Juneteenth commemorates the 19th day in June, 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations began immediately, but eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With the advent of Black Lives Matter new emphasis has been placed on the holiday, which we celebrate on this week’s Magazine. We’ll hear music from Reggie Harris, Eric Bibb, Robert Finley, Our Native Daughters, Sweet Honey in the Rock and many more. Tune in for a celebration of Juneteenth … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

LISTEN:

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways
Michael J. Miles / “Mississippi Overture” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on Red
Eric Bibb / “Drinkin’ Gourd” / Jericho Road / Stony Plain
Champion Jack Dupree / “I’m Going to Write the Governor of Georgia” / Classic Protest Songs
               / Smithsonian Folkways
The Clara Ward Singers / “Twelve Gates to the City” / Meetin’ Tonight / Vanguard
Robert Finley / “Sharecropper’s Son” / Sharecropper’s Son / Easy Eye Sound

Lurie Bell & the Bell Dynasty / “What My Momma Told Me” / Tribute to Carey Bell / Delnark
Leyla McCalla / “As I Grow Older-Dreamer” / Vari-Colored Songs / Smithsonian Folkways
Allison Russell / “Hy-Brasil” / Outside Child” / Fantasy
Reggie Harris / “Standing in Freedom’s Name” / On Solid Ground / Self-produced
Michael J. Miles / “Mississippi Rising” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on Red

Our Native Daughters / “Moon Meets the Sun” / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian Folkways
Rhiannon Giddens / “I Shall Not Be Moved” / They’re Calling Me Home / Nonesuch
Sweet Honey in the Rock / “Oh, Sankofa” / #Love in Evolution / Appleseed
Eric Bibb / “This Land is Your Land” / Migration Blues / Stony Plain
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways