political commentary, with the later incarnations representing the early stirrings of the classic folk protest movement which crystallised in the early ‘60s in the hands of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and others – one or two of their early recordings are included here. Many of the noted voices of protest are featured here – Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Paul Robeson, Josh White – along with folk artists who embraced the cause like Odetta, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte and many more, plus some of the more obscure but no less important recordings that set the tone and led the way for later artists. It’s a fascinating and we hope inspiring collection, which tells many a story.
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Billie HolidayStrange Fruit
- 2.Southern SonsGo Down Moses
- 3.LeadbellyThe Bourgeois Blues
- 4.Josh WhiteUncle Sam Says
- 5.Paul RobesonSong Of Freedom
- 6.Pete Seeger & The Almanac SingersDear Mr. President
- 7.Woody GuthrieThis Land Is Your Land
- 8.Tom GlazerWe've Got A Plan (G.I. Joe And The C.I.O.)
- 9.Sir LancelotAtomic Energy
- 10.Mahalia JacksonAmazing Grace
- 11.Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Coyal McMahanI Shall Not Be Moved
- 12.Big Bill BroonzyWhen Do I Get to Be Called a Man?
- 13.The RampartsThe Death of Emmett Till Parts 1 & 2
- 14.The WeaversWhich Side Are You On
- 15.Cisco HoustonThe Great American Bum
- 16.Brother Will Hairston (Hurricane Of The Motor City)The Alabama Bus Parts 1 & 2
- 17.Nat King ColeWe Are Americans Too
- 18.OdettaSpiritual Trilogy: Oh, Freedom, Come and Go With Me, I'm on My W
- 19.The CaravansWe Are Soldiers In The Army
- 20.Oscar BrandFair And Free Elections
- 21.Joan BaezAll My Trials
- 22.Harry BelafonteOh Freedom
- 23.Sister Rosetta TharpeThis Little Light Of Mine
- 24.Soul StirrersFree At Last
- 25.Bob DylanThe Gospel Plow
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Bob MillerThe Rich Man And The Poor Man
- 2.Paul RobesonJoe Hill
- 3.Josh WhiteDefense Factory Blues
- 4.Dave MccarnCotton Mill Colic
- 5.Bob HillPity The Downtrodden Landlord
- 6.Furry LewisJudge Harsh Blues
- 7.Big Bill BroonzyBlack, Brown And White
- 8.Southern SonsLift Every Voice And Sing
- 9.Laura DuncanI've Got A Right
- 10.Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Leadbelly, Sonny TerryWe Shall Be Free
- 11.Almanac SingersWe Shall Not Be Moved
- 12.Earl RobinsonThe House I Live In
- 13.Pete SeegerTalking Atom
- 14.Nina SimoneBrown Baby
- 15.Staple SingersI've Been Scorned
- 16.Cisco HoustonSoup Song
- 17.Dave Van RonkPlease See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Dave Van Ronk
- 18.Mahalia JacksonGo Tell It On The Mountain
- 19.Sam CookeSteal Away
- 20.OdettaIf I Had A Hammer
- 21.Judy CollinsWars of Germany
- 22.The WeaversLast Night I Had the Strangest Dream
- 23.Kingston TrioWhere Have All the Flowers Gone?
- 24.Bob DylanSong To Woody
- 25.Guy CarawanWe Shall Overcome
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 5,919
- UPC: 824046343422
- Shipping Weight: 0.24/lbs (approx)
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