by Michael Barrett | Jun 25, 2020 | Song of the Day
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on October 2, 2015. For my final choice of this week’s survey, I have a selection of six from the amazing Shirley Verrett in live concert from the 1960s. Ms. Verrett...
by Michael Barrett | Jun 25, 2020 | Song of the Day
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on October 1, 2015. Today’s song is “Let Us Break Bread Together” sung by Jessye Norman, with beautifully orchestrated accompaniment. Antonin Dvorak was an early...
by Michael Barrett | Jun 24, 2020 | Song of the Day
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on September 30, 2015. In our brief survey of the Black American Spiritual this week, we’ve heard from Marian Anderson and Mahalia Jackson. Let’s hear now from Robert...
by Michael Barrett | Jun 23, 2020 | Song of the Day
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on September 29, 2015. Today’s Song of the Day features Mahalia Jackson and Nat King Cole in “Steal Away.” The lyrics are “Steal away, steal away, steal...
by Michael Barrett | Jun 22, 2020 | Song of the Day
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on September 28, 2015. I have just been baptized in the Colorado River. It wasn’t intentional. I was swept into the rapids of Cataract Canyon about 100 miles south of...
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