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From the Evening Concerts At Newport, Vol. 1...Vanguard/Orizzonte ORL 8197 (1964)

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Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, on July 26, 1963; The Freedom Singers: Bernice Johnson, Rutha Harris, Cordell Hull Reagon and Charles Neblitt

No folk-song trend of the last few years aroused so much attention as the use of "freedom songs" in the Negro civil rights movement. This is probably the greatest peacetime functional use of folk music since the labor movement organizing drive in the 1930's. There "freedom songs" are old spirituals with renewed meaning for today, either in their original form or with new words. They are heard in jails, and at sit-ins, demonstrations, rallies and all tension points where morale needs a boost.

Four young activist in this struggle make up The Freedom Singers - Bernice Johnson, Rutha Harris, Cordell Hull Reagon and Charles Neblitt. The group formed in the winter of 1962 during the extended civil rights battles at Albany, Georgia, where music played a vital role in buoying up the spirits of the demonstrators. This is probably the only musical quartet all members of which have served time in jail. "Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Set On Freedom" is a popular modern gospel song with revised words and one of the most popular of the new "freedom songs." ~ Stacey Williams (from the liner notes)

Photos: Jim Marshall; Joe Alper Photo Collection