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19 tracks | 59 minutes
Released Jul 2007
on Black Snow Publishing
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:00 Black Snow lyrics BUY MP3 02:00 Black Snow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:00 Black Snow
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:04 Capture lyrics BUY MP3 01:04 Capture lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:04 Capture
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Marching Into Hell lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Marching Into Hell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Marching Into Hell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:55 Voyage/Cry From Below lyrics BUY MP3 05:55 Voyage/Cry From Below lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:55 Voyage/Cry From Below
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Yessuh, Massa! lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Yessuh, Massa! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Yessuh, Massa!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 How Can I Sing The Lord's Song In A Strange Land lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 How Can I Sing The Lord's Song In A Strange Land lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 How Can I Sing The Lord's Song In A Strange Land
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 Nat Is Coming lyrics BUY MP3 02:41 Nat Is Coming lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:41 Nat Is Coming
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:32 The Black, Blue & Gray lyrics BUY MP3 06:32 The Black, Blue & Gray lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:32 The Black, Blue & Gray
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 After The War (Let There Be Love) lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 After The War (Let There Be Love) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 After The War (Let There Be Love)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:06 Catpure/Marching Into Hell (Reprise) lyrics BUY MP3 01:06 Catpure/Marching Into Hell (Reprise) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:06 Catpure/Marching Into Hell (Reprise)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:28 Jim Crow Blues lyrics FREE 02:28 Jim Crow Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:28 Jim Crow Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:00 A Lynching Celebration lyrics BUY MP3 01:00 A Lynching Celebration lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:00 A Lynching Celebration
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Requiem lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Requiem lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Requiem
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:28 Renaissance lyrics BUY MP3 02:28 Renaissance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:28 Renaissance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:49 Breadline Blues lyrics BUY MP3 04:49 Breadline Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:49 Breadline Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 A Man Called King lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 A Man Called King lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 A Man Called King
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:15 I've Tried So Many Times lyrics BUY MP3 02:15 I've Tried So Many Times lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:15 I've Tried So Many Times
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:33 Call And Response lyrics BUY MP3 01:33 Call And Response lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:33 Call And Response
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:26 Let Freedom Ring lyrics BUY MP3 05:26 Let Freedom Ring lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:26 Let Freedom Ring
The lifetime achievement award winning musical composition commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts highlighting the emotions black experience.
Bio / Background
This remarkable and award winning recording captures a Bicentennial performance of the first original musical presentation dealing with Afro-American heritage. It was recognized by the state of Ohio as both a historical work and musical composition. By its nature and timelessness as a work which pointedly captures the importance of the black experience in America, Roy Meriwether’s Black Snow was a fitting component of the U.S. Bicentennial celebration.
Now for the first time since it premiered on April 10, 1976, this unique performance has been released on CD. If you are familiar with Roy Meriwether’s artistry on the piano you will recognize and enjoy the flair and excitement he brings to the production.
↓ more ↓Although quite different from his other recordings, Black Snow is no less phenomenal!
As some of the notes from the original program point out…
“Black Snow is a musical interpretation of selected major incidents and turning points in the lives of black people in the United States from 1619 to the present day.
While different ”types” of black music, notably gospel and blues, are evident, there has been no concerted attempt to reproduce stylistically the musical idiom of each historical period. Rather, the composition concentrates on reflecting the dominant atmosphere and attitudes of each period and the responses black people gave - as a people.
Black Snow is not only for black people but for all men and women who are a part of the on-going struggle for human dignity and freedom.”
Nothing in Roy Meriwether’s career has received such acclaim as the work found on this CD. People from all over the country have waited over 30 years for this release and now you too can share in the experience that is Black Snow. Pride, passion, soul, energy, strife and suffering, hope, and strength – it’s all there! It’s Black Snow!
↑ less ↑Average Customer Review: 5
Stunning!sismidngt wrote on November 18, 2009
The blues on this album are amazing. Well worth the karma point











