The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers presents:
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Hey Listeners,
I recently read Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration. It’s a fascinating account of the largest movement of people in the US. The reasons for the migration and the ramifications of the migration changed the course of history in the US.
I had the chance to see Ms. Wilkerson speak at the Richmond Forum last Saturday night and she was incredible. She spent 15 years working on this book. She has another book, Caste, which I am anxious to read that has been turned into a movie called Origin.
Tonight I’ll share my “soundtrack” to the great migration. I can’t possibly overstate how the great migration impacted popular music, but I’ll play lots of tracks that will help illustrate the influence it had on what we listen to still this day!
Enjoy. I promise to keep the music humming and not dig too deep into the history.
The Haberdasher
The Routes North
Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
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Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”
from Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit and Greatest Hits (Remastered)
umg recordings - 1957
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Lew Dockstader & His Quartet, “Fiddle, Dee, Dee”
from Minstrel Show: Early Minstrelsy in America
Vintage Masters
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Forest City Joe, “Stop Breaking Down”
from The Harmonica Blues of Forest City Joe: Special Delivery Man
Jasmine Records
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Mississippi Fred McDowell, “Shake 'Em On Down”
from Fred McDowell: The Alan Lomax Recordings
Global Jukebox - 2011
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Lead Belly, “Angola Blues (So Doggone Soon)”
from The Titanic: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 4 (Recorded by Alan Lomax)
Rounder
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Robert Pete Williams, “So Much Is Happenin' in the News”
Arhoolie Records - 1994
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James Shorty, Viola James & Congregation, “Jesus on the Main Line”
from Sounds of the South
Rhino Atlantic
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Bukka White, “Parchman Farm Blues”
from Aberdeeen Mississippi Blues: The Vintage Recordings (1930-1940)
Document Records - 2003
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Parchman Prison Prayer, “Lay My Burden Down”
from Some Mississippi Sunday Morning
Glitterbeat Records - 2023
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Nina Simone, “Mississippi Goddam (Live)”
from Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit
RCA/Legacy - 2006
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John Boutté, “Riding On the City of New Orleans”
from Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
MunckMix Inc. - 2011
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The Abyssinian Baptist Choir, “Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody”
from Shakin' the Rafters - Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir Under the Direction of Professor Alex Bradford
Columbia - 1991
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Josh White, “Black and Evil Blues”
from Josh White 1932-1945: Blues, Spirituals and Folk Songs
Fremeaux Heritage - 2000
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Haberdasher The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers November 27th, 2023
Posted In: Music Shows