Grateful Dead Family Discography: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Composer: Traditional / Wallis Willis

Played at least once by the Grateful Dead in 1970. Performed by Jerry Garcia with the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Old & In The Way and the Log Cabin Boys. Also performed by the New Riders Of The Purple Sage.

Jerry Garcia

Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1988
Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1909
no info Apollo Male Quartet, 1912
no info Single, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, 1951
no info Heaven Is My Home, Soul Stirrers, 1953?
no info The Mariners Sing Spirituals, Mariners, 1956
no info Deep River, Wings Over Jordan Choir, 1956
no info I Put A Spell On You, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 1957
no info The King of Organs, Bill Floyd, 1957
no info Single, Lucky Chapman and John Duffey, 1958
no info Good Night, Dear Lord, Johnny Mathis, 1958
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3, Pete Seeger, 1959
no info Hymns By Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, 1959
no info The Statesmen, 195?
no info Blackwood Brothers, 195?
no info My Lord What A Morning, Harry Belafonte, 1960
no info When the Spirit Moves You, Jimmie Rodgers, 1960
no info Negro Folk Songs for Young People, Leadbelly, 1960
no info Evolution Of The Blues, Jon Hendricks, 1960
Tall Oak Tree, Dorsey Burnette, 1960
Maltby Swings Folksongs, Richard Maltby, 1961
no info Piano Arrangements of Spirituals, Don Shirley, 1962
no info I Believe, Marv Johnson, 1962
no info Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Staple Singers, 1963
no info The Other Singers Sing Other Songs for Other People, Other Singers, 1963
no info Shake a Hand, Jackie Wilson, 1963
no info Stranger From Durango, Ritchie Allen, 1963
no info Nearer My God to Thee, Harmonizing Four, 1963
no info Best Of Peggy Lee, Peggy Lee, 1964
no info Single, Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, 1964
no info Much In Common, Ray Brown, 1964
no info 5th Album, Judy Collins, 1965
Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, 1965
no info The Trouble With Girls Soundtrack, Elvis Presley, 1969
no info EP, Buster Turner and the Honeycutt Brothers, 1971
no info Single, County Gazette, 1972
no info Single, Bill Monroe, 1973
no info Bean Blossom, Bill Monroe, 1973
no info Best Of The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, 1973
no info There's One In Every Crowd, Eric Clapton, 1975
no info From Every Stage, Joan Baez, 1976
no info Goin' Back Home, Archie Shepp, 1977
no info Baptizing, Seldom Scene, 1978
no info Merle and Willie - Gospel Best, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, 1979
no info Hand-Me-Down Music: Old Songs, Old Friends - Vol. 2, Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina, Various Artists, (Taylor Sisters), 1980
no info Beautiful Bouquet, Rose Maddox, 1983
no info I Want To be Ready To Hear God When He Calls, Flora Molton, 1987
no info White House Blues, Clyde Moody, 1989
no info All Time Greatest Hits Vol. 3, Harry Belafonte, 1989
Bluegrass 1950-1958, Bill Monroe, 1990
no info Jam Session At The Tower, Ray Anthony, 1990
no info The Power and The Glory, Paul Robeson, 1991
Twilight Dance, Solar Circus, 1991
The Man in Black: 1959-1962, Johnny Cash, 1991
no info Twangy Peaks, Duane Eddy, 1991
no info Singer, Diamanda Galas, 1992
no info Steppin' Out, Gospel Hummingbirds, 1992
no info Crossroads, Janie Fricke, 1992
no info Will The Circle Be Unbroken, The Jordanaires, 1992
Rare, Live and Classic, Joan Baez, 1993
no info Steal Away, Charlie Haden/Hank Jones, 1994
Kitchen Tapes, Red Allen and Frank Wakefield, 1994
no info Wade in the Water, Vol. 1 - African-American Spirituals - The Concert Tradition, Various Artists (The Princely Players), 1994
no info The Complete Colpix Recordings, Duane Eddy, 1994
Swing Low, Sweet Mandolin, Jethro Burns, 1995
Bluegrass 1970-1979, Bill Monroe, 1995
no info Play Time: 49 Favorite Action and Sing-Along Songs, Various Artists, 1995
no info Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, 1996
Best Blues And Originals, Vol. 2, Rory Block, 1987
no info Very Best Of The Golden Gate Quartet, Golden Gate Quartet, 1997
no info Fisk Jubilee Singers, Vol. 1: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1997
Bluegrass Spirit, Various Artists (IIIrd Tyme Out), 1997
Duane A-Go-Go/Duane Does Dylan, Duane Eddy, 1998
Shake a Hand/Manufacturers of Soul, Jackie Wilson, 1999
no info Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957, Bing Crosby, 199?
no info Single, Bruce Jones and the Southern Blue Grass Boys, 19??
no info Single, Mark IV Quartet, 19??
no info EP, Country Gospel Aires, 19??
Roots Music: An American Journey, Various Artists (IIIrd Time Out), 2001
Far Across the Blue Water, Bill Monroe, 2004
Fonotone Records, Various Artists (Lucky Chatman's Ozark Mountain Boys), 2005
Blockbuster Bluegrass, Various Artists (Curly Seckler), 2006
American Folk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Various Artists, 2018