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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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-82 of 82 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W141548 10-in. 1/23/1926 Swing low, sweet chariot Fisk University Jubilee Singers Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Columbia W141549 10-in. 1/23/1926 Nobody knows the trouble I see Fisk University Jubilee Singers Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Columbia W141550 10-in. 1/23/1926 Little David Fisk University Jubilee Singers Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied Vocal group  
OKeh W81702 10-in. 10/6/1927 What kinda shoes you goin' to wear? Fisk University Jubilee Singers Mixed vocal quintet Vocal group  
OKeh W81703 10-in. 10/6/1927 You'd better get Jesus on your bond Fisk University Jubilee Singers Mixed vocal quintet Vocal group  
Edison 898 10-in. 12/27/1911 Swing low, sweet chariot Fisk Quartette Male vocal quartet Vocal group  
Edison 942 10-in. Feb. 1912 All over this world Fisk Quartette Male vocal quartet Vocal group  
(Results 76-82 of 82 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fisk University Jubilee Singers," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.

Fisk University Jubilee Singers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154.

"Fisk University Jubilee Singers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102154

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