Civil Rights Songs - Sing for Freedom-Civil Rights Movement / Various (CD)

You may or may not recognize the artists here as this collection compiles field recordings from the '60s south. Hymns, prayers, spirituals and speeches are sequenced here to capture this time and place in history. Songs from the Montgomery Improvement Association, The Nashville Quartet, Betty Mae Fikes, The Freedom Singers and others join speeches from Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and more. Smithsonian-Folkways.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. We Are Soldiers in the Army - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter
2. Keep Your Hands on the Plow - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter
3. This Little Light - Mary Ethel Dozier, Minnie Hendrick, Gladys Burnette Carter
4. You Better Leave Segregation Alone - James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Joseph Carter, Samuel Collier
5. Your Dog Loves My Dog - James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Joseph Carter, Samuel Collier
6. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett
7. I Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett
8. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett
9. Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly - Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett
10. Up Above My Head - Betty Mae Fikes
11. This Little Light - Betty Mae Fikes
12. Brown Baby - Betty Mae Fikes
13. Which Side Are You On? - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon
14. I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon
15. Mass Meeting and Prayer - Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Cordell Reagon
16. Guide My Feet - Doc Reese
17. I'm on My Way - Mamie Brown, Carlton Reece ; the Birmingham Movement Choir
18. Rev. Ralph Abernathy - Mamie Brown, Carlton Reece ; The Birmingham Movement Choir
19. Yes, We Want Our Freedom - Cleo Kennedy, Carlton Reece
20. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cleo Kennedy, Carlton Reece
21. Ninety-Nine-And-A-Half Won't Do - Carlton Reece ; the Birmingham Movement Choir
22. Get on Board - Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses
23. No Danger in the Water - Bob Moses
24. Medgar Evers Speaking - Bob Moses
25. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Bob Moses
26. We Shall Overcome - Cordell, Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett, Dorothy Cotton, Pete Seeger