Music 517: African American Musical Traditions

African American Styles of the Slavery Period

1.  My Soul Is a Witness (ring shout)--Louisiana, 1934

2.  I Love the Lord (Isaac Watts, Psalm 116)--Memphis, TN, 1959

3.  I Love the Lord--Marshall Co. MS, 1987

4.  The Day is Past and Gone--Dorothy Melton, Alabama, ca. 1960

5.  Easter Sermon--"Sin Killer" Griffin, Sugarland, TX

6.  Jesus is a Rock--Virginia, 1976

7.  Struggle On (J.P. Rees)--Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers

8.  Live Humble--St. Simon's Is., GA, 1960

9.  Fox Race--Joe Patterson, quills

10. Roustabout--Dink Roberts, banjo

11. No More Cane on This Brazos--Sugarland, TX, 1933  

12. Rosie--Parchman, MS, 1947

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