Sunday Morning Music (7/11/21)
As I was working on this past week’s feature on women’s music pioneer, Meg Christian, I got stuck on her 1977 collaboration with Sweet Honey in the Rock, “The Road I Took To You.” Sweet Honey’s body of work is one that has been such a companion on the journey—a vital bridge between many musical worlds, but in the context of this past week’s article, especially between gospel and women’s music. So, the presence of Sweet Honey, founder Bernice Johnson Reagon’s daughter, Toshi, and, their musical descendent, Lizz Wright, on this week’s playlist was unavoidable (smile).
I also included the preview single, “He Ain’t Never Done Me Nothing But Good,” from the forthcoming reissue of Dottie Rambo’s 1968 album, It’s The Soul of Me, another important album in the history of gospel music. You can read a little more about the album here and pre-order here.
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I Won’t Be Troubled No More—Shirley Caesar
He Ain’t Never Done Me Nothing But Good—Dottie Rambo
I Remember, I Believe—Lizz Wright
Let Us Go Back to the Old Landmark—Sweet Honey in the Rock
Thank You—Marvin Yancey
In The Morning—Clara Ward (led by Clara Thomas)
Jesus Walks—Toshi Reagon
Walking with the King—Rev. C.L. Franklin (soloist unnnamed)
I Just Can’t Keep It To Myself—Marion Williams
No Storm—Dorothy Norwood