We Shall Overcome

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Track 12 of We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, 2006. Traditional.

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We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, Hammond B3 organ[?], tambourine[?]
- Sam Bardfeld: violin
- Frank Bruno: guitar
- Jeremy Chatzky: double bass
- Mark Clifford: banjo
- Larry Eagle: drums, percussion
- Charles Giordano: piano, accordion
- Ed Manion: saxophone, backing vocals
- Mark Pender: trumpet[?], backing vocals[?]
- Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg: trombone, backing vocals
- Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
- Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals

^{Performed live 40 times (not including snippet performances).}

2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2012-07-22 Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Norway
2010-01-22 MTV Studios, New York City, NY
2006-11-21 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2006-11-19 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
2006-10-01 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
2006-06-25 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
2006-06-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2006-06-20 Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ
2006-06-19 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2006-06-14 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2006-06-13 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
2006-06-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2006-06-10 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
2006-06-06 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA
2006-06-05 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
2006-06-03 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ
2006-05-31 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
2006-05-30 Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA
2006-05-21 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
2006-05-20 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
2006-05-17 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
2006-05-16 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006-05-14 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
2006-05-12 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2006-05-09 LSO St. Luke's, London, England
2006-05-08 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
2006-05-07 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England
2006-05-05 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
2006-04-30 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA
2006-04-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2006-04-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2006-04-20 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

^{Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances)}

Performed at 0 show(s) of

130 on the 2023-25 International Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

14 on the Summer '17 Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

75 on the The River Tour 2016.

Performed at 1 show(s) of

33 on the High Hopes Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

83 on the Working On A Dream Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

99 on the Magic Tour.

Performed at 32 show(s) of

56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour.

Performed at 3 known other show(s), plus

4 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: A Tribute To Pete Seeger (Compilation, 1998), We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006), and Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches (Compilation, 2018).

Live versions are released on Live In Dublin (2007) (recorded November 19, 2006) and Hope For Haiti Now (Compilation, 2010) (recorded January 22, 2010).

Live versions are available on the following 2 official live downloads:

2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2006-04-30 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA

WE SHALL OVERCOME - V1a		uncirculating
WE SHALL OVERCOME - V1b	4:40	COMP: FLOWERSGONE
WE SHALL OVERCOME - V1c	4:51	WSO / COMP:APPLESEED21

Note: Recorded on November 2, 1997 at the first of the three Seeger Sessions. V1b and V1c are slightly different mixes of the same core recording. V1b, which includes Bruce's count-in, was first issued in March 1998 on the Various Artists Pete Seeger tribute CD Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Appleseed). Various minor elements of both recordings, including the organ and tambourine (both likely by Springsteen), Charles Giordano's piano and/or accordion, and Mark Pender (possibly erroneously credited) trumpet and backing vocals, were recorded separately and overdubbed onto the original base track (V1a).

^{Studio Sessions: The Seeger Sessions}

We Shall Overcome

One, two, three, four

Hey we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall overcome someday

Well we'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We'll walk hand in hand someday

Well we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall live in peace someday

Well we are not afraid, we are not afraid
We shall overcome someday
Yeah here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday

Hey we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
We shall overcome someday

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