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|Song Name                    = We Shall Overcome
|Song Name                    = Lift Every Voice and Sing
|First appeared on            = Various artists: ''People's Songs Bulletin'' (1947 - as "We Will Overcome")
|First appeared on            = Manhattan Harmony Four (as "Lift Every Voice and Sing (National Negro Anthem), 1923)
|Other relevant version      =  
|Other relevant version      =  
|Relevant version text        =  
|Relevant version text        =  
|Composed by                  = Charles Albert Tindley
|Composed by                  = James Weldon Johnson (lyrics) J. Rosamond Johnson (music)
|First known live performance = [[31 December 1997|31 December 1997: Compaq Center,  Houston, TX, USA]]  <small> (in a medley with [[Auld Lang Syne]], only known performance) </small>
|First known live performance = [[31 December 1997|31 December 1997: Compaq Center,  Houston, TX, USA]]  <small> (in a medley with [[Auld Lang Syne]], only known performance) </small>
|Played live in              = [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]]
|Played live in              = [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]]
|Categories                  = [[Category:1997]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]]
|Categories                  = [[Category:1997]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]]
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 3 December 2020

Lift Every Voice and Sing

 

  • First appeared on: Manhattan Harmony Four (as "Lift Every Voice and Sing (National Negro Anthem), 1923)
  • Composed by: James Weldon Johnson (lyrics) J. Rosamond Johnson (music)



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