From 1923: “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” performed by the Manhattan Harmony Four, with Lorenzo Dyer, piano. Words by James Weldon Johnson, music by J. Rosamond Johnson.
[Elaine made an arrangement for strings.]
Friday, June 19, 2026
For Juneteenth
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What a song!
ReplyDeleteI would’ve sworn that it’s on one of the two records of hymns and folk tunes by Hank Jones and Charlie Haden (not), but it’s better to have it with the words. I don’t know why i can’t find this 1923 recording on the National Jukebox (Library of Congress).
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