Everybody's Got a Right to Live

Singer-songwriters Jimmy Collier and Rev. Frederick Douglass “Kirk” Kirkpatrick (1933‒1987) offer a collection of original songs on civil rights themes in this 1968 recording. Both men were associates of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in April 1968, just prior to the recording of this album. Collier sums up the significance of music’s role in the Civil Rights Movement through this quote in the album’s liner notes: “Music is the easiest way to tell the story of what we’re trying to do; [our] songs are one of the best tools for getting people together.” Included in the notes are biographies of Collier and Kirkpatrick and song lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Everybody's Got a Right to Live Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	02:34
102	Walk the Streets of Washington Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	02:25
103	You're Just a Laughin' Fool Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:27
104	Burn, Baby, Burn Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	04:20
105	The Fires of Napalm Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:36
201	I Can't Take Care of My Family This-A-Way Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:00
202	The Cities Are Burning Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:43
203	Going Home on the Morning Train Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:59
204	Washington Zoo Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	01:53
205	Hands Off Nkrumah Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	03:13
206	My Old Missus Told Me Jimmy Collier, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	02:56