We Shall Overcome: Songs of the Freedom Riders and the Sit-Ins

Folkways Records – FH 5591

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Gospel, Struggle & Protest
[Traklist]
A1 This Little Light of Mine (02:18)
A2 There's a Meeting Here Tonight (01:56)
A3 Rock My Soul (02:00)
A4 Hold On (02:42)
A5 Let Us Break Bread Together (02:43)
A6 We are Soldiers in the Army (02:40)
A7 We Shall Not Be Moved (02:26)
B1 Your Dog (02:40)
B2 Michael, Row the Boat Ashore (03:24)
B3 I'm So Glad (02:36)
B4 Oh, Freedom (03:20)
B5 We Shall Overcome (05:35)
[Credits]
Producer: Guy Carawan and Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This 1961 recording of spirituals, gospel and new music to "express the spirit of freedom" was the result of an effort by producer and performer Guy Carawan to bring together singers representative of hundreds of thousands African American students from the south participating in sit-ins, stand-ins and freedom rides for "first class citizenship" during the civil rights movement. The songs are performed by The Montgomery Gospel Trio, comprised of three high school girls from Alabama, as well as four seminary students who call themselves "The Nashville Quartet" in an impromtu session as recorded by Moses Asch. 12 songs, 34 minutes, featuring liner notes detailing the history of the civil rights movement, pictures, and song lyrics.

Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40197

Format:CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released:2009
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Now Chant: Mass-meeting Participants In Hattiesburg, Mississippi (0:26)
02 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (2:37)
03 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (2:18)
04 Black, Brown, And White: Big Bill Broonzy (2:42)
05 Baby, I've Been Thinking: Janis Ian (2:41)
06 Blowin' In The Wind: The New World Singers (2:28)
07 This Land Is Your Land: Steve Forbert, Jack Hardy, Jill Burkee & Mark Dann (4:39)
08 Turn, Turn, Turn: Liz Getz (3:04)
09 As Long As The Grass Will Grow: Peter La Farge (5:07)
10 Talking Pay TV: Phil Ochs (2:34)
11 Masters Of War: The Bergerfolk (4:07)
12 Waist Deep In The Big Muddy: Pete Seeger (2:57)
13 Agent Orange: Peggy Seeger (3:51)
14 Strange Fruit: Brother John Sellers (2:20)
15 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live: New Lost City Ramblers (3:34)
16 I'm Going To Write The Governor Of Georgia: Champion Jack Dupree (3:13)
17 When We Make It Through: Barbara Dane (5:25)
18 Evicted Tenant: Sis Cunningham (2:06)
19 Corrido De César Chávez: Los Perros Del Pueblo Nuevo (3:02)
20 Gone, Gone, Gone: Red Shadow (2:14)
21 Spirits Of The Revolution: Larry Estridge (5:09)
22 We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:40)
[Credits]
Compiler: Mark Gustafson, Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
War, social injustice, personal plaints, and calls for action have long fueled musical creation and performance. In Classic Protest Songs, Mark Gustafson and Jeff Place tap the historic Smithsonian audio collections to compile 22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles to air their grievances. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Janis Ian, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, Guy Carawan, Phil Ochs, and other marquee artists let their voices ring out with calls for peace and justice.

The Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival 1959-60 Vol.2

Folkways Records FA 2432

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Folk, Bluegrass
A1 The Midnight Special: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (3:31)
A2 Living with the Blues: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:57)
A3 Instrumental: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:07)
A4 Hop High Ladies: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:36)
A5 Take a Drink on Me: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:19)
A6 As I Was Out Walking: Frank Warner (2:14)
A7 Fod!: Frank Warner (1:46)
A8 Asheville Junction: Frank Warner (1:57)
B1 Rake and a Rambling Blade: Fleming Brown (3:17)
B2 Tom Hubbard: Fleming Brown (4:16)
B3 Talking Dust Bowl: John Greenway (3:00)
We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:50)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Irwin Silber, Photographers: Dave Gahr, W. Field and Ted Bettancourt
[Notes]
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current trends in folk singing, the album features Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, the New Lost City Ramblers, Frank Warner, John Greenway, Guy Carawan, and Fleming Brown.