Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the ... His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music. James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a ...
It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900. It was his composer brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, who set it to music. Both Johnsons are key figures in ...
NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl ... Johnson's brother composed the music for the hymn, which was initially written as ...
Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. Singer-songwriter and music producer ...
Originally penned as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted as the ...