State Representative Gloria Johnson is running for Tennessee’s Senator to replace the odious Marsha Blackburn. Nashville musicians put together a powerful song called Tennessee Rise ( watch & listen to it on this link) and vowed to send the proceeds earned from streaming services to Gloria Johnson’s campaign. They call themselves the Tennessee Freedom Singers and are composed by more than 30 musicians.
Music is fantastic. Musicians include: Allison Russell, Amanda Shires, Brittany Howard, Katie Pruitt, Emmy Lou Harris, Brandi Carlisle, Mary Gauthier, Langhorne Slim, Maren Morris and more.
From Rolling Stone.com :
The heavenly choir anthem was recorded to encourage Tennesseans to register and vote for Gloria Johnson, who is challenging Republican incumbent U.S. senator — and the state’s Darth Vader — Marsha Blackburn in the November election. Johnson is one of the lawmakers known as “The Tennessee Three,” the group that protested on the statehouse floor the inaction by their Republican peers to pass gun reform in the wake of the 2023 Covenant school shooting in Nashville.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson is a retired Special Education teacher and a friend. Sadly, she experienced a school shooting where she taught in Knoxville. She knows first hand how horrifying and frightening it is for everyone. She fights for protecting all of us. She will never be a paid hack by the NRA. Please enjoy the music and send a donation to her at Vote Gloria Johnson.
From Rolling Stone :
Blackburn has also received more than 1 million dollars in donations from the National Rifle Association and has opposed legislation regarding gun control measures.
Say Bye to Darth Vader Blackburn and Hello to Tennessee Senator Gloria Johnson!
P.S. Hat tip to Miss KT for finding the beautiful lyrics to this song.
Tennessee Rise Lyrics:
Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.
Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
You thought tomorrow'd never come
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
Depends what frequency you’re on
Go and make yourself known
I got joy in my heart this morning
I got trouble on my mind
Yes my people know how to feel two ways
About something at the very same time
Yeah the joy’s for the new day coming
Yeah the trouble’s for that too
Cause we’ve come so far / sooo far
But there’s so much left to do.
Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.
Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
You thought tomorrow'd never come
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
Depends what frequency you’re on
Go and make yourself known
Tomorrow knows their own
Oh the Freedom Riders calling
Told us all to carry on
To be the ones, to be the ones
We shall not be overcome
Oh that long long Arc of Justice
That long long Arc of Peace
We Trouble these waters to be released
Come together now Tennessee
Oh The Trail of Tears is still rolling
Ole Tennessee waltzing in blood
My daughter can’t sleep for the nightmares
Every night she’s gunned down at school
Everyday she sings her wild anthems
She beats her fears out on her drums
Now she's a wolf cub yeah she’s Harriet Tubman
Can we be brave as our children?
Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.
Tennessee rise, the sleep out of our eyes
You thought tomorrow'd never come
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
Depends what frequency you’re on
(Go and make yourself known
Tomorrow knows their own ) x 2
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