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Mahalia Jackson (B
Mahalia Jackson (b. 10/26/11, d. 1/27/72) was born Mahala Jackson in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, and began singing at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church there at the age of 4. She grew up in a very poor household, which contained thirteen people and a dog in a three-room dwelling. Her stage name “Mahalia” stems from her childhood nickname “Halie”. In 1927, at the age of 16 she moved to Chicago, Illinois in the midst of the Great Migration. She intended to study nursing, but after joining a local church she became a member of the Johnson Gospel Singers. She performed with the group for a number of years. She then started working with Thomas A. Dorsey, the gospel composer of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”, and the two performed around the U.S., which helped tremendously in cultivating a future audience for her. While she made some recordings in the 1930’s, her first major success came with “Move On Up A Little Higher” in 1947, which sold millions of copies and became the highest selling gospel single in history. Her career blossomed, and on October 4, 1950 she became the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall, and she did so to a racially integrated audience. Also in the 1950’s she became an international star, being especially popular in France and Norway. Back at home, she made her debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, and appeared with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958. -
The Caravan Playlist 181 Friday, December 2, 2016 Hour 1 Artist
The Caravan Playlist 181 Friday, December 2, 2016 Hour 1 Artist Track CD/Source Label Neil Young Comes a Time Comes a Time Reprise - c 1978 3 Penny Acre Cowbird Rag and Bone 2 Penny Acre - c 2013 Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen Cornstalk Pony Live at Leu Gardens Steve Gillette - c 2007 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Falling Down Slow Dirt Silver and Gold BGO Records - C 1976 The Honey Dewdrops Hills of My Home Silver Lining The Honey Dewdrops - c 2012 3 Penny Acre Mackinaw Rag and Bone 2 Penny Acre - c 2013 Rick Adams Blue Just Looks Black No Cover At The Door Rick Adams - c 2013 Rick Adams No Cover At The Door No Cover At The Door Rick Adams - c 2013 John Wakefield Carolina in My Mind Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording John Wakefield No One Brings Me Down Like You Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording John Wakefield Hold Me Still Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording John Wakefield Back To Broke Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording John Wakefield Take it Real Slow Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording John Wakefield Baby, Baby, Baby Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording Hour 2 Artist Track Concert Source Buddy Flett Mississippi Sea Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording Buddy Flett Tenaha Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording Buddy Flett & Josh Hyde Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos Live at The Alexandria Museum Red River Radio Recording Josh Hyde & Buddy Flett Dark Side Live at The Alexandria Museum -
The "Stars for Freedom" Rally
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail The "Stars for Freedom" Rally March 24,1965 The "March to Montgomery" held the promise of fulfilling the hopes of many Americans who desired to witness the reality of freedom and liberty for all citizens. It was a movement which drew many luminaries of American society, including internationally-known performers and artists. In a drenching rain, on the fourth day, March 24th, carloads and busloads of participants joined the march as U.S. Highway 80 widened to four lanes, thus allowing a greater volume of participants than the court- imposed 300-person limitation when the roadway was narrower. There were many well-known celebrities among the more than 25,000 persons camped on the 36-acre grounds of the City of St. Jude, a Catholic social services complex which included a school, hospital, and other service facilities, located within the Washington Park neighborhood. This fourth campsite, situated on a rain-soaked playing field, held a flatbed trailer that served as a stage and a host of famous participants that provided the scene for an inspirational performance enjoyed by thousands on the dampened grounds. The event was organized and coordinated by the internationally acclaimed activist and screen star Harry Belafonte, on the evening of March 24, 1965. The night "the Stars" came out in Alabama Mr. Belafonte had been an acquaintance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. since 1956. He later raised thousands of dollars in funding support for the Freedom Riders and to bailout many protesters incarcerated during the era, including Dr. -
Aint Gonna Study War No More / Down by the Riverside
The Danish Peace Academy 1 Holger Terp: Aint gonna study war no more Ain't gonna study war no more By Holger Terp American gospel, workers- and peace song. Author: Text: Unknown, after 1917. Music: John J. Nolan 1902. Alternative titles: “Ain' go'n' to study war no mo'”, “Ain't gonna grieve my Lord no more”, “Ain't Gwine to Study War No More”, “Down by de Ribberside”, “Down by the River”, “Down by the Riverside”, “Going to Pull My War-Clothes” and “Study war no more” A very old spiritual that was originally known as Study War No More. It started out as a song associated with the slaves’ struggle for freedom, but after the American Civil War (1861-65) it became a very high-spirited peace song for people who were fed up with fighting.1 And the folk singer Pete Seeger notes on the record “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs”, that: "'Down by the Riverside' is, of course, one of the oldest of the Negro spirituals, coming out of the South in the years following the Civil War."2 But is the song as we know it today really as old as it is claimed without any sources? The earliest printed version of “Ain't gonna study war no more” is from 1918; while the notes to the song were published in 1902 as music to a love song by John J. Nolan.3 1 http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/grovemusic/spirituals,_hymns,_gospel_songs.htm 2 Thanks to Ulf Sandberg, Sweden, for the Pete Seeger quote. -
View the Program Book for How I Got Over
A conversation with Judith Casselberry, Charrise Barron, Mellonee Burnim, Joyce Marie Jackson, Randal Jacobs, and Matthew D. Morrison Performances by Marcelle Davies-Lashley, Jhetti, and Samuel Guillaume Sunday, December 10, 2017 3:00 p.m. Apollo Theater Front Cover: Mahalia Jackson; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 1957 LIVE WIRE: HOW I GOT OVER - THE SPIRIT OF GOSPEL MUSIC In 1963, when Mahalia Jackson sang “How I Got Over” before 250,000 protesters at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, she epitomized the sound and sentiment of Black Americans one hundred years after Emancipation. To sing of looking back to see “how I got over,” while protesting racial violence and social, civic, economic, and political oppression, both celebrated victories won and allowed all to envision current struggles in the past tense. Gospel is the good news. Look how far God has brought us. Look at where God will take us. On its face, the gospel song composed by Clara Ward in 1951, spoke to personal trials and tribulations overcome by the power of Jesus Christ. Black gospel music, however, has always occupied a space between the push to individualistic Christian salvation and community liberation in the context of an unjust society— a declaration of faith by the communal “I”. From its incubation at the turn of the 20th century to its emergence as a genre in the 1930s, gospel was the sound of Black people on the move. People with purpose, vision, and a spirit of experimentation— clear on what they left behind, unsure of what lay ahead. -
Famous Song-"Precious Lord" Last Updated Saturday, 11 April 2009 15:40
Famous Song-"Precious Lord" Last Updated Saturday, 11 April 2009 15:40 Thomas A. Dorsey In our last issue (3-28-09) this wonderful Story stated that the song’s author was Tommy Dorsey, a band leader in the 30’s and 40’s. Thanks to Holly Lake Ranch resident, Don Teems, we want to give you the rest of the story. It was Thomas A. Dorsey, a black musician, who was the real composer of Precious Lord and hundreds of other gospel hymns. W.C. THE BIRTH OF THE SONG ‘PRECIOUS LORD' ‘Precious Lord, take my hand, Lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn, Through the storm, through the night, Lead me on to the light, Take my hand, Precious Lord, Lead me home.' When my way grows drear, Precious Lord, linger near, When my life is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call, Hold my hand lest I fall: Take my hand, Precious Lord, Lead me home. When the darkness appears And the night draws near, And the day is past and gone, At the river I stand, Guide my feet, hold my hand: 1 / 3 Famous Song-"Precious Lord" Last Updated Saturday, 11 April 2009 15:40 Take my hand, Precious Lord, Lead me home.' The Lord gave me these words and melody. He also healed my spirit. I learned that when we are in our deepest grief, when we feel farthest from God, this is when He is closest, and when we are most open to His restoring power. -
Traditions Beliefs a Publication of the Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD)
Traditions Beliefs A Publication of the Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) Online Educator’s Guide In the Spirit of Teaching: Lessons in African American Musical Arts, Religion, and History An Online Educator’s Guide and Supplement to The Journal of Traditions and Beliefs Spring 2010 www.ClevelandMemory.org/pray/ Introductory Note This guide is published by the Initiative for the Study of Religion Table of and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) and the Spiritual Gifts Project. This publication is Contents made possible, in part, by financial support from the Office In the Spirit if Teaching: of the Dean in Cleveland State University’s College of Liberal Lessons in African American Musical Arts, Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). It is part of RASHAD’s Religion, and History: An Online ongoing effort to enhance learning at all levels through the Educator’s Guide and Supplement to Praying Grounds Oral History Project, public programs, and The Journal of Traditions and Beliefs publications. All contributors to the current issue are Cleveland State University alumni. Lana J. Miller, Geraldine C. Hardin Spring 2010 Washington, and Regennia N. Williams are professional educators in Cleveland, Ohio and members of the Spiritual page 2 Gifts Choir. Beginning in the fall semester of 2010, the Introductory Note youngest contributor and most recent CSU graduate, Stephanie L. Barbee (Class of 2010), will pursue a graduate page 4 degree in Library Science at Ohio’s Kent State University. Review - Harvest Time 2009, Featuring the New Spiritual Gifts Workshop Choir Regennia N. -
South Side Story
South Side Story http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/1... South Side Story Starring Barack Obama, Emmett Till, Richard Wright, Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., Muddy Waters, Harold Washington, Richard J. Daley And a Cast of Thousands By Wil Haygood Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 5, 2008; M01 CHICAGO The figures are stilled in lovely black-and-white portraits along the walls of Josephine Wade's soul food restaurant here on the South Side. There's Lou Rawls. And Aretha Franklin. "I do all of Aretha's cooking when she comes to town," Wade says. There's the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., from 1966, sitting next to the Rev. A.R. Leak, Wade's godfather. Both men are in suits and thin ties and grinning broadly. There's Harold Washington, the city's first black mayor, who died in office in 1987 and remains a mythic figure across this city. The Captain's Hard Time eatery, despite its name, is a swanky place, with pink napkins and white table linen. A waitress in soft-soled shoes glides by -- slowly, no need to rush -- carrying a plate of chicken wings, collard greens, candied yams and corn bread. "A good many of the judges elected in Chicago got elected right here in my dining room," says Wade. She's talking about the schmoozing, the dealmaking, the quest for endorsements and votes that draws aspiring pols here come election time. The South Side never had the silky ties to whites and international celebrities like Harlem and its famed literary renaissance. -
The Alabama Episcopalian T H E Ep I S C O P a L Di O C E S E O F Al a B a M a • Se P T E M B E R / Oc T O B E R 2013 • Vo L
The Alabama EPISCOPALIAN T h e ep i s c o p a l Di o c e s e o f al a b a m a • se p T e m b e r / oc T o b e r 2013 • Vo l . 98, No. 5 Lots of Smiles and High Fives— Sawyerville Day Camp Staff Welcoming This Summer’s Campers 2 • The Alabama Episcopalian Around Our Diocese The Alabama Episcopalian September/October 2013 The Rev. Deacon Tom Osborne On the Cover Honored by Diaconal Association By Diocesan Staff The Association of Episcopal The pilgrimage is one of the Deacons honored the Rev. Dea- many activities through which con Tom Osborne with the Rec- Tom lives out his passion for Please see “Sawyerville Day Camp 2013—Thank You!!!” ognition of Diaconal Ministry in justice, reconciliation, and healing. Photo by the communications team; please see pages 8-10 the Tradition of St. Stephen award Kairos prison ministry is another during the national organization’s important way he lives out his Youth and adults from across our diocese have triennial assembly in Williamsburg, diaconal calling. generously volunteered their time and energy this Virginia, in mid-June. This award Until his recent retirement, summer to share God’s love and joy with others— has been given to outstanding Tom served on the faculty of the and they have found that in so willingly giving, they deacons since 1995. Tom is the History Department at the Uni- have abundantly received. second deacon from Alabama to versity of North Alabama. He was The 356 young people and adults that staffed receive this high recognition and ordained a deacon in November three sessions of Sawyerville Day Camp in Hale the first since the Deacon School 2002, and he has served Trin- County served 724 children. -
18 Lc 117 0395 H. R. 1460
18 LC 117 0395 House Resolution 1460 By: Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Trammell of the 132nd, Frazier of the 126th, Bennett of the 94th, and Beverly of the 143rd A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing and commending Dorothy Norwood; and for other purposes. 2 WHEREAS, Dorothy Norwood, affectionately known as "the World's Greatest Storyteller," 3 has used her soulful vocals and uplifting delivery to rise to the upper echelon of 4 contemporary Gospel music; five of her albums have achieved gold status and her studio 5 work has garnered Grammy, Dove, and Stellar award nominations; and 6 WHEREAS, Dorothy was born in 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, and began touring with her 7 family's group at the tender age of eight; and 8 WHEREAS, in 1956, Dorothy moved to Chicago, Illinois, and was soon singing with Gospel 9 singer Mahalia Jackson, and in the early 1960s she joined the Gospel group Albertina Walker 10 and The Caravans, which would include such Gospel music legends as the Queen of Gospel 11 Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, Delores Washington, and the late Reverend 12 James Cleveland; and 13 WHEREAS, she released her debut solo album, Johnny & Jesus, in 1964, resulting in her 14 first gold record certification from the RIAA; and 15 WHEREAS, an opportunity to bring her music beyond the church came in 1972 when 16 Dorothy was invited to be an opening act for the Rolling Stones' 30 state American tour; and 17 WHEREAS, Dorothy has regularly released new material ever since, including a 1991 18 album, Live With the Northern California GMWA Mass Choir, which reached the top 19 position on the Billboard Top 40 Chart; and 20 WHEREAS, she continues to share her gifts through music, enchanting and inspiring all 21 those who enjoy the privilege of listening to her; and H. -
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