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Bob Dylan 08/28/1963
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
| Media | DVD 1 disc |
| Tech Notes | BDR 785 sp8 2013 F sp March On Washington For Jobs & Freedom National Mall/Lincoln Memorial Washington, DC Wednesday, 28 August 1963 1 DVD (NTSC) & 1 CD Compilation The approaching 50th Anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" seemed like a good excuse to assemble the available musical performances from the event. (Perhaps the Anniversary will inspire a comprehensive Official collection -- until then, however, this is probably the best we can do.) ---------------------------------- A bit of history for the younger crowd: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was organized by a coalition of ten civil rights and labor groups, and proved to be the largest mass demonstration in DC until that time (and for decades after). First plans for the march were announced on June 11th, 1963 -- just hours before the Jackson, Mississippi assassination of NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers. Ten days later, civil rights leaders of the coalition were called to the White House, where President Kennedy attempted to encourage them to call off the event. Though he was not successful, and on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, between 200,000 and 300,000 of the expected 100,000 participants converged on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. DVD: Total Time: 25:55 15th Street and Constitution Avenue (Washington Monument Stage): 1. We Shall Overcome (a+c) Joan Baez (Guitar & Vocal) 2. Blowing In The Wind (b) 3. If I Had A Hammer (Part) (b) Peter Yarrow (Guitar and Vocal), Paul Stookey (Guitar & Vocal), Mary Travers (Vocal) 4. I'm On My Way (a+c) Odetta (Guitar & Vocal) 5. When The Ship Comes In (e) Bob Dylan (Guitar & Vocal), Joan Baez (Vocal) Lincoln Memorial (Main Stage): 6. We Shall Not Be Moved (b) The Freedom Singers (Cordell Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Charles Neblett and Rutha Mae Harris) (Vocals) 7. If I Had A Hammer (a+d) Peter Yarrow (Guitar and Vocal), Paul Stookey (Guitar & Vocal), Mary Travers (Vocal) 8. All My Trials (a+b) Joan Baez (Guitar & Vocal) 9. Only A Pawn In Their Game (a+e) Bob Dylan (Guitar & Vocal) 10. Rally Song/Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (Hold On) (a+e) Len Chandler (Guitar & vocal), Joan Baez (Backing Vocal), Stuart Scharf (Guitar & Backing Vocal), Bob Dylan (Guitar, Unenthusiastic Backing Vocal) 11. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (a+c) Marian Anderson (Vocal) 12. Freedom Is A Thing Worth Thinking About (a+b) Eva Jessye Choir (Vocals), Louis Andrew Fryerson (Baritone Vocal), Bill Dillard (Trumpet) 13. How I Got Over (a,d) Mahalia Jackson (Vocal) --------- Lincoln Memorial Stage (Post-March Unofficial Performances 4:30-5:30 PM) --------- 14. We Shall Overcome (b) Eva Jessye Choir (Vocals) Sources: a - WGBH FM Simulcast (Internet Archive) b - U.S. Information Agency Documentary, "The March In Washington" (1963) (archive.org) c - U.S. Information Agency Documentary, "The March" (1964) (Dir: James Blue) d - Live TV Coverage (Internet Sources) e - DVD "Bob Dylan: TV Live & Rare '63-'75" |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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