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Wallace Willis

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Choctaw freedman living in the Indian Territory, in what is now Choctaw County, near the city of Hugo, Oklahoma.
His dates are unclear: perhaps 1820 to 1880.

He is credited with composing (probably before 1860) several Negro spirituals, including for instance Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Willis received his name from his owner, Britt Willis, probably in Mississippi, the ancestral home of the Choctaws. He died, probably in what is now Atoka County, Oklahoma, as his unmarked grave is located there.

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arr. Ed Rex)

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arr. S.V. Gibbs for Treble Choir) [Live]

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Swing Low Sweet Chariot

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Steal Away to Jesus (Arr. M. Maynes-Graves) [Live]

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Wallace Willis' most-played tracks include Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arr. Ed Rex), Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arr. S.V. Gibbs for Treble Choir) [Live], Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Steal Away to Jesus (Arr. M. Maynes-Graves) [Live]. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

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