This historical and critical survey discusses the lyric significance of such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "Steal Away to Jesus," and others. In addition, the words and music for 230 songs appear, including "You May Bury Me in the East," "Rock of Ages," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," and many more.
American Ballads and Folk Songs by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty,The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.
Slave Songs of the United States by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison This 1867 landmark book was the first systematic effort to collect and preserve songs sung by plantation slaves. Most of the 130 songs, geographically arranged, were recorded directly from the singers themselves.
The Jubilee Singers and Their Songs by J. B. T. Marsh The remarkable story of the Fisk University chorus and their popular performances of Negro folksongs and spirituals, this volume is supplemented by 139 great songs, complete with text, and fully notated.
