Fisk University Jubilee Singers
The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University. The first group was organized in 1871 to tour and raise funds for college. Their early repertoire consisted mostly of traditional spirituals, but included some songs by Stephen Foster. The original group toured along the Underground Railroad path in the United States, as well as performing in England and Europe. Later 19th-century groups also toured in Europe. In 2002 the Library of Congress honored their 1909 recording of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by adding it in the United States National Recording Registry. In 2008 they were awarded a National Medal of Arts. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1871
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 82 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 79593 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | I know the Lord laid His hand on me | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79596 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | Po' mourner's got a home at last | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79597 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | Ezekiel saw de wheel | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79598 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | You're going to reap just what you sow | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79605 | 10-in. | 12/28/1920 | Give 'way Jordan | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79606 | 10-in. | 12/28/1920 | Were you there? | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79607 | 10-in. | 12/28/1920 | You hear the lambs a-cryin' | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79610 | 10-in. | 12/29/1920 | I've done what You told me to do | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79614 | 10-in. | 12/29/1920 | I ain't goin' to study war no more | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79615 | 10-in. | 12/29/1920 | I wonder if the light will ever shine on me? | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79616 | 10-in. | 12/29/1920 | I done done what you told me to do | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79619 | 10-in. | 12/30/1920 | You may carry me, you may bury me in the comin' day | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79620 | 10-in. | 12/30/1920 | My soul is a witness for my Lord | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81673 | 10-in. | 4/7/1924 | Keep a-inchin' along | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81674 | 10-in. | 4/7/1924 | Where shall I go to ease my trouble in mind? | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81701 | 10-in. | 4/19/1924 | Do Lord remember me | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81702 | 10-in. | 4/19/1924 | What kinda shoes you goin' to wear? | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81703 | 10-in. | 4/21/1924 | You better get somebody on your bond | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81704 | 10-in. | 4/21/1924 | Hope I'll join the band | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 81705 | 10-in. | 4/21/1924 | I know the Lord has laid his hands on me | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | W141522 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Keep a' inchin' along | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | W141523 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Shout all over God's heaven | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | W141524 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Steal away to Jesus | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | W141525 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Every time I feel the spirit | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | W141547 | 10-in. | 1/23/1926 | Ezekiel saw the wheel | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fisk University Jubilee Singers," accessed July 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.
Fisk University Jubilee Singers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.
"Fisk University Jubilee Singers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 July 2024.
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