Give me Jesus - Kathleen Battle Kenny Kirkland Branford Marsalis

[sieragrace]

her vowel placement is...perfect. and her tone is so pure! that was great :)

[Rodgebi]

Beautiful, thank you.

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@Rodgebi

I'm glad it blessed you.

[Marcburn2288]

My Cousin Shelley sings this...it's her mother's favorite...when she sings for her mother she ask her if she has any request...and she replies idc what you sing just sing Give me Jesus!

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@Marcburn2288

How lovely.

[kskenm]

Thanks for uploading this. I remember this performance like it was yesterday. I too have searched in vain for a recording of this song by Ms. Battle.

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@kskenm

I know, isn't that odd. Usually they sing songs from their recent album releases when they perform on the Tonight Show. I guess it was a once in a lifetime performance.

[JAnthony37]

What a beautiful, beautiful performer she is. I remember seeing this back then on TV when I was miserable & working in crappy job. I was so inspired by it. I finally left that job. Little did I know then I'd be performing this with my own HS choir 15 years later. Just beautiful!!!

[forthisvideo]

I just watched your performance.  It was very beautiful.

How did a Central Islip High School choir come to be performing in Prague?

[JAnthony37]

We participated in the 250th Anniversary celebration of Mozart's birth in Austria. After that, we traveled to Prague to perform and sight-see.

[forthisvideo]

Wow. What an experience for the children to have. And for you. Nice!

[promo6p]

Amen...All these things we see are passing...Give Me Jesus. He lives forever more.

[forthisvideo]

You've said it all!

God Bless,

Annette

[ultraviolettea]

she sounds like my late aunt who always sang this just perfect. ty for posting much needed

[forthisvideo]

How lovely!

[morning2004]

This song is just what I needed this morning. Thank you Annette, for sending me the link. She has a beautiful voice and the words of the song, Oh my!!!!

[forthisvideo]

Good Sis.

[runtie1]

I hope she will be singing at Obama's inauguration. Not necessarily this song but a rendition from her will be very powerful.

[forthisvideo]

I hope so too, but and if she does, I hope it IS this song:)

[Marcburn2288]

yea yea me TOO!!! that was the first thing i said after heard he won

[TMD3453]

Good spiritual, and so smooth!

[altonoir]

wow!

[OklahomaD]

Wow.I don't think the mic was even on.

I think that would even give Jesus the chillbumps.

Thanks for posting.

[forthisvideo]

Yeah. That's a good way of putting it about giving Jesus the chillbumps. Glad you found it.

[plzbready]

LOOOOVVVVEEDD it! And it is morning here, great performance, great message!

[Annettesmusic]

Glad you enjoyed it my dear Sis.

[ticklemebad]

This is so wonderful! Thank you for posting!

[1soprano71]

that was too sweet. i felt every emotion..gave me goosebumps and now i am inspired to learn that song. beautiful!!!

[forthisvideo]

Glad you enjoyed it. Every time I listen to this it moves me. Just something special about it.

[s0lerockah]

since the ratings are disabled *****

[forthisvideo]

I agree.

[GCCgal]

Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing this!

[forthisvideo]

Your welcome:) In my opinion, it was the Tonight show's TOP moment.

[dlatreset]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[forthisvideo]

Your very welcome!

[musicadei]

Yes! I can't wait until April 13, 2008, the Carnegie Hall Recital! i will be there!

[forthisvideo]

Have a GREAT time!

[Brownmuscle2007]

Yes, the way Ms. Battle sings the spirituals are always a blessing. Mr, Branford Marsalis accompanied on tenor sax

[djsankofa]

Wow, Annette. This really blessed me! I also remember when this aired on the "new" Tonight

Show the year I graduated from Tuskegee University. I recorded the program too, but it was on a tape cassette machine placed next to the TV, which I have now lost. "Give Me Jesus" is my favorite spiritual and I remember every nuance of Kathleen Battle's voice and the late Kenny Kirkland playing the piano. Thank you so much for posting this! I never thought I'd see it again.

[forthisvideo]

Dear Carol.

Thank you for sharing your comment. I am SO blessed to hear this! This performance has blessed a few people who came up my house but now it can bless more people. Believe it or not, I had searched the internet and could not even find an audio recording of Kathleen doing this song, no less a video. That's when I decided to put the video up. My husband came up with a genius idea of using our new digital camera to record from the TV screen as the tape played.

God Bless,

Annette

[Ravenelvenlady]

Thank you for sharing this.  You've given me quite a blessing :)

[forthisvideo]

That makes me so happy :)

[kinddude]

"So others can see it too and be blessed." Annette, we have heard it and we are blessed. What a caring thing you do to share this. Bless you!

[forthisvideo]

Thank you kinddude for your kind comment. I sure needed a kind word right at that moment that I read your comment.

Bless you too,

Annette

[TheAleph74]

Aneette, thanks for uploading this song. It has touched me in a very special way! I belong to a Kathy Battle fan club in yahoo. I'll send you the link in a message in case you wan tto join!

[forthisvideo]

I'm glad you were moved by this performance too. It seemed to bring a hush over the whole audience as she sang this very simple but potent song. I first saw her on a PBS special with Jessye Norman. They did old spirituals. I fell in love with her then and there. She has a beautiful childlike quality about her.

All the best,

Annette

[forthisvideo]

Check out Jay's face after her performance. It looks like he was taken somewhere else for a few seconds and then had to gain his "composure" to end the show.

[musicadei]

Did they interview her at all?

[forthisvideo]

I don't know if they interviewed her. I turned the show on just before she did this song. So glad I did. It touched me to tears. I did see her do another interview with Winton Marsalas (Branford's brother) where she revealed that she was into Motown music. I think that makes for an interesting combination for an opera singer to have that in her soul also.

God bless,

Annette

[kinddude]

Thank's for posting this "forthisvideo." What an artist. So much depth and beauty in this interpretation. Even Jay had to say, "Wow, it doesn't get much better than that."

Patrick, there was a short interview. I don't remember much of what was discussed.

[kinddude]

Jay did interview. I seem to recall them mentioned that she was named after some actress. But that is all I remember.

[musicadei]

OMG!!!!!!!! I have been asking about this appearance. Thank you!

[forthisvideo]

Awesome!  I am so glad this video is blessing others now.

[Marcburn2288]

I LOVE IT!!! My cousin Shelley sings this song and I just love it!!!

[forthisvideo]

Beautiful! I sing it too since I first heard it here. It says it all, as far as I'm concerned.

Blessings

Annette