The Southern Four - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 3:29:19, 6.16 PM
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Song recorded by: The Southern Four Song written by: Wallis Willis Downloaded song from: https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0196-01 Usage: Public Domain Photo credit of Edison Disc: Public Domain/Wikipedia Info: Wikipedia.com and Publicdomain4u.com Let's...
show moreSong written by: Wallis Willis
Downloaded song from: https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0196-01
Usage: Public Domain
Photo credit of Edison Disc: Public Domain/Wikipedia
Info: Wikipedia.com and Publicdomain4u.com
Let's move into the sound of gospel music history. Let's move into the present now.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a Negro Spiritual recorded by the group called "The Southern Four" in Dec. of 1921. The song was composed around 1860 by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman in Southern Oklahoma. Willis was inspired by The Red River, which reminded him of the Jordan River and the Prophet Elijah ascending to heaven in a chariot. The lyrics symbolically referred to the Underground Railroad. Lets listen.
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