| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Musical. |
| Performer |
Various vocalists, narrators, orchestras, choruses, and assisting musicians ; Kim Scharnberg, conductor. |
| Credits |
Executive producer, Frank Wildhorn ; co-executive producers, Craig Kallman, Karl Richardson ; associate producer, Kim Scharnberg ; various producers. |
| Event |
Recorded at various locations, principally in Tennessee. |
| Note |
Program notes by Frank Wildhorn and Gregory Boyd, and libretto ([40] p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Prologue (Charlie Daniels) -- Brother, my brother (Michael Lanning) -- Lincoln : The better angels of our nature (James Garner) -- By the sword/Sons of Dixie (Broadway All Stars) -- Tell my father (Kevin Sharp) -- My name is Frederick Douglass (Danny Glover) -- Freedom's child (Hootie & the Blowfish) -- Missing you (my Bill) (Deana Carter) -- If prayin' were horses (Cheryl Freeman, Michel Bell) -- Virginia (Gene Miller) -- The day the sun stood still (Travis Tritt) -- Oh, be joyful! (Broadway All Stars) -- Frederick Douglass : The destiny of America (Danny Glover) -- Father how long? (Michel Bell) -- Brother, my brother (reprise) (Michael Lanning) -- A nurse's diary ; I never knew his name (Linda Eder) -- Still I rise (Dr. Maya Angelou) -- River Jordan (BeBe Winans). |
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Disc 2. Lincoln : The bottom is out of the tub (James Garner) -- How many devils? (Broadway All Stars) -- Old gray coat (Trace Adkins) -- With these hands (Amy Grant, Bryan White) -- The White House at night (Ellen Burstyn) -- A candle in the window (Linda Eder) -- Greenback (Dr. John) -- Sojourner Truth : Ain't I a woman? (Dr. Maya Angelou) -- Someday (Patti LaBelle) -- Regimental drummer (Michael English) -- I'll never pass this way again (Tracy Lawrence) -- Lincoln : Letter to Mrs. Bixby (James Garner) -- Five boys (Betty Buckley) -- Judgement day (Shiloh) -- Sarah (Carl Anderson) -- The honor of your name (Trisha Yearwood) -- Northbound train (John Popper & friends) -- Last waltz for Dixie (John Berry) -- In great deeds (Charlie Daniels) -- The glory (Michael Lanning, Gene Miller, Linda Eder, choir). |
| Summary |
A theatrical, musical experience recorded by contemporary artists from a variety of musical styles who express, through music and speech, a sense of the character and the emotional landscape of an America that is struggling to define itself during a time of terrible and profound change. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Musicals.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Boyd, Gregory. Librettist.
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Murphy, Jack, 1944- Librettist.
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Daniels, Charlie, 1936-2020. Speaker.
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Lanning, Michael. Performer.
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Garner, James, 1928-2014. Speaker.
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Sharp, Kevin, 1970- Performer.
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Glover, Danny. Speaker.
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Carter, Deana. Performer.
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Freeman, Cheryl. Performer.
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Bell, Michel. Performer.
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Miller, E. C. Performer.
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Tritt, Travis. Performer.
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Eder, Linda. Performer.
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Angelou, Maya. Speaker.
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Winans, BeBe. Performer.
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Adkins, Trace. Performer.
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Grant, Amy. Performer.
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White, Bryan. Performer.
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Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- Speaker.
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Dr. John, 1941-2019. Performer.
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LaBelle, Patti. Performer.
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English, Michael. Performer.
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Lawrence, Tracy. Performer.
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Buckley, Betty. Performer.
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Anderson, Carl. Performer.
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Yearwood, Trisha. Performer.
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Popper, John, 1967- Performer.
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Berry, John (Vocalist) Performer.
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Scharnberg, Kim. Conductor.
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Broadway All Stars. Performer.
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Hootie & the Blowfish (Musical group) Performer.
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Shiloh (Musical group) Performer.
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| Standard No. |
075678309120 |
| Music No. |
83091-2 Atlantic Theatre |
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