Bernice Johnson Reagon

Bernice Johnson Reagon

voc, *1942 US, Dougherty County, Georgia
Singer / Musician / Composer of World, Folk and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon

Born October 4, 1942 in Albany, Georgia, USA. She is an American singer, composer, scholar, and social activist. She founded Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973. She was also a member of Harambee Singers and Freedom Singers, founded by her ex-husband Cordell Reagon. Her and Cordell's daughter Toshi Reagon is also a musician.

Instruments

Vocals
Backing Vocals

Genres

World
Folk
R&B/Soul
Blues
Children's Music

Plays With

ATANAS AKERSTRA

Freedom Singers

Sweet Honey In The Rock

Popular Tracks

We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder on River Of Life: Harmony One by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Since I Laid My Burden Down on River Of Life: Harmony One by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Come And Go With Me To That Land on River Of Life: Harmony One by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray on Wade in the Water, Vol. 4: African-American Community Gospel by Various Artists

There's a New World Coming on Give Your Hands to Struggle by Bernice Johnson Reagon

There Is More Love Somewhere on River Of Life: Harmony One by Bernice Johnson Reagon

I Won't Crumble with You If You Fall on Give Your Hands to Struggle by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Guide My Feet, While I Run This Race on River Of Life: Harmony One by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Oh Mary, Don't You Weep (feat. Kim Harris & Reggie Harris) on Get On Board! Underground Railroad & Civil Rights Freedom Songs, Vol. 2 by Kim & Reggie Harris

They are Falling All Around Me on Give Your Hands to Struggle by Bernice Johnson Reagon

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
River Of Life	Bernice Johnson Reagon	1986	Album
Give Your Hands To Struggle: The Evolution Of A Freedom Fighter	Bernice Johnson Reagon	1975	Album
Now	Pete Seeger With Bernice Johnson Reagon & Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick	1968	Album
Folk Songs: The South	Bernice Johnson Reagon	1965	Album
The Sound Of Thunder	Bernice Johnson Reagon		Album
The Temptation Of Saint Anthony	Bernice Johnson Reagon		Album

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