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mitchierowe 09/05 18:26 EST of the 12 tunes in the opera , 11 are original . somebody bigger than you and i ; performed by novella edmonds ( deceased ) , is in the public domain . the tune "WE ARE HERE " , the finale , was written by Bobby Eli . the tune "FAIR SKIN MAN " , was released as a single 45 rpm on cougar records and became a regional hit in 1972 by the "BROAD STREET GANG " , on the Cougar Records Label out of Camden , New Jersey . The title track : "FREE THE BLACK MAN"S CHAINS " was released in 1972 as a 45 rpm single on the COUGAR RECORDS LABEL C> Grier , mixed at SIGMA SOUND - by JOE TARSIA . (RON BAKER + NORM HARRIS - DECEASED ) . "SOMEBODY bIGGER THAN YOU AND I - ascap , ALL OTHER 11 TUNES - bmi > . THE TALE OF THE OPERA TOLD THE STORY OF THE MIGRATION FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTH , AFTER THE CIVIL WAR - EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION , AND LED ON THE PREDICTION OF THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE USA - 39 YEARS BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENT . the tune 'NORTH TO THE PROMISED LAND" - was adapted and used without consent as the theme song to the "jefferson's sitcom" known as "MOVIN" ON UP > ." theoriginal story , stage play , music and lyrics by Mitchell Lewis Rowe (c) 1972 .... ; then vice president of Radnor Records and President of Nanticoke Publishing Co. - 309 s. Broad St. Phila Penna , 3rd floor . The musicians on the "live date" , later became known as MFSB . signed ; mitchie rowe flagdelete User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA L

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Free The Black Man's Chains

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Superfly Soul

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Superfly Soul (Disc 2)

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Superfly Soul [Disc 2]

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Superfly Soul Disc 2

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superfly soul - dynamite funk and bad-assed street grooves [disc 2]

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Superfly Soul: Dynamite Funk And Bad-Assed Street Grooves

Free The Black Man's Chains: A Black Rock Opera

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superfly soul cd2

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Superfly Soul - Dynamite Funk And Bad-Assed Street Grooves

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Dynamite Funk and bad-assed Street Grooves CD 2 by Stix 2003

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