Easter Celebration: Gospels, Spirituals and Hymns
Music Playlist from The Leonard Lopate Show Easter Celebration
Friday, April 18, 2003
Some of the greatest gospel recordings of all time centered on the Easter story. The Leonard Lopate Show featured some of the best songs of this tradition, one that influenced much of American popular music. Below is the playlist from the show
Angelics and Dixie Hummingbirds
"One Day"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Golden Gates
"He Never Said A Mumblin’ Word"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Pilgrim Travelers
"How Jesus Died"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Swan Silvertones
"That Day On Calvary"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Willie Mae Ford Smith
"If Jesus Had To Pray"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Mahalia Jackson
"Were You There?"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Mme. Edna Gallom Cooke
"The Hammer Rings"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers
"Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone"
Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers
"Out on a Hill"
Swan Silvertones
"That Day On Calvary"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Clara Ward
"Redeemed"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Marion Williams
"Ain’t No Grave Hold My Body Down"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Dorothy Love Coates and Gospel Harmonettes
"I Shall Know Him"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Marie Knight with The Nightengales
"The Old Rugged Cross"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
Sis Rosetta Tharpe
"He Arose From That Grave"
from Beloved Songs of Easter
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