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Tracklist

1-01a	Scott Joplin -	Maple Leaf Rag
		Written-By - Scott Joplin
1-01b	Booker T. Washington -	Booker T. Washington On The Negro Population In The South
		Voice - Booker T. Washington
1-02	Bessie Smith -	St. Louis Blues
		Written-By - W.C. Handy*
1-03	Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers -	Black Bottom Stomp
		Written-By - Ferdinand Morton*
1-04	Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five -	Heebie Jeebies
		Written-By - Boyd Atkins
1-05	Paul Robeson with Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra And Chorus* -	Ol' Man River
		Written-By - Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II*
1-06	Fats Waller -	Ain't Misbehavin'
		Written-By - Andy Razaf , Thomas Waller* , Harry Brooks (2)
1-07	Charlie Patton* -	Pony Blues
		Written-By - Charlie Patton*
1-08	Son House -	My Black Mama (Part 1)
		Written-By - Eddie House, Jr.*
1-09	Mills Brothers* -	Tiger Rag
		Written-By - Eddie Edwards , Harry DeCosta , Harry Ragas* , Larry Shields , Nick LaRocca , Tony Sbarbaro
1-10	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra* -	Minnie The Moocher
		Written-By - Cab Calloway , Clarence Gaskill , Irving Mills
1-11a	Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra* -	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
		Written-By - Edward Ellington* , Irving Mills
1-11b	Jesse Owens (2) -	Jesse Owens On The 1936 Olympics
		Voice - Jesse Owens (2)
1-12	Robert Johnson -	Cross Road Blues
		Written-By - Robert Johnson
1-13	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet* -	Rock My Soul
1-14	Ink Spots* -	If I Didn't Care
		Written-By - Jack Lawrence (2)
1-15	Count Basie & His Orchestra* -	Jumpin' At The Woodside
		Written-By - William Basie*
1-16	Billie Holiday -	Strange Fruit
		Written-By - Lewis Allan
1-17	Lena Horne with Lou Bring & His Orchestra -	Stormy Weather
		Written-By - Harold Arlen , Ted Koehler
1-18	Art Tatum -	Tiger Rag
		Written-By - Eddie Edwards , Harry DeCosta , Larry Shields , Nick LaRocca , Tony Sbarbaro
2-01	King Cole Trio, The* -	Straighten Up And Fly Right
		Written-By - Nathaniel Cole*
2-02	Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys* -	Ko Ko
		Written-By - Charlie Parker
2-03a	Sarah Vaughan -	If You Could See Me Now
		Written-By - Tadd Dameron
2-03b	Joe Louis -	Joe Louis Returns From The Army
		Voice - Joe Louis
2-04	Leadbelly -	Midnight Special
		Written-By - Huddie Ledbetter
2-05	T-Bone Walker -	Call It Stormy Monday But Tuesday Is Just As Bad
		Written-By - Aaron Walker*
2-06a	Thelonious Monk Quartet, The -	Round Midnight
		Written-By - Thelonious Monk
2-06b	Frank Stanley -	Frank Stanley On Negro Newspaper Week
		Voice - Frank Stanley
2-07	Ella Fitzgerald -	How High The Moon
		Written-By - William M. Lewis, Jr.* , Nancy Hamilton
2-08	Orioles, The -	It's Too Soon To Know
		Written-By - Deborah Chessler
2-09	Muddy Waters -	I Feel Like Going Home
		Written-By - McKinley Morganfield
2-10a	John Lee Hooker -	Boogie Chillen
		Written-By - Bernard Besman , John Lee Hooker
2-10b	Harry S. Truman -	President Harry S. Truman's Civil Rights Legislation
		Voice - Harry S. Truman
2-11	Charles Brown Trio -	In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
		Written-By - Leroy Carr
2-12a	Dinah Washington -	Baby Get Lost
		Written-By - Leonard Feather
2-12b	Unknown Artist -	Civil Rights Bill Narrowly Defeated In Senate
2-13	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five* -	Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts 1 & 2)
		Written-By - Ellis Walsh , Louis Jordan
2-14a	Professor Longhair -	Mardi Gras In New Orleans
		Written-By - Roland Byrd*
2-14b	Jackie Robinson (5) -	Jackie Robinson On The Eve Of The 1949 World Series
		Voice - Jackie Robinson (5)
2-15	Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats -	Rocket 88
		Written-By - Jackie Brenston
2-16	Ruth Brown -	Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
		Written-By - Charles Singleton , Herbert Lance* , Johnny Wallace
2-17	Drifters, The -	Money Honey
		Written-By - Jesse Stone
2-18	Joe Turner & His Blues Kings -	Shake, Rattle & Roll
		Written-By - Charles Calhoun
3-01	Ray Charles -	I've Got A Woman
		Written-By - Ray Charles , Renald Richard
3-02	Fats Domino -	Ain't It A Shame
		Written-By - Antoine Domino , Dave Bartholomew
3-03a	Bo Diddley -	Bo Diddley
		Written-By - Ellas McDaniel
3-03b	Sammy Davis, Jr.* -	Sammy Davis, Jr. On Prejudice
		Voice - Sammy Davis, Jr.*
3-04	Sammy Davis, Jr.* with Mort Stevens & His Orchestra* -	That Old Black Magic
		Written-By - Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
3-05	Miles Davis Quintet -	Four
		Written-By - Miles Davis
3-06a	Platters, The -	The Great Pretender
		Written-By - Buck Ram
3-06b	W.E.B. Dubois -	W.E.B. Dubois On The Place Of The Black Man In Society
		Voice - W.E.B. Dubois
3-07	Little Richard -	Long Tall Sally
		Written-By - Enotris Johnson , Richard Penniman , Robert Blackwell
3-08	Chuck Berry -	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
		Written-By - Chuck Berry
3-09	Harry Belafonte with Tony Scott & His Orchestra* -	Banana Boat (Day-O)
		Written-By - Alan Arkin , Bob Carey , Erik Darling
3-10	Soul Stirrers, The featuring Sam Cooke -	Touch The Hem Of His Garment
		Written-By - Sam Cooke
3-11	Marian Anderson -	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
		Arranged By - Lawrence Brown
3-12a	Johnny Mathis -	Misty
		Written-By - Erroll Garner , Johnny Burke
3-12b	Dwight David Eisenhower -	President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Address To The Nation On Segregation
		Voice - Dwight David Eisenhower
3-13	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters -	The Twist
		Written-By - Hank Ballard
3-14	Howlin' Wolf -	I Ain't Superstitious
		Written-By - Willie Dixon
3-15	Bobby Bland -	I Pity The Fool
		Written-By - Deadric Malone
3-16a	Etta James -	At Last
		Written-By - Harry Warren (2) , Mack Gordon
3-16b	Unknown Artist -	Interview With A Dade County Janitor
3-17	Charles Mingus -	Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
		Written-By - Charles Mingus
3-18	John Coltrane -	Giant Steps
		Written-By - John Coltrane
3-19	Herbie Hancock -	Maiden Voyage
		Written-By - Herbie Hancock
4-01	Miracles, The -	You've Really Got A Hold On Me
		Written-By - William Robinson, Jr.*
4-02a	Mahalia Jackson -	Take My Hand, Precious Lord
		Written-By - Thomas A. Dorsey
4-02b	Martin Luther King, Jr.* -	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech
		Written-By - Martin Luther King, Jr.*
4-03	Odetta -	Cotton Fields
		Written-By - Huddie Ledbetter
4-04	B.B. King -	How Blue Can You Get?
		Written-By - Jane Feather , Leonard Feather
4-05a	Jackie Wilson -	No Pity (In The Naked City)
		Written-By - Alonzo Tucker , Jackie Wilson , Johnnie Roberts*
4-05b	John F. Kennedy -	President John F. Kennedy's Address To The Nation
		Voice - John F. Kennedy
4-06	Otis Redding -	A Change Is Gonna Come
		Written-By - Sam Cooke
4-07	Dionne Warwick -	Walk On By
		Written-By - Bacharach And David
4-08a	Four Tops -	Reach Out I'll Be There
		Written-By - Holland-Dozier-Holland
4-08b	Malcolm X -	Malcolm X On "Our Common Enemy"
		Voice - Malcolm X
4-09	Wilson Pickett -	Land Of 1000 Dances
		Written-By - Chris Kenner
4-10	Aretha Franklin -	Respect
		Written-By - Otis Redding
4-11	Jimi Hendrix Experience, The -	Hey Joe
		Written-By - Billy Roberts
4-12	Richie Havens -	The Klan
		Written-By - A. Grey* , D. Grey*
4-13a	Diana Ross & The Supremes* -	Love Child
		Written-By - Deke Richards , Frank Wilson , Pamela Sawyer* , R. Dean Taylor
4-13b	Martin Luther King, Jr.* -	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Mountain Top" Speech & The Report Of His Assassination
		Voice - Martin Luther King, Jr.*
4-14	James Brown -	Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud) -
		Written-By - Alfred Ellis , James Brown
4-15	Sly & The Family Stone -	Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
		Written-By - Sylvester Stewart
4-16	Impressions, The -	Choice Of Colors
		Written-By - Curtis Mayfield
4-17	Nina Simone -	To Be Young, Gifted And Black
		Written-By - Nina Simone , Weldon J. Irving, Jr.*
4-18	Charley Pride -	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone
		Written-By - Dave Kirby* , Glenn Martin
5-01	Jackson 5, The -	I Want You Back
		Written-By - Berry Gordy, Jr.* , Deke Richards , Alphonso Mizell* , Frederick Perren*
5-02a	Ike & Tina Turner -	I Want To Take You Higher
		Written-By - Sylvester Stewart
5-02b	Thurgood Marshall -	Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall On Segregation
		Voice - Thurgood Marshall
5-03	Temptations, The -	Ball Of Confusion
		Written-By - Barrett Strong , Norman Whitfield
5-04	Marvin Gaye -	What's Going On
		Written-By - Al Cleveland , Marvin Gaye , Renaldo Benson
5-05	Gil Scott-Heron -	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
		Written-By - Gil Scott-Heron
5-06	Andraé Crouch -	My Tribute
		Written-By - Andraé Crouch
5-07	Staple Singers, The -	Respect Yourself
		Written-By - Mack Rice* , Luther Ingram
5-08a	Al Green -	Tired Of Being Alone
		Written-By - Al Green
5-08b	Melvin Van Peebles & Gordon Parks -	Gordon Parks & Melvin Van Peebles On Shaft
		Voice - Gordon Parks , Melvin Van Peebles
5-09	Isaac Hayes -	Theme From Shaft
		Written-By - Isaac Hayes
5-10	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway -	Be Real Black For Me
		Written-By - Charles Mann , Donny Hathaway , Roberta Flack
5-11	Quincy Jones -	Sanford And Son
		Written-By - Quincy Jones
5-12	O'Jays, The -	Love Train
		Written-By - Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff*
5-13	Spinners, The* -	Ghetto Child
		Written-By - Linda Creed , Thomas Bell*
5-14	Gladys Knight & The Pips* -	Midnight Train To Georgia
		Written-By - James Weatherly*
5-15	Kool & The Gang -	Jungle Boogie
		Written-By - Clayton Smith* , Dennis Thomas* , Donald Boyce* , George Brown , Richard Westfield* , Robert Bell* , Robert Mickens* , Ronald Bell
5-16	Barry White -	You're The First, The Last, My Everything
		Written-By - Barry White , Peter Radcliffe* , Tony Sepe
5-17	Earth, Wind & Fire -	Shining Star
		Written-By - Lorenzo Dunn* , Maurice White , Philip Bailey
5-18	Parliament -	Chocolate City
		Written-By - Bernard Worrell* , William Collins* , George Clinton, Jr.*
5-19	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* -	Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)
		Lead Vocals - Teddy Pendergrass Written-By - Gene McFadden , John Whitehead , Victor Carstarphen
6-01	Sister Sledge -	We Are Family
		Written-By - Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
6-02	Gloria Gaynor -	I Will Survive
		Written-By - Dino Fekaris , Freddie Perren
6-03	Isley Brothers, The -	Fight The Power Part 1
		Written-By - Chris Jasper , Ernie Isley , Marvin Isley , O'Kelly Isley , Rudolph Isley
6-04	Sugarhill Gang -	Rapper's Delight
		Written-By - Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
6-05	Kurtis Blow -	The Breaks (Part 1)
		Written-By - James Moore* , Kurt Walker* , Lawrence Smith* , Robert Ford* , Russell Simmons
6-06	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five featuring Melle Mel & Duke Botee -	The Message
		Written-By - Clifton Chase* , Edward Fletcher* , Melvin Glover , Sylvia Robinson
6-07	Luther Vandross -	A House Is Not A Home
		Written-By - Bacharach And David
6-08a	Patti LaBelle -	If Only You Knew
		Written-By - Cynthia Biggs , Dexter Wansel , Kenneth Gamble
6-08b	Jesse Jackson* -	Jesse Jackson At The 1984 Democratic National Convention
		Voice - Jesse Jackson*
6-09	Run-DMC -	Proud To Be Black
		Written-By - Andre Brown (3) , Daniel Simmons , Darryl McDaniels
6-10	Ice-T -	Colors
		Written-By - Afrika Islam , Ice-T
6-11	Neville Brothers, The -	Sister Rosa
		Written-By - Charles Moore (3) , Cyril Neville , Cyril Neville, Jr. , Daryl Johnson , Jason Neville , Liryca Neville
6-12a	N.W.A. -	Express Yourself
		Written-By - Charles Wright , Ice Cube
6-12b	Louis Farrakhan -	Louis Farrakhan On The Million Man March
		Voice - Louis Farrakhan
6-13	De La Soul -	Me Myself And I
		Written-By - David Jolicoeur* , Edwin Birdsong , George Clinton , Kelvin Mercer , Paul Huston , Philippe Wynn* , Vincent Mason
6-14	Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love -	Ladies First
		Written-By - Anthony Peaks , Dana Owens , Mark James (5) , Shane Faber , Simone Johnson*
6-15a	Living Colour -	Elvis Is Dead
		Written-By - Vernon Reid
6-15b	Tom Bradley -	Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley On The Rodney King Verdict
		Voice - Tom Bradley
6-16	Coolio -	Fantastic Voyage
		Written-By - Artis Ivey, Jr.* , Fred Alexander* , Frederick Lewis , Mark Wood* , Marvin Craig , Norman Beavers , Otis Stokes , Stephen Shockley , Thomas Shelby , Tiemeyer McCain

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direction, Design] - Rachel Gutek
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Hugh Brown
Compilation Producer - Patrick Milligan , Quincy Newell , Shawn Amos
Other [Editorial Supervision] - Vanessa Atkins
Other [Foreword] - Quincy Jones
Other [Licensing] - Gladys Sanchez , Wendy Cartwright
Other [Texts] - David Ritz , Ernest Hardy , Gerald Early , Ingrid Monson , Quincy Newell , Shawn Amos
Remastered By [At Digiprep] - Bill Inglot (tracks: 3-01 to 6-16) , Dan Hersch (tracks: 3-01 to 6-16) , Dave Schultz (tracks: 3-01 to 6-16)
Remastered By [At Pacific Multimedia Corp.] - Bob Fisher (tracks: 1-01 to 2-18)
Research [Editorial Research] - Charles Garrett
Technician [Sound Produced By] - Bill Inglot

Notes

Comes with a black & white illustrated 72-page booklet.
Discs in glossy card sleeves.

ISBN 0-739-0213-2 / 081227666026
This compilation (P) & (C) 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company

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