This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz, gospel, and field recordings from the African-American civil rights movement.
UpFront Soul Playlist #2019.03 Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" on A&M Nancy Dupree & students from Rochester, NY "Docta King" from "Ghetto Reality" on Smithsonian Folkways Chris Kenner "Memories of a King (Let Freedom Ring)" from "Memories of a King (Let Freedom Ring)" on instant Duke Ellington "King Fit the Battle of Alabam" from "My People" on Storeyville Brother Kirk and Pete Seeger "The Ballad of Martin Luther King" from "Pete Seeger and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street" on Childrens Records of America Mahalia Jackson "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" from "Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns" on Columbia Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come" from "Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964" Alabama Christian Movement Choir led by Mamie Brown "I'm On My Way" from "Voices of the civil rights movement: Black freedom songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Shall Overcome" from "Most Famous Speeches" on Speechworks Louis Armstrong "We Shall Overcome" from "We Shall Overcome" on Louis Armstrong and his Friends Curtis Mayfield "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" from "Curtis" on Curtom James Brown "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" from "Say it Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" on 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! Curtis Mayfield "Miss Black America" from "Curtis" on Curtom Hour 2 Alabama Christian Movement Choir led by Carlton Reese "99 1 / 2 Won't Do" from "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black Freedom Songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "A Knock At Midnight Sermon" from "Free At Last" on Speechworks Marvin Gaye "God is Love" from "What's Going On" on Motown Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Drum Major Instinct Sermon (Ebenezer Baptist Church 2/4/68)" from "Free At Last" on Speechworks Horace Silver "The Preacher" from "Best Of Horace Silver" on Blue Note Core Freedom Singers "Get Your Rights, Jack" from "Voices of the civil rights movement: Black freedom songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways The SNCC Freedom Singers "Which Side Are You On" from "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black Freedom Songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Betty Mae Fikes "If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus" from "Voices of the civil rights movement: Black freedom songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Hollis Watkins "Oh Freedom" from "Voices of the civil rights movement: Black freedom songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Richie Havens "The Klan" from "Resume: the Best of Richie Havens" on Rhino Unknown Artist "Freedom Now Chant" from "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black Freedom Songs 1960-1966" on Smithsonian Folkways Stevie Wonder "Black Man" from "Songs In The Key Of Life" on Motown Richie Havens "Handsome Johnny" from "Resume: the Best of Richie Havens" on Rhino Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Drum Major Instinct Sermon (Ebenezer Baptist Church 2/4/68)" from "Free At Last" on Speechworks Yusef Lateef "His Eye Is On the Sparrow" from "The Man With the Big Front Yard" on Savoy Jazz Charles Earland "Message from a Black Man (Live)" from "Living Black! (Live)" on Prestige
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