Shirley Verrett

Shirley Verrett

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...
Robert McFerrin

Robert McFerrin

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...
Marian Anderson sings “Deep River”

Marian Anderson sings “Deep River”

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...