America Tells Its Stories : Ann Graham and Lead Belly
Thursday, February 27, 1941
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The sounds of a city and a nation are captured through nearly a century of transformations, tribulations, and triumphs.
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Program 35.
Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) and Ann Graham sing spirituals.
Graham sings a song she wrote "What Kind of Soul Hath Man?" She says that this song was given to her in a vision.
"What Ya Gonna Do When The World's On Fire"
"Rock Me"
Lead Belly sings
"The Blood Done Sign Your Name" (Lead Belly talks about finding molasses, flapjacks, butter, honey and biscuits in heaven)
Dallas Port (a "sukey jump" party song)
Leaving Blues
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 8357
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