Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Overview
Spiritual (music)
Spirituals are religious songs which were created by enslaved African people in America.-Terminology and origin:...
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The song is believed to have been composed by slaves in the first half of the nineteenth century. Some references suggest that it was copyrighted by Jay Roberts in 1865. The first recorded version was by Harrod's Jubilee Singers, on Paramount Records
Paramount Records
Paramount Records was an American record label, best known for its recordings of African-American jazz and blues in the 1920s and early 1930s, including such artists as Ma Rainey and Blind Lemon Jefferson.-Early years:...
#12116, in 1922
(though some sources suggest 1924).
