Interesting article on battle over copyright for "We Shall Overcome"
https://www.yahoo.com/music/effort-free-civil-rights-anthem-120722464.html
Raymond Horton
Composer, Arranger
Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church
Retired Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016
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Okay, but apparently if you use the lyric “we will overcome” and “down in my
heart” instead of “we shall” and “deep in my heart”, you are good to go; this
version is in the public domain still.
Whew.
Christopher
> On Aug 10, 2017, at 7:19 PM, Raymond Horton wrote:
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> Interesting article on
Interesting — and the description of Pete Seeger as a humble, generous, and
well-meaning person certainly parallels my experience with him. I feel as if I
practically grew up with him - singing and playing the guitar on stage with him
at 10 or 12 years old and having him visit our home many tim