James Baldwin sings Precious Lord

A recording of Baldwin singing Precious Lord was played at his Funeral. I post this video to remember Baldwin on what would have been his 100th Birthday. Born: August 2, 1924, NYC Health Hospitals/Harlem, New York, NY Died: December 1, 1987 (age 63 years), Saint Paul de Vence, France Precious Lord · David Linx · James Baldwin · Pierre Van Dormael A Lover's Question ℗ Label Bleu Released on: 1987-01-01 Lyricist: Thomas A. Dorsey Composer: Thomas A. Dorsey James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels.