The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The first group was organized in 1871 to tour and raise funds for college. Their early repertoire consisted mostly of traditional spirituals, but included some songs by Stephen Foster. The original group toured along the Underground Railroad path in the United States, as well as performing in England and Europe. Later 19th-century groups also toured in Europe.
In 2002, the Library of Congress honored their 1909 recording of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by adding it in the United States National Recording Registry.[1] In 2008 they were awarded a National Medal of Arts.
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The FiskJubileeSingers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The first group...
the original FiskJubileeSingers, which included being a member and director of the FiskJubilee Quartet. The Sunset Four JubileeSingers made the first...
supported the founding of a student choir; they were the start of the FiskJubileeSingers. With the school facing financial distress, the choir went on tour...
Jubilee Singers, a group of singers organized by George L. White at Fisk University in 1871 to sing Negro spirituals. The members of the original Fisk Jubilee...
spirituals were published in printed form. Ensembles such as the FiskJubileeSingers—established in 1871—popularized spirituals, bringing them to a wider...
first-generation-freed slave, and she is most notable as an original member of the FiskJubileeSingers, one of only four members to participate in all three of the original...
October of 2023, Marks collaborated with the FiskJubileeSingers for an updated version of her song "Jubilee" She married young and had a son, Justin. Her...
"The Gospel Train" "The Gospel Train" published by the FiskJubileeSingers in 1872 and performed by the United States Navy Band's Sea Chanters ensemble...
popularized in the years following the American Civil War by the FiskJubileeSingers. The song is also known by its opening line, "What Kind of Shoes...
and arranger of spirituals. She was the matriarch of the original FiskJubileeSingers of Nashville, Tennessee. She also played the organ and the guitar...
published in 1880 in The Story of the JubileeSingers; With Their Songs, a book about the FiskJubileeSingers. This version also refers to a valley rather...
6, 1928) was an African American contralto singer and manager, and one of the original FiskJubileeSingers. Mary Eliza Walker was born in slavery near...
melodies. He sent the music to the JubileeSingers of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The JubileeSingers then popularized the songs during a...
States. An early performance of the song was in the 1870s by the FiskJubileeSingers. Commonly heard during the Civil rights movement in the United States...
(1857 – April 29, 1899) was the youngest original member of the FiskJubileeSingers, based in Nashville, Tennessee. Tate was born in Nashville, Tennessee...
May 4, 1910) was an American singer and voice teacher. She was one of the original members of the FiskJubileeSingers, an African-American a cappella...
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John Wesley Work (1848-1923) was a composer and arranger for the FiskJubileeSingers; his father, John Wesley Work Jr. (1871-1925) was the first African-American...
Following is a list of notable alumni from Fisk University. Category:Fisk University alumni Carter, Tomeiko Ashford, editor (2010). Virginia Broughton:...
American congregations likely influenced its modern form. In 1873 the FiskJubileeSingers published a version of the song that remains popular today. Notable...
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