This page will contain music from Miracle at St. Anna. Some of the songs will be the specific songs mentioned in the Novel. Others will be songs by the artists mentioned in the novel.

Specific Songs:

“If I Can Help Somebody” Billy Eckstine

“Take Me to the Water” Nina Simone

Artists:

Bessie Smith “Nobody Loves You When You’re Down and Out”:

Butterbeans & Susie “There’ll Be Some Changes Made”

Louis Armstrong “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” from Porgy & Bess

Jabbo Smith “Take Your Time:

Edward “Duke” Ellington “Take the A Train”