The Southern Four - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 3:29:19, 6.16 PM

Song recorded by: The Southern FourSong written by: Wallis WillisDownloaded song from: https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0196-01Usage: Public DomainPhoto credit of Edison Disc: Public Domain/WikipediaInfo: Wikipedia.com and Publicdomain4u.comLet's move into the sound of gospel music history. Let's move into the present now.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a Negro Spiritual recorded by the group called "The Southern Four" in Dec. of 1921. The song was composed around 1860 by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman in Southern Oklahoma. Willis was inspired by The Red River, which reminded him of the Jordan River and the Prophet Elijah ascending to heaven in a chariot. The lyrics symbolically referred to the Underground Railroad. Lets listen.About the great gospel singers.