Juanita Hall Choir Program No. 4

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1937-uu-uu.

This presentation of the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Music Project features the Juanita Hall Choir.

The group performs a medley of spiritual songs. The announcer introduces each song while saying a few words about the group, African spiritual music or the work of the WPA.

Intro: Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Way over in Beulah Land
The Blind Man Stood on the Road and Cried
Walk Together Children
Scandalize My Name
Sit Down Servant
The Old Ark's A-Movern'
Outro: Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Most likely recorded in 1937.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 150196
Municipal archives id: LT4612