3 James Weldon Johnson Quotes on Music

James Weldon Johnson quotes on music

1. Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty. Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies; Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

6. It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristic.

9. Whose starward eye Saw chariot 'swing low'? And who was he That breathed that comforting, melodic sigh, 'Nobody knows de trouble I see'?