Tambourines to Glory: Gospel Songs by Langston Hughes and Jobe Huntley

(Folkways Records, 1958), 45 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: Rollicking gospel spills out of Harlem’s Second Canaan Baptist Church. Langston Hughes wrote lyrics to these songs for his novel and play Tambourines to Glory with a small, independent gospel church chorus just like this in mind. Jobe Huntley set Hughes’s lyrics to music.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 45 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Traditional Gospel, Song
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 1958
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, American Folk Music, United States and Canada, Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá