Spirituals Quotes

15 Spirituals quotes by 11 unique authors

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins… — Isaac Hayes
People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads and… — Alan Lomax
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels. — Ernest Gaines
I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station… — Otis Rush
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time has transformed them like light… — Kathleen Battle
I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I… — Kathleen Battle
In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code, of course, for escaping to… — Kathleen Battle
The blues? Why, the blues are a part of me. They're like a chant. The blues are like spirituals, almost sacred. When we sing blues,… — Alberta Hunter
Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals? — Mahalia Jackson
Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country… — Wynton Marsalis
Jazz music, as is also the case with the old down-home spirituals, gospel and jubilee songs, jumps, shouts and moans, is essentially an American vernacular… — Albert Murray
One of the most beautiful things that recruited me to join the LaRouche movement is its emphasis on Classical singing and composition, especially with the… — Kesha Rogers
When I do concerts and recitals, the two most common requests are spirituals and opera. — Kathleen Battle
I first heard African drum rhythms and chants at the movies. Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages,… — Isaac Hayes
I used to sing spirituals when I thought that this was the thing I wanted to do but somehow or another, when I went in… — BB King

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11 authors contributed a total of 15 Spirituals Quotes as follows: