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 26-50 of 82 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 46146 | 10-in. | 10/23/1915 | River of Jordan | Fisk University Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 46147 | 10-in. | 10/23/1915 | O Mary, don't you weep, don’t you mourn | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 46148 | 10-in. | 10/23/1915 | Couldn't hear nobody pray | Fisk University Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 46378 | 10-in. | 2/3/1916 | The great camp meeting | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 46379 | 10-in. | 2/3/1916 | Brethren rise! | Fisk University Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 46380 | 10-in. | 2/3/1916 | Good news, the chariot's coming | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78881 | 10-in. | 12/23/1919 | I want to be ready | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78882 | 10-in. | 12/23/1919 | You're going to reap just what you sow | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78883 | 10-in. | 12/23/1919 | Po' mourner's got a home at last | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78884 | 10-in. | 12/23/1919 | Little David, play on you harp | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78885 | 10-in. | 12/23/1919 | I know the Lord laid his hand on me | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78893 | 10-in. | 12/26/1919 | Roll, Jordan, roll | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78898 | 10-in. | 12/27/1919 | Most done traveling | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78899 | 10-in. | 12/27/1919 | Ezekiel saw de wheel | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78900 | 10-in. | 12/29/1919 | I know I have another building | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 78901 | 10-in. | 12/29/1919 | Oh! Reign Massa Jesus reign | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79582 | 10-in. | 12/20/1920 | In that great gettin' up mawnin' | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79583 | 10-in. | 12/20/1920 | Couldn't hear nobody pray | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79584 | 10-in. | 12/20/1920 | The great camp meeting | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79585 | 10-in. | 12/20/1920 | Brethren rise, shine | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79586 | 10-in. | 12/20/1920 | Good news, the chariot's coming | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79587 | 10-in. | 12/21/1920 | River of Jordan | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79588 | 10-in. | 12/21/1920 | I know I have another building | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79591 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | I want to be ready | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet | Vocal group | |
Columbia | 79592 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | Roll, Jordan, roll | Fisk University Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fisk University Jubilee Singers," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.
Fisk University Jubilee Singers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.
"Fisk University Jubilee Singers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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