Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round

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"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"
Song
Genre Folk

"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" is a freedom song based on the spiritual "Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Round" and became an American civil rights era anthem. [1] [2] [3] It was sung during demonstrations for civil rights in the United States including during the Memphis sanitation strike in 1967. The song's lyrics are adaptable to situations and locations. [2]

Sweet Honey in the Rock recorded a rendition of the song. The song is performed by Jurnee Smollett in the 1999 television film Selma, Lord, Selma . Imani Uzuri performed the song and it is presented as part of a lesson on freedom songs. [4] The Roots recorded the song for the soundtrack of the 2009 documentary film, Soundtrack for a Revolution .

Richard A. Couto wrote the book Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round; The Pursuit of Racial Justice in the Rural South.

Joan Baez released a live version of this song on her album, From Every Stage (1976).

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References

  1. ↑ Harvey, Paul (September 1, 2012). Freedom's Coming: Religious Culture and the Shaping of the South from the Civil War through the Civil Rights Era. UNC Press Books. p. 174. ISBN   9781469606422 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round'". Voices.pitt.edu. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round (lyrics)" (PDF). Amistadresource.org. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lesson 2: Learning "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"". Carnegiehall.org.
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