Written in response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1964.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saN1BwlxJxA
(1 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10)
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Ms. Holiday sings one of the most gut wrenching songs of the civil rights struggle. Her label, Columbia, refused to record Strange Fruit due to fears of a negative reaction from the South. However, they did agree to a one session opt out of her contract in order to record this track.
(3 votes, average: 9.67 out of 10)Loading... Ms. Simone tells it like it is.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVQjGGJVSXc
1965
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Speaking of Mr. Seeger, here is one of the best versions of his classic civil rights movement protest songs. Ms. Jackson was an incredible performer, and she brings down the house in this clip. A closer walk with thee after the jump. Continue reading Mahalia Jackson – We Shall Overcome
(4 votes, average: 9.50 out of 10)Loading... "A Change Is Gonna Come" was released 50 years ago this week. Though a singularly beautiful song, releasing it was a dangerous career move at the time; something which is thankfully strange for us to think about nowadays (pretty cool write-up here). I would have loved to have found a performance of that song, unfortunately it was performed live only once, and Mr. Cooke was killed shortly after. In it's a place, here's a song that old Robbie Zimmerman wrote which Sam immediately picked up on.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDdLgBO0Nw
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you're welcome.
(2 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... After being forced to listen to this song hundreds of times, I should probably hate it. However, I still sing along whenever I hear this silly little ditty.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDDkUE8GjZI
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I'm not sure what to think or it but started from the bottom has been on repeat lately.
(1 votes, average: 6.00 out of 10)Loading... I didn't watch the Grammys (nor did I have any intention to), and afterwards, the only thing I heard about that sounded interesting was this. Here it is, including the controversial early hook which left certain participants, err, unhappy.
http://youtu.be/4Gp2mCVC964&showinfo=0
2014
Not sure how much longer this will stay up, so soak it in while you can.
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RIP Mr. Seeger. Your voice, creativity, and courage will be missed.
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