Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.
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Theme: Remembering Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024).
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, who died on July 16 at age 81, was a noted singer – probably best known for founding and leading the a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock. She was a prominent civil rights activist and a member of The SNCC Freedom Singers in the 1960s. Later, she served as cultural historian in music history at the Smithsonian Institution, curator of music history for the National Museum of American History, and as a distinguished professor of history at American University.
Bernice Johnson Reagon- River of Life
River of Life: Harmony One (Flying Fish)
The SNCC Freedom Singers- Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Smithsonian Folkways)
The SNCC Freedom Singers- We Shall Not Be Moved
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Smithsonian Folkways)
The SNCC Freedom Singers- Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Smithsonian Folkways)
Len Chandler & Bernice Johnson Reagon- I’m Going to Get My Baby Out of Jail
The Best of Broadside 1962-1988 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Pete Seeger- Backlash Blues
Pete Seeger Now (Columbia)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Pete Seeger - Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Pete Seeger Now (Columbia)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Pete Seeger- Taint But Me One
Pete Seeger Now (Columbia)
Bernice Johnson Reagon- There is More Love Somewhere
River of Life: Harmony One (Flying Fish)
Bernice Johnson Reagon- Cotton Needed Pickin’ So Bad
Pete Seeger Now (Columbia)
Bernice Johnson Reagon, Kim & Reggie Harris- Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep
Get On Board: Underground Railroad & Civil Rights Freedom Songs, Volume 2 (Appleseed)
Sweet Honey in the Rock- Joan Little
Selections 1976-1988 (Flying Fish)
Sweet Honey in the Rock- Echo
Selections 1976-1988 (Flying Fish)
Sweet Honey in the Rock- As Long As I Have Breath in My Body
Selections 1976-1988 (Flying Fish)
Sweet Honey in the Rock- My Way
Selections 1976-1988 (Flying Fish)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon- Your Country
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon- Remember Me
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon- Long Way Journey Home
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon- Venture’s Song
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Sweet Honey in the Rock- Come Unto Me
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon- What Kind of Land
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon- Balm in Gilead
Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (Rykodisc)
Bernice Johnson Reagon- Since I Laid My Burden Down
River of Life: Harmony One (Flying Fish)
Next week: “Kin Ya See That Sun.”
--Mike Regenstreif
