New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Fairfield Four and The McCrary Sisters Welcome Performers Amos Lee,
Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams,
Lee Ann Womack and
Van Hunt Plus Interviews with Robert Plant, Taj Mahal,
Jackson Browne and More
On Thursday, January 15th at 8 p.m. CST, PBS will premiere a dynamic celebration of the gospel tradition with'Rock My Soul,' a special hour-long program taped during AmericanaFest 2014 before a live audience in Nashville's Downtown Presbyterian Church. Anchored by The Fairfield Four (National Heritage Fellowship honorees who were featured in O Brother, Where Art Thou?) and The McCrary Sisters (four daughters of former Fairfield Four tenor, Rev. Sam McCrary), the special event includes guests Amos Lee,
Buddy Miller, Lee Ann Womack,
Van Hunt and Lucinda Williams, backed by an all-star band hand selected by
Buddy Miller (ABC's 'Nashville').
Interspersed throughout the special are interviews with Robert Plant, Taj Majal, Jackson Browne, Van Hunt, Lucinda Williams, Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and
Buddy Miller; plus author and historian
Peter Guralnick; NPR music critic Ann Powers; Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana
Music Association; Dr. Paul T. Kwami and Dr. Reavis L. Mitchell Jr. of Fisk University; and John Rumble and
Michael Gray of the Country
Music Hall of Fame.
Produced by Todd Squared, LLC, producers of "Bluegrass Underground," 'Rock My Soul' features the following performances:
1. "Amazing Grace" - The McCrary Sisters
2. "Noah" - The Fairfield Four with special guest Robert Hamlett
3. "Jesus Gave Me Water" - The Fairfield Four with special guest Amos Lee
4. "Children Go Where I Send Thee" - The Fairfield Four with special guest Lee Ann Womack
5. "Get Right With God" - The Fairfield Four with special guest Lucinda Williams
6. "Hold the Wind" - The McCrary Sisters with special guest
Buddy Miller
7. "Use Me Lord" - The McCrary Sisters with special guest Van Hunt
8. "I Got Jesus (and That's Enough)" - The McCrary Sisters with special guest Lee Ann Womack
9. "Fire" - The McCrary Sisters
10. "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" - The McCrary Sisters with The Fairfield Four
11. "Rock My Soul" - Finale with The McCrary Sisters, The Fairfield Four and all guests
Born of fevered rural tent revivals and urban clapboard churches, gospel music's passionate, soulful performances and musical virtuosity transformed it into one of America's most popular and influential genres, informing the blues, rock 'n' roll, R&B and soul revolutions.
A contemporary history, 'Rock My Soul' is the music of people, of community, of vitally talented individuals who come together with little but their incredibly gifted voices to create something deeply moving and powerful - something exceeding the sum of its parts. Here is music with a prominent role in the development of American culture - music sprung from adversity and celebrated through diversity.
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