Slave Songs of the United States

It is... already becoming difficult to obtain these songs editor WILLIAM FRANCIS ALLEN (1830-1889) wrote in the Introduction to the 1867 first edition of this extraordinary collection of negro spirituals. With his fellow American abolitionists LUCY MCKIM GARRISON (1842-1877) and CHARLES PICKARD WARE (1849-1921) Allen gathered songs from the post-slavery communities of Port Royal South Carolina to create this first published collection of African-American music. Among the 136 songs included are: Roll Jordan roll Blow your trumpet Gabriel The Lonesome Valley Theres a meeting here to-night Hunting for the Lord Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton Jesus on the Waterside Build a house in Paradise and many others. A landmark work of music history this is an essential text for anyone interested in American folk music.