Every Tone a Testimony
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- SF-COMM-CD-47003 Smithsonian Folkways.47003
- Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
- Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 2001
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
- Recorded in: Birmingham (Ala.), Albany (Ga.), Washington (D.C.), Texas, New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, Chapel Hill (N.C.), North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, New York, United States.
- General
- Commercial compiled, annotated and produced by Robert H. Cataliotti
- Producer
- Catalotti, Robert (liner notes)
- Performer
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Dodson, Annie Grace Horn, 1904-1975
- Brown, Enoch
- Skipper, Doretha, 1926-
- McIver, Lawrence
- Amerson, Rich
- Hunter, Janie
- Tucker, Joech
- Dunbar, Scott
- Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973
- Terry, Lucy
- Washington, Dorothy
- Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
- Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913
- Dee, Ruby (1922-10-27-2014-06-11)
- Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Davis, Ossie, 1917-2005
- West, Kinsey
- Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
- Reed, Dock
- Hall, Vera, 1906-1964
- Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998
- Author
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
- Performer
- Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967
- Ferguson, Mary
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
- Terry, Sonny
- Johnson, Fenton
- Cotten, Elizabeth
- Randolph, Percy
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931
- Asch, Moses
- DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Leadbelly, 1885-1949
- Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
- Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955
- Robeson, Paul (1898-1976)
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- Brown, Sterling Allen, 1901-1989
- Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958
- Pierce, Billie, 1907-1974
- Pierce, De De, 1904-1973
- Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
- Jackson, David
- Nicholas, Big Nick, 1922-1997
- Miller, John
- Johnson, Juanita
- Spann, Otis, 1930-1970
- Muddy Waters, 1915-1983
- Ribot, Marc
- Burke, Solomon
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Seale, Bobby, 1936-
- Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
- Fabio, Ronald
- Fabio, Sarah Webster, 1928-
- Wallace, Wayne
- Giovanni, Nikki
- Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
- Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
- Bluiett, Hamiet
- Cortez, Jayne
- Boudreaux, Joseph, 1941-
- Reed, Ishmael, 1938-
- Creator
- Davis, Gary, 1896-1972
- Performer
- Arrested Development (Musical group)
- Children of East York School
- Jubilee Singers
- Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve
- Gospel Tones (Vocal group)
- Realtones
- Freedom Singers (SNCC)
- Golden Eagles (Musical group)
- Collection Creator
- Asch, Moses
- Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
- Folkways Records
- Place
- United States
- New York
- Alabama
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Chapel Hill (N.C.)
- Louisiana
- New Orleans (La.)
- Texas
- Washington (D.C.)
- Albany (Ga.)
- Birmingham (Ala.)
- United States--Northeast
- Ohio
- Akron (Ohio)
- Rochester (N.Y.)
- England
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Memphis (Tenn.)
- Carolinas
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Topic
- Spoken word
- Folk songs -- United States
- Folk tales and legends
- Buck dancing
- Circle games
- Shouts
- Poetry
- Narratives
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Spirituals (Songs)
- Choral music
- Blues (Music)
- Cries
- Prisoners' songs
- Autobiography
- Gospel music
- Topical songs
- Instrumental music
- Stride piano
- New Orleans jazz
- Jazz
- Rhythm and blues music
- Interviews
- Mardi Gras Indians
- Rap (Music)
- African Americans
- Producer
- Catalotti, Robert (liner notes)
- Performer
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Dodson, Annie Grace Horn, 1904-1975
- Brown, Enoch
- Skipper, Doretha, 1926-
- McIver, Lawrence
- Amerson, Rich
- Hunter, Janie
- Tucker, Joech
- Dunbar, Scott
- Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973
- Terry, Lucy
- Washington, Dorothy
- Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
- Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913
- Dee, Ruby (1922-10-27-2014-06-11)
- Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Davis, Ossie, 1917-2005
- West, Kinsey
- Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1887?
- Reed, Dock
- Hall, Vera, 1906-1964
- Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998
- Author
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
- Performer
- Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967
- Ferguson, Mary
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
- Terry, Sonny
- Johnson, Fenton
- Cotten, Elizabeth
- Randolph, Percy
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931
- Asch, Moses
- DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Leadbelly, 1885-1949
- Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
- Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955
- Robeson, Paul (1898-1976)
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- Brown, Sterling Allen, 1901-1989
- Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958
- Pierce, Billie, 1907-1974
- Pierce, De De, 1904-1973
- Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
- Jackson, David
- Nicholas, Big Nick, 1922-1997
- Miller, John
- Johnson, Juanita
- Spann, Otis, 1930-1970
- Muddy Waters, 1915-1983
- Ribot, Marc
- Burke, Solomon
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Seale, Bobby, 1936-
- Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
- Fabio, Ronald
- Fabio, Sarah Webster, 1928-
- Wallace, Wayne
- Giovanni, Nikki
- Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
- Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
- Bluiett, Hamiet
- Cortez, Jayne
- Boudreaux, Joseph, 1941-
- Reed, Ishmael, 1938-
- Creator
- Davis, Gary, 1896-1972
- Performer
- Arrested Development (Musical group)
- Children of East York School
- Jubilee Singers
- Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve
- Gospel Tones (Vocal group)
- Realtones
- Freedom Singers (SNCC)
- Golden Eagles (Musical group)
- Culture
- Americans
- See more items in
- Moses and Frances Asch Collection
- Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / COMM CD
- Extent
- 2 Sound discs (digital, 4 3/4 in.)
- Date
- 2001
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.ASCH, Item SF-COMM-CD-47003
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound discs
- Collection Citation
- Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Contents
- The struggle / L. Hughes (0:22) -- Field call / A.G.H. Dodson (1:15) -- Complaint call / E. Brown (0:40) -- Intro and Kneebone Bend / L. McKiver, D. Skipper (2:51) -- Brother Terrapin, slow train to Arkansas / R. Amerson (1:56) -- Jack and Mary and three dogs / J. Hunter (5:53) -- Buck dance / J. Tucker (1:19) -- I'm goin' up north / Children of East York School (1:22) -- Pharaoh's host got lost / L. McKiver (1:32) -- Bars fight / L. Terry (read by A. Bontemps) (1:23) -- Earl of Dartmouth / P. Wheatley (read by D.F. Washington) (0:49) -- I wonder where my brother gone / A.G.H. Dodson (1:17) -- Narrative / H. Tubman (read by D.F. Washington) (0:59) -- Speech at Akron Convention / S. Truth (read by R. Dee) (2:05) -- Singing slaves / F. Douglass (read by O. Davis) (1:03) -- Steal away to Jesus / K. West (1:50) -- What to the slave is the Fourth of July? / F. Douglass (read by O. Davis) (2:36) -- Why slavery is still rampant / S.P. Parker (read by R. Dee) (1:47) -- Free at last / D. Reed and V.H. Ward (1:33) -- When Malindy sings / P.L. Dunbar (read by M. Walker) (3:48) -- There's a great camp meeting / Fisk Jubilee Singers (2:01) -- Atlanta Exposition address / B.T. Washington (1:16) -- John Henry / B. McGhee and S. Terry (4:03) -- Banjo player / F. Johnson (read by A. Bontemps) (0:44) -- Boatman dance / E. Cotten (1:42) -- Shine / P. Randolph (1:03) -- Chopping in the new ground / Inmates of Ramsay or Retrieve State Farms, TX (1:37) -- Lynching, our national crime / I.B. Wells-Barnett (read by R. Dee) (3:43) -- A recorded autobiography / W.E.B. Du Bois (2:33) -- Listen Lord, a prayer / J.W. Johnson (read by M. Walker) (2:55) -- My heart is fixed / G. Davis (2:04) -- The Titanic / Lead Belly (4:04) -- Heritage / C. Cullen (2:58) -- Jungle drums / J.P. Johnson (2:32). No more auction block / P. Robeson (2:09) -- Negro speaks of rivers / L. Hughes (0:43) -- If we must die / C. McKay (0:57) -- Ma Rainey / S. Brown (2:06) -- Backwater blues / B.B. Broonzy (2:47) -- Married man blues / B. and D.D. Pierce (5:11) -- For my people / M. Walker (5:41) -- Children of the poor, sonnet 2 / G. Brooks (0:47) -- Body and soul / G. Nicholas (3:48) -- How He delivered me / J. Johnson & the Gospel Tones (2:39) -- Long distance call / M. Waters (6:58) -- Cry to me / S. Burke (2:13) -- Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around / SNCC Freedom Singers (2:31) -- Birmingham 1963 - Keep moving / M.L. King, Jr. (3:42) -- Black Panther Party platform / B. Seale (2:59) -- Interview (excerpt) / A. Davis (1:05) -- Together to the tune of Coltrane's "Equinox" / S.W. Fabio (1:40) -- Nikki-Rosa / N. Giovanni (1:12) -- Liberation/poem / S. Sanchez (0:34) -- Dope / A. Baraka (4:48) -- Village of Brooklyn, Illinois / H. Bluiett (3:30) -- For the poets / J. Cortez (3:56) -- Shotgun Joe / Golden Eagles (5:19) -- St. Louis woman / I. Reed (1:26) -- People everyday / Arrested Development (3:27).
- Track Information
- 101 The Struggle / Langston Hughes. 102 Field Call / Annie Grace Horn Dodson. 103 Complaint Call / Enoch Brown. 104 Intro and Knee Bend / Doretha Skipper, Lawrence McIver. 105 Brother Terrapin, Slow Train to Arkansas / Rich Amerson. 106 Jack and Mary and Three Dogs / Janie Hunter. 107 Buck Dance (excerpt) / Joech Tucker, Scott Dunbar. 108 I'm Goin' Up North / Children of East York School. 109 Pharaoh's Host Got Lost / Lawrence McIver. 110 Bar Fights / Arna Wendell Bontemps, Lucy Terry. 111 Earl of Dartmouth (excerpt) / Dorothy Washington, Phillis Wheatley. 112 I Wonder Where My Brother Gone / Annie Grace Horn Dodson. 113 Narrative (excerpt) / Dorothy Washington, Harriet Tubman. 114 Speech at Akron Convention / Ruby Dee, Sojourner Truth. 115 Singing Slaves / Frederick Douglass, Ossie Davis. 116 Steal Away to Jesus / Kinsey West. 117 What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? (excerpt) / Frederick Douglass, Ossie Davis. 118 Why Slvery is Still Rampant (excerpt) / Ruby Dee, Sarah Parker Remond. 119 Free At Last / Dock Reed, Vera Hall. 120 When Malindy Sings / Margaret Walker, Paul Laurence Dunbar. 121 There's A Great Camp Meeting / Jubilee Singers, John W. (John Wesley) Work, Mary Ferguson. 122 Atlanta Exposition Address / Booker T. Washington. 123 John Henry / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. 124 Banjo Player / Arna Wendell Bontemps, Fenton Johnson. 125 Boatman Dance / Elizabeth Cotten. 126 Shine / Percy Randolph. 127 Chopping in the New Ground / Inmates of Ramsey or Retrieve. 128 Lynching, Our National Crime / Ruby Dee, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. 129 A Recorded Autobiography / Moses Asch, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt) DuBois. 130 Listen Lord, A Prayer / Margaret Walker, James Weldon Johnson. 131 My Heart is Fixed / Gary Davis. 132 The Titanic / Lead Belly. 133 Heritage / Countee Cullen. 134 Jungle Drums / James P. (James Price) Johnson. 201 No More Auction Block / Paul Robeson. 202 The Negro Speaks of Rivers / Langston Hughes. 203 If We Must Die / Claude McKay. 204 Ma Rainey / Sterling Brown. 205 Backwater Blues / Bill Broonzy. 206 Married Man Blues / Billie Pierce, De De Pierce. 207 For My People / Margaret Walker. 208 The Children of the Poor, Sonnet 2 / Gwendolyn Brooks. 209 Body and Soul / David Jackson, Big Nick Nicholas, John Miller. 210 How He Delivered Me / Gospel Tones (Vocal group), Juanita Johnson. 211 Long Distance Calls / Otis Spann, Muddy Waters. 212 Cry To Me / Realtones, Marc Ribot, Solomon Burke. 213 Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around / Freedom Singers. 214 Birmingham 1963 - Keep Moving / Martin Luther, Jr. King. 215 Black Panther Party Platform / Bobby Seale. 216 Interview (excerpt) / Angela Yvonne Davis. 217 Together to the Tune of Coltrane's "Equinox" (excerpt) / Ronald Fabio, Sarah Webster Fabio, Wayne Wallace. 218 Nikki-Rosa / Nikki Giovanni. 219 liberation/poem / Sonia Sanchez. 220 Dope / Imamu Amiri Baraka. 221 The Village of Brooklyn, Illinois 62059 (excerpt) / Hamiet Bluiett. 222 For the Poets / Jayne Cortez. 223 Shotgun Joe / Golden Eagles (Musical group), Joseph Boudreaux. 224 St. Louis Woman / Ishmael Reed. 225 People Everyday / Arrested Development (Musical group).
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- Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
- Record ID
- ebl-1649170801566-1649171786970-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0