The old Negro Spiritual "All God's Chillun Got Wings" aka "I Got a Robe" inspired the 1930s jazz standard, "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm." The composer, a European musician living in the US, used the melody for "All God's Chillun Got Wings" while writing the song specifically for Ivie Anderson, an African-American vocalist who had worked for Duke Ellington. It's quite ironic that one of the most American of songs was composed by a European...
Here are different versions of "All God's Chillun Got Wings"
Paul Robeson
African-American opera singer Marion Anderson
"I Got Shoes" is another title for the song
Here are various jazz versions of "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"
Bud Powell
Sonny Stitt
Judy Garland vocal version
Ivie Anderson
Gypsy jazz interpretation
Duke Ellington version
Thelonious Monk
Art Tatum
Tony Bennett
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