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William Dawson

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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990) was an African-American composer, choir director and professor. Dawson was born in Anniston, Alabama. A graduate of the Horner Institute of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Music, William Dawson later studied at the Chicago Musical College with professor Felix Borowski, and then at the American Conservatory of Music where he received his masters degree. Early in his career he served as a trombonist both with the Redpath Chautauqua and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Top songs

  1. Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa
  2. Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night
  3. Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, le' me shine, shine like a Morning Star!
  4. Soon Ah Will Be Done
  5. Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star! - Live
  6. Negro Folk Symphony: III. O Let Me Shine!
  7. Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa - Live
  8. Ain't A That Good News
  9. Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night - Live
  10. Mary Had A Baby
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  1. Hail Mary
  2. Soon ah will be Done (arr. W. Dawson)
  3. Ain't That Good News!
  4. Negro Folk Symphony
  5. There is a balm in Gilead
  6. Ezekiel Saw De Wheel (arr. W. Dawson)
  7. Ain't That Good News! - Arr. Russ
  8. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit
  9. Steal Away
  10. Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
  11. Ain'-a That Good News
  12. Negro Folk Symphony: 3rd movement "O let me shine like a Morning Star!"
  13. Negro Folk Symphony: 2. Hope in the night: Andante - Allegretto (alla scherzando)
  14. Soon-ah Will Be Done (arr. W. Dawson)
  15. II. Hope in the Night
  16. I. The Bond of Africa
  17. III. O, le' me shine, shine like a Morning Star!
  18. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  19. In His Care - O
  20. Ain' - a That Good News
  21. Behold The Star
  22. Negro Folk Symphony - I. 'The Bond Of Africa' (Adagio - Allegro con brio)
  23. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Live)
  24. Good News
  25. Mary Had a Baby (arr. W. Dawson)
  26. Folk Symphony
  27. Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night
  28. Soon-Ah Will Be Done
  29. I. 'The Bond Of Africa' (Adagio - Allegro con brio)
  30. Negro Folk Symphony - II. 'Hope In The Night' (Andante - Allegretto alla scherzando)
  31. Folk Symphony (3rd mvt, O Let Me Shine!)
  32. Deep River
  33. Folk Symphony - III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
  34. Hail Mary!
  35. Soon Ah Will Be Done - Live
  36. Negro Folk Symphony: 1. The Bond of Africa: Adagio - Allegro con brio
  37. In His Care-O
  38. King Jesus Is A-Listening
  39. Ain'-a That Good News!
  40. (Negro Folk Symphony) - Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa
  41. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
  42. II. 'Hope In The Night' (Andante - Allegretto alla scherzando)
  43. III. 'O Le'me Shine!' (Allegro con brio)
  44. Negro Folk Symphony - III. 'O Le'me Shine!' (Allegro con brio)
  45. (Negro Folk Symphony) - Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night
  46. (Negro Folk Symphony) - Negro Folk Symphony: III. O Let Me Shine!
  47. Negro Folk Symphony - 1. The Bond of Africa
  48. Negro Folk Symphony - 2. Hope in the Night
  49. Negro Folk Symphony - 3. O Le' Me Shine!
  50. out in the fields
  51. Moonchild Serenade
  52. Folk Symphony (2nd mvt, 'Hope in the Night')
  53. Dawson: Folk Symph: I. The Bond of Africa
  54. Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (arr. W. Dawson for choir and orchestra)
  55. Soona Will Be Done
  56. Negro Folk Symphony (1)
  57. Negro Folk Symphony (I. The Bond of Africa)
  58. Talk About a Child that Do Love Jesus
  59. Dawson - Negro Folk Symphony (rev. 1952) - The Bond of Africa
  60. Dawson - Negro Folk Symphony (rev. 1952) - Hope in the Night
  61. Negro Folk Symphony - O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star
  62. Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
  63. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!
  64. Folk Symphony - 3. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
  65. Negro Folk Symphony: I The Bond of Africa
  66. Ain'a That Good News
  67. III. O Let Me Shine!
  68. Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, le’ me shine, shine like a Morning Star!
  69. Negro Folk Symphony (1934)
  70. I. The Bond of Africa (Live)
  71. II. Hope in the Night (Live)
  72. III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star! (Live)

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