Please note that songs listed here (and in the movie credits)
cannot always be found on CD soundtracks. Please check CD
track details for confirmation.
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"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
Traditional Spititual
Sung offscreen during the opening credits
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"Go Down Moses (Let My People Go)"
Traditional
Arranged by Henry Thacker Burleigh
Sung offscreen during the opening credits
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"Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)"
(1851)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Foster
Sung a cappella by the group picking cotton
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"Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)"
(1850)
from "Lohengrin"
Written by Richard Wagner
Played on a harmonium by Victoria Spivey when Adam gets married
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"Waiting at the End of the Road"
(1929)
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Sung by Daniel L. Haynes and the Dixie Jubilee Singers
Reprised by Daniel L. Haynes at his prayer meeting
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"Swanee Shuffle"
(1929)
Written by Irving Berlin
Played at the band at the night spot and sung by Nina Mae McKinney
Danced to by her, other patrons and the waiters
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"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Traditional
Arranged by Henry Thacker Burleigh
Sung a cappella by Daniel L. Haynes while mourning his brother's death
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"Get On Board Little Children
Traditional Spiritual
Sung a cappella by the congregation
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"(Gimme Dat) Old Time Religion"
Traditional spiritual
Sung a cappella by the congregation
Reprised by Nina Mae McKinney
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"St. Louis Blues"
(1914)
Written by W.C. Handy
Sung a cappella and hummed by Nina Mae McKinney
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"Goin' Home, Goin' Home"
Music by William A. Fisher
Played on guitar and sung by Daniel L. Haynes
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