Brown, Sterling - Reads His Own Poetry

Item#: 1019841

Item: Brown, Sterling - Reads His Own Poetry - CD

Artist: Sterling Brown
Title: Reads His Own Poetry
Music: Miscellaneous
Year: 1995
Format: CD
Number Of Items: 1
Condition: This item is New
Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Item Weight (kilo): 0.09
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Poet, critic, legendary teacher, irreverent raconteur Sterling Brown reads 21 of his most memorable poems. The verses resonate with the music of the life he saw around him—the blues sung to lost loves, chants of saints praying to be in the number, tragic-comic cries in the face of hatred and injustice, and jubilant songs of endurance and perseverance. Sterling Brown's poetic genius lies in his subtle adaptation of blues, spirituals, work songs, and ballads into silver threads that dazzle his spoken verse. His complete readings for Folkways Records from 1946-1973 are available on CD for the first time. Dr. Joanne Gabbin, Sterling Brown scholar and biographer, contributes extensive notes and bibliography. Compiled by Yusef Jones. 53 minutes. "One of America's finest poets in a compelling collection" —Naird Notes

Features:
Produced by: Yusef Jones - Artist: Sterling Brown - Authored by: Sterling Brown - Compiled by: Jeff Todd Titon - Liner Notes by: Jeff Todd Titon - Recorded by: Jeff Todd Titon - Mastered by: Jeff Todd Titon - Photography by: Elwood Cornett - Design by: Caroline Brownell

Information:
Year of Recording: 1995
Source: Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Released On: 29 October 2009

Tracklisting:
Long Gone - Sterling A. Brown - 1:19
ma Rainey - Sterling A. Brown - 2:12
sharecroppers - Sterling A. Brown - 1:52
slim In Hell - Sterling A. Brown - 3:01
old King Cotton - Sterling A. Brown - 1:19
old Lem - Sterling A. Brown - 2:13
break Of Day - Sterling A. Brown - 1:54
long Track Blues - Sterling A. Brown - 3:45
transfer - Sterling A. Brown - 2:36
sporting Beasley - Sterling A. Brown - 2:02
sam Smiley - Sterling A. Brown - 2:22
after Winter - Sterling A. Brown - 1:35
conjured - Sterling A. Brown - 0:44
children's Children - Sterling A. Brown - 1:45
cloteel - Sterling A. Brown - 3:03
uncle Joe - Sterling A. Brown - 3:39
parish Doctor - Sterling A. Brown - 2:52
puttin' On Dog - Sterling A. Brown - 2:17
ballad Of Joe Meek - Sterling A. Brown - 5:18
remembering Nat Turner - Sterling A. Brown - 4:04
strong Men - Sterling A. Brown - 3:04


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