There is a lot of music inspired by or referring to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We thought we would list some, and put up a few videos for your listening pleasure.
Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder (probably the most well known)
Jay Electronica x Tone Treasure – Jazzmatazz
By The Time I Get To Arizona – Public Enemy (for rejecting the Dr. MLK Jr Holiday)
Pride In The Name Of Love – U2 and MLK – U2
Bobby Womack – American Dream
Like A King – Ben Harper
I Have A Dream – Common feat. Will.i.a.m
Common & John Legend – Glory
Black Flag – 911 For Peace
King Holiday – King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew
Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The King
Otis Spann – Blues For Martin Luther King
Michael Jackson – HIStory
Lambchop – Sharing a Gibson With Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jerry Moore – The Ballad of Birmingham
Kris Kristofferson – They Killed Him
Dion – Abraham, Martin & John
Duke Ellington – Three Black Kings
Dizzy Gillespie – Brother K
And the one that I grew up with, and still brings me to tears, Nina Simone’s Why (The King of Love is Dead)?
There are so many more. Please add ones that you care about in the comments. And may we all seek equality peace for all humans.
