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| name      = Let Us Go Back to the Old Landmark
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| language  = English
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| published = [[Philadelphia]]: Ward's House of Music, 1949
| writer    = [[W. Herbert Brewster]]
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"'''Let Us Go Back to the Old Landmark'''", also known as "'''The Old Landmark'''", is a [[Gospel music|gospel]] song. Sometimes credited as "[[Folk music|traditional]]", it was written by [[William Herbert Brewster, Sr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=132 |title=William Herbert Brewster Sr. |publisher=Tennessee Encyclopedia |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> and published in 1949 in an [[arrangement]] by Virginia Davis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/afamsheetmusic1028/ |title=EmoryFindingAids : African American sheet music collection, circa 1880-1960 |publisher=Emory University |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> It was recorded by Brewster's own group, the Brewster Singers, and by many other gospel performers including [[Edna Gallmon Cooke]], [[Clara Ward]], [[Sister Rosetta Tharpe]], and [[The Staple Singers]]. Later recordings were made by [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Dionne Warwick]], and [[Sweet Honey in the Rock]]. Some of the recordings credit the writing of the song to Adeline Brunner (as A.M. or A.H. Brunner). It is featured in the 1980 film ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', where it is performed by [[James Brown]] with the Rev. [[James Cleveland]] Choir. It also appears on the film's [[soundtrack album]].

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==External links==
* {{YouTube|Hp5NLVAmds8|"The Old Landmark (feat. James Brown with Rev. James Cleveland Choir)"}}

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[[Category:Songs written by W. Herbert Brewster]]
[[Category:Gospel songs]]
[[Category:James Brown songs]]
[[Category:1949 songs]]


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