• Marion Williams Packin’ Up 

• Little Richard (says he was influenced by Marion Williams)

 

• Clara Ward Singers: “Swing Low Chariot”

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• Mahalia Jackson live at a Martin Luther King event

 

• Bessie Smith/St. Louis Blues

• Bessie Smith, In the House Blues

  • On guided listening list

 

• Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog”

• Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” cover

 

• Ruth Brown:  “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean”

• Margie Evans:  “Mistreated Woman”

  • Not mistreating woman, as stated on video! - start at 2:30

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• Memphis Minnie’s “When the Levee Breaks”

• Led Zeppelin – “When the Levee Breaks” cover