When the Saints - #502

This song is really a traditional spiritual and almost certainly has roots in Afro-American music from the nineteenth century. It may, in fact, have origins with the slaves in the southern United States, who were said to have sung early versions of it at funerals of fellow slaves. When the tradition of jazz bands marching in funeral processions through New Orleans" streets began, the melody to "When the Saints Go Marching In" was frequently played and grew in popularity. That tune is one of t

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