Let Freedom Sing! Music of the Civil Rights Movement
- Artist:Various Artists
- Label:Time Life Entertainment
- Category:Music
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- Seller:MovieMars-CDs
- Sales Rank:110,085
- Format:Box set
- Language:English (Unknown)
- Media:Audio CD
- Discs:3
- Shipping Weight (lbs):0.8
- Dimensions (in):10 x 5.7 x 0.8
- Release Date:January 27, 2009
- MPN:FSCR451
- UPC:610583199529
- EAN:0610583199529
- ASIN:B001MEJYG4
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Disc 1 Tracks
- Go Down Moses (The Southern Sons)
- Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday)
- Uncle Sam Says (Josh White)
- No Restricted Signs (The Golden Gate Quartet)
- Black, Brown, and White (Brownie McGhee)
- The Hammer Song (If I Had A Hammer) (The Weavers)
- The Death Of Emmet Till, Parts 12 (The Ramparts)
- When Do I Get To Be Called A Man? (Big Bill Broonzy)
- The Alabama Bus (Brother Will Hairston (Hurrican Of The Motor City)
- We Are Americans Too (Nat 'King' Cole)
- Why (Am I Treated So Bad)? (The Staple Singers)
- I Shall Not Be Moved (The Harmonizing Four)
- Oh Freedom (Harry Belafonte with the Belafonte Folk Singers)
- Ride On, Red, Ride On (Louisiana Red)
- Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone)
- Blowin' In The Wind (Bob Dylan)
- We Shall Overcome (Mahalia Jackson)
- Too Many Martyrs (Phil Ochs Jackson)
- Alabama Blues (J.B. Lenoir)
- Our Freedom Song (The Jubilee Hummingbirds)
- A Change Is Gonna Come (Otis Redding)
Disc 2 Tracks
- Forty Acres and a Mule (Oscar Brown Jr.)
- People Get Ready (The Impressions)
- Nobody Can Turn Me Around (The Mighty Clouds Of Joy)
- I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) (Solomon Burke)
- Respect (Aretha Franklin)
- The Motor City Is Burning (John Lee Hooker)
- Cryin' In The Streets, Part 1 (George Perkins The Silver Stars)
- Abraham, Martin and John (Smokey Robinson The Miracles)
- The Prayer (Ray Scott)
- Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud, Part 1 (James Brown)
- And Black Is Beautiful (Nickie Lee)
- Sock It To 'Em, Soul Brother (Bill Moss)
- Why I Sing The Blues, Part 1 (B.B. King)
- I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself), Part 1 (James Brown)
- Stand! (Sly The Family Stone)
- Message From A Black Man (The Temptations)
- Is It Because I'm Black (Sly Johnson)
- I Was Born Blue (Swamp Dogg)
- Yes, We Can, Part 1 (Lee Dorsey)
- We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Curtis Mayfield)
- Young, Gifted, and Black (Bob Marcia)
Disc 3 Tracks
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Gill Scott-Heron)
- (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People (The Chi-Lites)
- Smiling Faces Sometimes (The Undisputed Truth)
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Marvin Gaye)
- Hercules (Aaron Neville)
- Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- Fight The Power, Part 1 (The Isley Brothers)
- Give The People What They Want (The O'Jays)
- Black Is Black (Jungle Brothers)
- Sister Rosa (The Neville Brothers)
- The Pride (Chuck D)
- Unity (Sounds Of Blackness)
- None Of Us Are Free (Solomon Burke)
- Eyes On The Prize (The Sojourners)
- Down In Mississippi (Mavis Staples)
- Free At Last (The Blind Boys Of Alabama)
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Synopsis
Three years in the making, this historical box set traces a 70 year journey with songs that reflect the feelings of those at the heart of the movement as well as those just trying to make sense of a troubled period in American history.
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