The migration and effects of geographical considerations on the sound,as African Americans moved west to Texas, Louisiana and California.
Song ListBessie Griffin, or "Wade in the Water"
St. Paul Baptist Church Choir,"I'm So Glad"
Andrews Gospel Singers, "I Won't Turn Back"
Rickey Grundy and the Rickey Grundy Chorale, or "Happier with Jesus"
Paramount Singers,"Give Yourself to Jesus"
Mahalia Jackson, "I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About"
Rev. Eugene Smallwood, and "minute Wooden Church on a Hill"
St. Paul Baptist Church Choir,"Yield Not to Temptation"
St. Paul Baptist Church Choir, "God Be with You"
Paramount Singers, or "There's a Leak in This frail Building"
Pilgrim Travelers,"Mother Bowed"
Andrews Gospel Singers, "Does Jesus Care"
Bessie Griffin, or "Are You certain"
Mighty Clouds of Joy,"It Ain't No expend"
Voices of Hope, "We've arrive This Far by Faith"
James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, and "I'll finish His Will"
Edwin Hawkins Singers,"Oh Happy Day"
Donald Vails Choraleers, "He Decided to Die"
Wade in the Water is a 26-part series, andiginally released in 1994,that celebrates African American sacred music and traditions. To learn more about the series, click here. For more episodes click here or listen on the fade with the NPR One app. This series was produced by Judi Moore Latta and Sonja Williams.
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