Marc,

Or did you mean "Hush, hush, somebody's calling my name"?

I have heard "Honor, Honor" and "Fare You Well" done as concert spirituals, meaning it's best known (and copyrighted) as an arranged piece. Pieces like that usually sprang from a specific artist or arranger's memory of a song from tradition, that they worked up into what then became a frozen example of a fluid genre-- creating "right" versions for songs that were intended to express the moment, in endless variation.

If this is not a form of music with which you are familiar, may I suggest you consult our African-American Spirituals Permathread, where most if not all spirituals posted at Mudcat are indexed, along with a wealth of other resources. The posts there are a bit out of order date-wise due to a Mudcat tech issue, but if you display it in the "Printer Friendly" mode the thread will appear all sorted out.

We do try to keep song discussions together, in their respective threads. So if you can find existing threads that include any of the above, it would be helpful to the project as well as to your search, to post either info you have or a question you need answered in the existing thread.

Also, if you join Mudcat (free) as a member, you can PM Mudcat member Masato Sakurai, who has quite a lot of reference material at his disposal.

Two songs on your list interest me particularly-- "Going Up to Glory" and "I'm Glad Man Didn't Make Me." I don't think I have ever run across these on a recording. Were they from the source books you mentioned? Can you post the words? (Right here would be fine.)

Welcome to Mudcat.

~Susan