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A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis

(P) 2009 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 30-06-2009

A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis

01	What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July	Ossie Davis	A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis			24:50
	Composers: Unspecified
02	What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July (Cont.)	Ossie Davis	A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis			17:11
	Composers: Unspecified
03	If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress	Ossie Davis	A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis			12:47
	Composers: Unspecified
04	A Plea for Freedom of Speech	Ossie Davis	A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis			08:04
	Composers: Unspecified
05	Why I Became a Women's Rights Man	Ossie Davis	A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis			03:21
	Composers: Unspecified

Speeches by Frederick Douglass

(P) 1977 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1977

Speeches by Frederick Douglass

01	The Dredd Scott Decision	Ossie Davis	Speeches by Frederick Douglass			25:34
	Composers: Unspecified
02	If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress	Ossie Davis	Speeches by Frederick Douglass			12:45
	Composers: Unspecified
03	A Plea for Free Speech	Ossie Davis	Speeches by Frederick Douglass			08:03
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Women's Rights	Ossie Davis	Speeches by Frederick Douglass			03:29
	Composers: Unspecified

The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro, by Frederick Douglass

(P) 1975 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1975

The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro, by Frederick Douglass

01	Oration Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, July 5,1852 (1)	Ossie Davis	The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro, by Frederick Douglass			24:49
	Composers: Unspecified
02	Oration Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, July 5,1852 (2)	Ossie Davis	The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro, by Frederick Douglass			17:13
	Composers: Unspecified

The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2

(P) 1966 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1966

The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2

01	The North Star	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			02:08
	Composers: Unspecified
02	Rochester, N.Y.	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			01:37
	Composers: Unspecified
03	The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Law	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			04:16
	Composers: Unspecified
04	The Abolitionist	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			02:46
	Composers: Unspecified
05	Free Soil Convention	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			02:00
	Composers: Unspecified
06	John Brown	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			02:01
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Fighting Abolitionism	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2			01:25
	Composers: Unspecified

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The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1

(P) 1966 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1966

The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1

01	Birth, Early Childhood	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			01:55
	Composers: Unspecified
02	Slave Life	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			02:21
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Singing Slaves	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			01:07
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Learning to Read and Write	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			04:27
	Composers: Unspecified
05	Life in Baltimore; Escape	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			08:05
	Composers: Unspecified
06	Escape	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			04:25
	Composers: Unspecified
07	A New Name	Ossie Davis	The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1			02:08
	Composers: Unspecified

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Silver and Gold

: 02-10-2007

Silver and Gold

01	Silver and Gold	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			03:29
02	Joy to the World	Brian McKnight	Silver and Gold			04:52
03	Mary's Little Boy Child	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			06:33
04	Silent Night	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			04:28
05	Winter Weather	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			03:01
06	The Little Drummer Boy	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			05:13
07	Merry Christmas, Darling	Vanessa Williams	Silver and Gold			03:50

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Christmas With Vanessa Williams

: 04-09-2012

Christmas With Vanessa Williams

01	Joy to the World	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			04:52
02	Silent Night	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			04:28
03	Silver and Gold	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			03:29
04	Little Drummer Boy	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			05:14
05	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			04:00
06	Mary's Little Boy Child	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			06:33
07	Winter Weather	Vanessa Williams	Christmas With Vanessa Williams			03:01

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Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

(P) All Rights Reserved by BMG Music: 16-10-1957

Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

01	Overture	Jamaica Orchestra	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			03:48
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
02	Savannah	Ricardo Montalban	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			01:40
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
03	Savannah's Wedding Day	Adelaide Hall	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			03:55
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
04	Pretty to Walk With	Lena Horne	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			02:51
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
05	Push de Button	Lena Horne	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			03:33
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
06	Incompatibility	Ricardo Montalban	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			02:51
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen
07	Little Biscuit	Ossie Davis	Jamaica (Original Broadway Cast Recording)			03:00
	Writer: E.Y. Harbourg / Composers: Harold Arlen

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The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam

(P) 1967 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1967

The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam

01	Read-In for Peace Statement (1)	Oscar Sachs	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			01:02
	Composers: Unspecified
02	Read-In for Peace Statement (2)	Stanley Kauffman	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			01:28
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Read-In for Peace Statement (3)	Ossie Davis	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			03:38
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Read-In for Peace Statement (4)	Alan Dugan	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			01:40
	Composers: Unspecified
05	A Walker in the City (Excerpt)	Alfred Kazin	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			02:24
	Composers: Unspecified
06	Read-In for Peace Statement (5)	Susan Sontag	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			04:06
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Vapor Trail Reflected in a Frog Pond (Excerpt)	Galway Kinnell	The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam			02:42
	Composers: Unspecified

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Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War

Bernard Gieskes: 25-03-2020

Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War

01	Wade in the Water - Intro (Live)	Artists from the Soul Movement	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			00:22
02	Wade in the Water (Live)	Artists from the Soul Movement	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			03:56
	Composers: Artists from the Soul Movement
03	A Dream is just a Dream	David Mowry	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			05:21
	Composers: David Mowry
04	All That Love	Bernard G	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			03:37
05	Another Time	Pearls Before Swine	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			03:05
	Composers: Pearls Before Swine
06	African Roots of Struggle - Intro	Ossie Davis	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			00:11
07	African Roots of struggle (Live)	Ossie Davis	Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War			03:45

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The Zulu and the Zayda

Originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment: 07-12-2010

The Zulu and the Zayda

01	Prelude / Tkambuza	Ossie Davis	The Zulu and the Zayda			02:09
	Composers: Harold Rome
02	It's Good to Be Alive	Menasha Skulnik	The Zulu and the Zayda			01:46
	Composers: Harold Rome
03	Crocodile Wife	Ossie Davis	The Zulu and the Zayda			01:21
	Composers: Harold Rome
04	Rivers of Tears	Menasha Skulnik	The Zulu and the Zayda			03:51
	Composers: Harold Rome
05	The Water Wears Down the Stone	Ossie Davis	The Zulu and the Zayda			01:30
	Composers: Harold Rome
06	Like the Breeze Blows	Peter DeAnda	The Zulu and the Zayda			02:44
	Composers: Harold Rome
07	Oisgetzaichnet (Out of This World)	Menasha Skulnik	The Zulu and the Zayda			03:07
	Composers: Harold Rome

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My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2

: 10-04-2013

My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2

01	Shenandoah	Tami Briggs	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			04:29
02	Farther Along	Willie Nelson	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			04:40
03	The Star Spangled Banner	The New American Ensemble	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			02:03
04	Go Tell It on the Mountain	B.J. Thomas	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			03:32
05	Amazing Grace	Luke Garrett	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			03:25
06	El Paso	Clyde Ferrell Jr.	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			04:33
07	Red, White & Blue	The New American Ensemble	My Country 'Tis of Thee, Vol. 2			01:24

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