There's a New World Coming
1975 · Paredon P-1028 · USA
- Artist
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
- Title
- There's a New World Coming
- Release
- Give Your Hands to Struggle: The Evolution of a Freedom Fighter
- Year
- 1975
- Label
- Paredon # P-1028
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Notes
Bernice Johnson Reagon - born 4 October 1942 in Georgia, Atlanta, USA (died 16 July 2024). She was a contemporary folk singer and political activist, prominent in the Civil Rights movement. She released the album Give Your Hands to Struggle: The Evolution of a Freedom Fighter (1975), which contained two songs referencing the Vietnam War: "Room in the Circle" and "There's a New World Coming" . Moreover, she was a member of The Freedom Singers group, which released the album The Freedom Singers Sing of Freedom Now! (1965), which featured the Vietnam War song "I'm a Demonstratin' G.I. From Fort Bragg" . In 1968 she featured on the Pete Seeger album Pete Seeger Now ( Columbia Records # CS 9717), including one Vietnam War song, "Backlash Blues" . Room in the Circle (Reagon, Bernice) There's a New World Coming (Reagon, Bernice) Contemporary folk, gospel - mainly Civil Rights, contained…
About the artist
Contemporary folk singer and political activist, prominent in the Civil Rights movement and a member of The Freedom Singers. Born 4 October 1942, Georgia; died 16 July 2024. [Rate Your Music]