Playlist: A Musical Journey Through Black History

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everyday People
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1968)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1968)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1968)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1968)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1968)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1968)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 145) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 293)
recording of:
Everyday People (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.152:22
2It's Like That
assistant producer:
Roddey Hui
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
performer:
Orange Krush
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C.44:51
3(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars4:37
4I Can
edit of:
I Can by Nas (US rapper)
Nas4:14
5Greatest Love of All
cover recording of:
The Greatest Love of All
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Limited), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30), Golden Horizon Music Corp. (in 1986), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitney Houston4:56
6Abraham, Martin and John
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Harry Belafonte4:21
7God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:55
8Mississippi Goddam (live)
recorded at:
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York, United States (on 1968-04-07)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1968-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Mississippi Goddam
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone6:53
9So What
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1964-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1964-02-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1964-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1964-02-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1964-02-12)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-02-12)
live recording of:
So What (on 1964-02-12)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Miles Davis9:10
10My Love is Waiting
recording of:
My Love Is Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Banks
Marvin Gaye25:07
11Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:22
12A Change is Gonna Come
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Aaron Neville4:10
13Keep Your Head to the Sky
producer:
Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire
recording of:
Keep Your Head to the Sky
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Earth, Wind & Fire2.255:10
14Cult of Personality
engineer:
Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 12) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 69)
recording of:
Cult of Personality
writer:
Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) and Muzz Skillings
Living Colour4.34:55