Songs In Honor Of MLK

‘Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)’ Nina Simone, (1968)

Abraham, Martin, and John, Dion, (1968)

‘Happy Birthday,’ Stevie Wonder (1980)

‘Pride (In the Name of Love),’/'MLK' U2 (1984)

They Killed Him, Kris Kristofferson, (1986)

‘Shed a Little Light,’ James Taylor (1991)

‘By the Time I Get to Arizona,’ Public Enemy (1991)

‘Wake Up,’ Rage Against the Machine (1992)

‘Like a King,’ Ben Harper (1994)

‘Up to the Mountain (MLK Song),’ Patty Griffin (2007)

Sharing A Gibson with Martin Luther King Jr., Lambchop (2016)

‘Glory,’ Common, John Legend and Rhymefest (2014)

MLK Song, Mavis Staples, (2016)

Bobby Womack's 'American Dream' Black Flag's 911 For Peace and Moodswings. State Of Independence (featuring Chrissie Hynde and one of my faves) sample the "I Have A Dream" speech.

OK, what did I miss?

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