In this edition of The Nightfly, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz, gospel, and field recordings from the African-American civil rights movement.
The Nightfly #2015.03 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" Nancy Dupree & students from Rochester, NY "Docta King" Chris Kenner "Memories of a King (Let Freedom Ring)" Duke Ellington "King Fit the Battle of Alabam" Brother Kirk and Pete Seeger "The Ballad of Martin Luther King" Mahalia Jackson "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come" Alabama Christian Movement Choir led by Mamie Brown "I'm On My Way" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Shall Overcome" Louis Armstrong "We Shall Overcome" Curtis Mayfield "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" James Brown "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" Curtis Mayfield "Miss Black America" Hour 2 Alabama Christian Movement Choir led by Carlton Reese "99 1 / 2 Won't Do" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "A Knock At Midnight Sermon" Marvin Gaye "God is Love" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Drum Major Instinct Sermon (Ebenezer Baptist Church 2/4/68)" Horace Silver "The Preacher" Core Freedom Singers "Get Your Rights, Jack" The SNCC Freedom Singers "Which Side Are You On" Betty Mae Fikes "If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus" Hollis Watkins "Oh Freedom" Richie Havens "The Klan" Unknown Artist "Freedom Now Chant" Stevie Wonder "Black Man" Richie Havens "Handsome Johnny" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Drum Major Instinct Sermon (Ebenezer Baptist Church 2/4/68)" Yusef Lateef "His Eye Is On the Sparrow" Charles Earland "Message from a Black Man (Live)"