{"id":20215,"date":"2026-02-25T05:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=20215"},"modified":"2026-02-28T02:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:41:43","slug":"episode-441-a-cavalcade-of-spirituals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/episode-441-a-cavalcade-of-spirituals\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=1876-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MAnderson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MAnderson.png 870w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MAnderson-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MAnderson-768x704.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I could listen to Miss Anderson sing spirituals all day long; I really could&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the last official entry in <em>Countermelody<\/em>\u2019s Black History Month 2026 series, I bring you a potpourri episode that has long been a dream of mine: one dedicated entirely to the Spiritual, that distinctly American musical form that was born in adversity (specifically enslavement, murder, torture, family separation) and yet by a confluence of miracles yielded the most transcendentally beautiful music ever heard on this beleaguered planet. This is no scholarly exegesis of the form (there are others much better-versed in its history than I); it is rather a celebration of nearly a century of great performances of these songs by the finest concert singers of the twentieth century, beginning with Harry Thacker Burleigh through Janet Williams and the late Roberta Alexander (it still hurts my heart to write this!) In between, many additional <em>Countermelody<\/em> favorites are heard, including Dorothy Maynor, Marian Anderson, Todd Duncan, Jules Bledsoe, Paul Robeson, Margaret Tynes, Muriel Smith, Gloria Davy, Roland Hayes, Veronica Tyler, Adele Addison, Charles Holland, Anne Wiggins Brown, Robert McFerrin, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, and Miss Leontyne Price in arrangements by such exceptional African American composers as Julia Perry, Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Undine Smith Moore, Hall Johnson, and Florence Price. There was so much material that, with regret, I had to leave by the wayside that you can be sure that there will be an additional spirituals episode in the very near future! I dedicate this episode to my beloved mother, who loved these songs, and to all those who have recently lost loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gorgeous-Tynes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gorgeous-Tynes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gorgeous-Tynes-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual: Ev\u2019rytime I Feel the Spirit. Margaret Tynes, P\u00e1l Varga, Orchestra of the Budapest Philharmonic Society [1962]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexander-all-in-white.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexander-all-in-white.jpg 998w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexander-all-in-white-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexander-all-in-white-768x659.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Hall Johnson: Give Me Jesus. Roberta Alexander, Brian Masuda [1999]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Burleigh.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Burleigh.png 466w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Burleigh-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh: Go Down, Moses. Harry T. Burleigh [1919]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marian-Anderson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marian-Anderson.png 545w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marian-Anderson-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh: My Way\u2019s Cloudy. Marian Anderson, Orchestra conducted by Rosario Boudon [1924]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"20443\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lawrence-Brown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20443\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lawrence Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"20444\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robeson-and-Lawrence-Brown.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robeson-and-Lawrence-Brown.png 684w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robeson-and-Lawrence-Brown-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robeson and Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh: By and By. Paul Robeson, Lawrence Brown [1945]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bledsoe-headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bledsoe-headshot.png 953w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bledsoe-headshot-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bledsoe-headshot-768x618.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual: Poor Mourner, Jules Bledsoe [1931]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Roland-Hayes-II-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Roland-Hayes-II-1.jpg 629w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Roland-Hayes-II-1-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Roland Hayes: Hear the Lambs a-Cryin\u2019. Roland Hayes, Reginald Boardman [1940]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy-Maynor-hairdo-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy-Maynor-hairdo-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy-Maynor-hairdo-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy-Maynor-hairdo-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy-Maynor-hairdo.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. R. Nathaniel Dett: I\u2019m Going to Tell Got All My Troubles. Dorothy Maynor, Arp\u00e1d S\u00e1ndor [live Library of Congress 18.XII.1940]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dett.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dett.png 544w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dett-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">R. Nathaniel Dett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Duncan-Military-Autograph.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Duncan-Military-Autograph.png 552w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Duncan-Military-Autograph-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. William Clifford Heilman: New Born Again. Todd Duncan, Carroll Hollister [ca. 1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anne-Brown-Van-Vechten.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anne-Brown-Van-Vechten.png 566w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anne-Brown-Van-Vechten-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Hall Johnson: A City Called Heaven. Anne Wiggins Brown, Kjell Olsson [ca. 1950]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hall-Johnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hall-Johnson.jpg 517w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hall-Johnson-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hall Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ruby-Elzy-Full.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ruby-Elzy-Full.png 644w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ruby-Elzy-Full-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Edward Boatner: On My Journey Now. Ruby Elzy, Arthur Kaplan [1937]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edward-Boatner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edward-Boatner.png 612w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edward-Boatner-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edward Boatner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Inez-Autograph-TRIMMED.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Inez-Autograph-TRIMMED.png 614w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Inez-Autograph-TRIMMED-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Hall Johnson: Fix Me, Jesus. Inez Matthews, Jonathan Brice [1953]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-Hands.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20452\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-Hands.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-Hands-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Edward Boatner: Oh, What a Beautiful City. Camilla Williams, Borislav Bazala [1952]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-1024x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-1536x681.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet-1600x709.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Camilla-and-Janet.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla and Janet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Janet-Natural.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Janet-Natural.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Janet-Natural-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Janet-Natural-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore: Watch and Pray. Janet Williams, Warren Jones [live ca. 1997]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Undine-Smith-Moore.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Undine-Smith-Moore.png 523w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Undine-Smith-Moore-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Undine Smith Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/McFerrin-upward-glance-TRIMMED-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/McFerrin-upward-glance-TRIMMED-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/McFerrin-upward-glance-TRIMMED-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/McFerrin-upward-glance-TRIMMED-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/McFerrin-upward-glance-TRIMMED.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. William Grant Still: Here\u2019s One. Robert McFerrin, Norman Johnson [1957]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/William-Grant-Still.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20456\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/William-Grant-Still.png 292w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/William-Grant-Still-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">William Grant Still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdeleAddison_1955_Carl_Van_Vechten.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdeleAddison_1955_Carl_Van_Vechten.jpg 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdeleAddison_1955_Carl_Van_Vechten-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdeleAddison_1955_Carl_Van_Vechten-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual: Let Us Break Bread Together. Adele Addison, Jubilee Singers [1959]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles-Holland-as-Nadir-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20461\" style=\"width:589px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles-Holland-as-Nadir-2.png 455w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles-Holland-as-Nadir-2-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh: I Stood on the River of Jordan. Charles Holland, Jacqueline Bonneau [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gloria-Davy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20462\" style=\"width:565px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gloria-Davy.png 443w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gloria-Davy-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Julia Perry. Eagle\u2019s Wings. Gloria Davy, Orchestra conducted by Julia Perry [1956]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia-Perry-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia-Perry-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia-Perry-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia-Perry-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia-Perry.png 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Perry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Muriel-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20464\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Muriel-Smith.jpg 389w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Muriel-Smith-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual: Nobody Knows the Trouble I\u2019ve Seen. Muriel Smith, Daniel Kelly [1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Veronica-Tyler-in-White-826x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Veronica-Tyler-in-White-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Veronica-Tyler-in-White-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Veronica-Tyler-in-White-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Veronica-Tyler-in-White.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual: Crucifixion. Veronica Tyler, Ernest Ragogini [1980]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leontyne-Afro.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leontyne-Afro.png 737w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leontyne-Afro-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Florence Price: He\u2019s Got the Whole World in His Hands. 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