Bruce Pingree is observing the 50th anniversary of the bridge crossing on Bloody Sunday 1965 in Selma, Alabama with music by the SNCC Singers, Fontella Bass, Odetta, Jane Sapp, Mavis Staples, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Staples Singers, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rance Allen Group, Carlton Reese & the Birmingham Movement Choir, Rev. Martin Luther King, and also International Women’s Day with songs from Etta James, Jeannie Carroll with Mr. B, Sippie Wallace, Precious Bryant, Eljah Mae Hinton, and Ma Rainey.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
WE’LL NEVER TURN BACK
THE BLUES SHOW 595
Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, March 8, 2015 [23512]
SNCC Singers: Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
Fontella Bass: Ain’t No Ways Tired
Odetta: The Freedom Triology
Jane Sapp: Moving On
Mavis Staples: We’ll Never Turn Back
Sweet Honey In The Rock: Woke Up This Morning With My Mind
Stayed On Freedom
Staples Singers: Freedom Highway
Blind Boys of Alabama: Freedom Road
Rance Allen Group: If I Could Make The World Better
Carlton Reese & the Birmingham Movement Choir: 99-1/2 Won’t Do
Rev. Martin Luther King: Police Brutality Will Backfire
Etta James: How Strong Is A Woman
Mr. B with Jeannie Carroll: Wild Women Don’t Have The Blues
Sippie Wallace: Women Be Wise
Precious Bryant: Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing
Eljah Mae Hinton: Going Down This Road
Ma Rainey: Yonder Comes The Blues
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH (#176)
Recorded by Joe McDonough
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2015, 2023 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.