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[applause] [Staples] My father
started us singing, and the first song
that he taught us was "Will the Circle
Be Unbroken." He called us children
into the living room, set us on the floor
in a circle, and began giving us
voices to sing that he and his sisters
and brothers would sing when they were in Mississippi
started us singing, and the first song
that he taught us was "Will the Circle
Be Unbroken." He called us children
into the living room, set us on the floor
in a circle, and began giving us
voices to sing that he and his sisters
and brothers would sing when they were in Mississippi
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[applause]
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[Staples] My father
started us singing,
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and the first song
that he taught us
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was "Will the Circle
Be Unbroken."
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He called us children
into the living room,
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set us on the floor
in a circle,
00:00:19.149 --> 00:00:22.108
and began giving us
voices to sing
00:00:22.239 --> 00:00:24.502
that he and his sisters
and brothers would sing
00:00:24.633 --> 00:00:25.059
when they were in Mississippi.
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Movie Summary
Features interviews with several female pioneers in music and pays homage to those who have stormed the stage and wielded their instruments.