English: A recording of the gospel song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
Date
Recorded between 1915 and 1920
Source
Music album Fisk Jubilee Singers Vol. 2 (1915–1920)
Author
Written by Wallace Willis; recorded by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
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