The Best of Broadside 1962-1988

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Mississippi Goddam
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
background vocals:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04), Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04) and Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
Nina Simone4.655:00
2We'll Never Turn Back
vocals:
The Freedom Singers (60's civil rights (SNCC) choir) (in 1964)
The Freedom Singers3:35
3Freedom Riders
guitar:
Phil Ochs
vocals:
Phil Ochs
recording of:
Freedom Riders
writer:
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs2:15
4Father's Grave
background vocals:
The Broadside Singers (on 1964-10-29)
vocals:
Len Chandler (on 1964-10-29)
Len Chandler3:50
5Baby I've Been Thinking
guitar:
Janis Ian
vocals:
Janis Ian
Janis Ian2:44
6I'm Going to Get My Baby Out of Jail
guitar:
Len Chandler (in 1964-10)
vocals:
Len Chandler (in 1964-10) and Bernice Johnson Reagon (gospel singer) (in 1964-10)
Len Chandler and Bernice Johnson Reagan5:04
7The Ballad of Martin Luther King
guitar:
Wes Houston
guitar and harmonica:
Mike Millius
vocals:
Mike Millius
Mike Millius2:58
8Carry It On
guitar:
Len Chandler (on 1964-10-29)
background vocals:
The Broadside Singers (on 1964-10-29)
vocals:
Len Chandler (on 1964-10-29) and Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter) (on 1964-10-29)
The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler3:17
9Birmingham Sunday
guitar:
Richard Fariña (US folk singer) (in 1964)
vocals:
Richard Fariña (US folk singer) (in 1964)
Richard Fariña4:01
10The Migrant's Song
guitar:
Augustin Lira and Danny Valdez
vocals:
Augustin Lira and Danny Valdez
Luis Valdez & Augustin Lira5:08
11El Picket Sign
El Teatro Campesino3:15
12La lucha continuará
guitar:
Danny Rose-Redwood and Judy Rose-Redwood
vocals:
Danny Rose-Redwood and Judy Rose-Redwood
Danny & Judy Rose-Redwood5:26
13Contra la por
guitar:
Raimon (on 1970-04-16)
vocals:
Raimon (on 1970-04-16)
Raimón Padilla1:55
14Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter
guitar:
Pete Seeger (on 1963-05-01)
vocals:
Pete Seeger (on 1963-05-01)
Pete Seeger2:23
15If It Wasn't for the Union
vocals:
Matt McGinn (Scottish folk singer/songwriter/poet)
Matt McGinn2:57
16More Good Men Going Down
The Broadside Singers3:00
17Sundown
guitar:
Sis Cunningham
vocals:
Sis Cunningham
Sis Cunningham5:56
18My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed Away)
guitar:
Sis Cunningham
vocals:
Sis Cunningham
Sis Cunningham5:01
19Draglines
fiddle:
Marcia Deihl
vocals:
Kendall Hale, Deborah Silverstein and Katie Tolles
Deborah Silverstein and the New Harmony Sisterhood Band3:22
20My Father's Mansion's Many Rooms
vocals:
Pete Seeger (on 1973-12-12)
Pete Seeger2:05
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Credits

Release

additional liner notes:Josh Dunson
Anthony Seeger (Smithsonian/Folkways director)
liner notes and producer:Ronald D. Cohen
Jeff Place
mastering:Pete Reiniger
compiler:Ronald D. Cohen
Jeff Place
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2435513 [info]
ASIN:US: B00004VWX0 [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Agnes "Sis" Cunningham
Gordon Friesen