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Black Spirituals – America’s Folk Songs
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Black Spirituals – America’s Folk Songs By Lamont Jack Pearley The Black Spirituals are the product of suffering, the hardships and despairs of those in bondage as they gave utterance through deep grievance in song. Said to be religious folksongs that were born during American slavery, Krehbiel states, “they were literally born and not…
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CAN THE BLUES BE TRACED BACK TO THE LOST TRIBES
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Published by Lamont Jack Pearley “ Spirituals & Slave songs are America’s only folk music and the finest distinctive artistic contributions she has to offer” – James Weldon Johnson On my journey researching and studying my heritage, it’s connection to Blues Music and the traditions of christianity the generations of both sides of my…