Some YouTube Examples Of The African American Gospel Song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds"

Norfolk Jazz And Jubilee Quartet - Topic, Feb 20, 2017

Norfolk Jazz And Jubilee Quartet Vol. 2 (1923-1925)
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"Jubilee" songs was an early referent for African American Spirituals.

*African American Spirituals was formerly known as "Negro Spirituals". 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the African American Gospel song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds" (also given as "Where Shall I Be").

This post presents five YouTube examples of the African American Gospel* song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds" (also given as "Where Shall I Be").

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/04/some-early-versions-of-african-american.html for Part II of this series. That post presents some early versions by African Americans of the African American Gospel song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds" (also given as "Where Shall I Be").

The content of this post is presented for religious, historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composers of this song. Thanks to Charles Price Jones, the African American minister whose 1895 adaptation of this African American religious song is credited as the source for later examples of this song. Thanks to all those who are featured in these YouTube examples and thanks to the publishers of those examples on YouTube.

*Most online sources categorize this religious song as a Spiritual. However, I consider African American religious songs that were originally composed or adapted after the 1870s to be early Gospel songs. Maybe the versions of this song that are given here are examples of gospelized Spirituals. 

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SHOWCASE YOUTUBE EXAMPLES
These examples are given in chronological order based on their publishing dates on YouTube (except for video #1). These publishing dates aren't the same as the dates these renditions were performed.

SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #1
This example is embedded on the top of this post.

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #2 - Dan Smith - Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds

TheBWJohnson, May 19, 2012

Good Morning Blues. 1975.

Biography by Bill Carpenter

Dan Smith sang in church and played harmonica as a child. He didn't begin his professional career until the early '60s, when he played behind folk legends Rev. Gary Davis and Pete Seeger. However, his musical style is overwhelmingly oriented to Chicago blues.

photos: George Mitchell and Larry Towell

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #3 - Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds?

Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Topic, Sep 24, 2014

Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds? · Rev. Edward W. Clayborn Blind Joe Taggart Vol. 2 (1929-1934) ℗ 1993 Document Records Released on: 2005-04-12

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #4 - When The Trumpet Sounds

Release - Topic, Sep 23, 2015

When The Trumpet Sounds · F.S.U. Chamber Choir ["F.D.U." = Florida State University]

Songs From My Heart : Choral Music Of André Thomas

℗ 2004 Andre Thomas

Released on: 2004-01-01

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #5 - Where Shall I Be?

Blind Lemon Jefferson - Topic, May 26, 2022

Where Shall I Be? · Blind Lemon Jefferson

Presenting Blind Lemon Jefferson

℗ 1926 Paramount Records

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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.

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