The Freedom Singers
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Active from | 1962 |
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Albums | Oh Freedom - Gospels and Spirituals |
Genres | Christian/Gospel |
Gospel | |
Record labels | Smithsonian Folkways |
Folkways Records | |
Silverphonic Records | |
Vinyl Masters | |
Elite Special | |
Members | Charles Neblett |
Bernice Johnson Reagon | |
Rutha Harris | |
Cordell Reagon | |
Songs | 2020 |
List | 2020 |
1980 | |
2006 | |
1990 | |
Origin | Albany State University |
Albany | |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Skos genre | Gospel |
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ID | 770657 |
About The Freedom Singers
The Freedom Singers originated as a quartet formed in 1962 at Albany State College in Albany, Georgia. After folk singer Pete Seeger witnessed the power of their congregational-style of singing, which fused black Baptist a cappella church singing with popular music at the time, as well as protest songs and chants.