Songs My Mother Taught Me

The 20th child of a Mississippi sharecropper family and a commanding voice of the Civil Rights Movement, Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) stood tall against the brutality, indignities, and intimidation of implacable racism. She harnessed her mother’s gifts of song and plain-spoken wisdom to steel her fellow seekers of social justice, the cause to which she gave her life. Songs My Mother Taught Me, a re-release of limited-edition 1963 field recordings, breathes new life into Fannie Lou Hamer’s inspiring legacy and her uncompromising call for a righteous world. 47 minutes, 32-page booklet with photos. This recording is the eighth release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Track Listing

101	Precious Lord Fannie Lou Hamer	06:22
102	On Being a Sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer	05:13
103	Run Mourner, Run Fannie Lou Hamer	01:23
104	City Called Heaven Fannie Lou Hamer	03:31
105	All the Pretty Little Horses Fannie Lou Hamer	01:34
106	I’m Gonna Land on the Shore Fannie Lou Hamer	02:29
107	Oh Lord, You Know Just How I Feel Fannie Lou Hamer	04:04
108	I’m Going down to the River of Jordan Fannie Lou Hamer	02:42
109	Jesus Is My Only Friend Fannie Lou Hamer	03:03
110	Pick a Bale of Cotton Fannie Lou Hamer	00:44
111	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning Fannie Lou Hamer	01:09
112	Walk With Me Fannie Lou Hamer	01:41
113	This Little Light of Mine Fannie Lou Hamer	03:08
114	Mass Meeting Speech Fannie Lou Hamer	05:08
115	Certainly Lord Fannie Lou Hamer	01:39
116	Woke Up This Morning Fannie Lou Hamer	02:36
117	Amazing Grace Fannie Lou Hamer	01:27