A recording of an historic concert, released for the first time! This 1940 concert was part of a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. Performing are the legendary Golden Gate Quartet with Josh White, singing Spirituals, Blues and Work Songs. The concert features commentary by Alan Lomax, the poet Sterling Brown, and Alain Locke, the godfather of the Harlem Renaissance. Immediately after this concert, Eleanor Roosevelt engaged White and the Golden Gate to perform at FDR's inauguration.

Selections on this compact disc include:

Freedom (The Golden Gate Quartet); The Negro Spiritual (Alain Locke); Noah (The Golden Gate Quartet); I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Always (The Golden Gate Quartet); We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder (The Golden Gate Quartet); Oh Mary, Don't You Weep (The Golden Gate Quartet); Traveling Shoes (The Golden Gate Quartet); How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone' (Josh White); What Are the Blues' (Sterling Brown); Poor Lazarus (Josh White, The Golden Gate Quartet); John Henry (Josh White, The Golden Gate Quartet); The Social Song (Sterling Brown); Silicosis Blues (Josh White); Trouble (Josh White, The Golden Gate Quartet)

Introduction with Juba Recitation (Alan Lomax, Willie Johnson); Old Dan Tucker (The Golden Gate Quartet, Josh White); Introduction to Mr. Rabbit (Alan Lomax); Mr. Rabbit, Your Ear's Mighty Long (The Golden Gate Quartet, Josh White); The Negro Work Song (Alan Lomax); The Railroad Workers Camp (Alan Lomax, The Golden Gate Quartet); Negro Song Afterword (Alan Lomax); Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Josh White, The Golden Gate Quartet); Run, Sinner, Run (Josh White, The Golden Gate Quartet)

Audio CD (February 26, 2002)

Original Release Date: February 15, 2002

Label: Bridge #9114

ASIN: B000060ONE

Price: $17.00

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Product #: 21202159