sad songs about the "black migration" to the north?

[Ljblanken]

This great song "last bus from Tupelo" by Frankie Newsome is a story of a poor young man from the rural south who goes to the urban north to seek his fortune. Instead, he gets taken advantage of, used/abused there. Do folks know of any other songs from this lyrical genre? (poor rural blacks that get taken advantage of in cities like Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, etc). 

Thanks!  

 

 

[Soulhawk]

Stevie Wonder - Living For the City

 

[Guest Polyvelts]

Really good idea for a thread ! Looking forward to seeing what comes up.

 

[Guest Polyvelts]

Much covered song - but I really love this version !

[Driveller]

It was a (long) while before I realised Gladys Knight's 'Midnight Train To Georgia' was about this.  Her man must have had a really shit time in the North to want to go back to Georgia during that period.

 

[soulski]

Junior Walker & the All Stars version of Way Back Home is about nostalgia for the South, it's one of my favourite songs

[manus]

 

Doris Duke just tremendous

 

Edited June 7, 2018 by manus

[manus]

Sorry meant to post this Doris Duke I don't care anymore

 

Edited June 7, 2018 by manus

[Soulsides]

On 22/10/2017 at 20:00, ljblanken said:

 

 

Thank you, that is beautiful stuff.