Killer of Sheep (1981)

Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.

The movie Killer of Sheep, released in 1981, features 18 songs from artists like Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Paul Robeson and Cecil Gant. What is your favorite song from Killer of Sheep?

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Songs from Killer of Sheep

Lullaby

Unforgettable

Dinah Washington

Poet and Peasant Overture

West End Blues

Louis Armstrong

Solace

This Bitter Earth

Dinah Washington

My Curly Haired Baby

Paul Robeson

The House I Live in

Paul Robeson

Going Home

Paul Robeson

I Wonder

Cecil Gant

Symphony No. 1 ('Afro American')

Reasons

Earth Wind & Fire

I Believe

Elmore James

Piano Concerto # 4

Shake Hands

Faye Adams

Mean Old World

Little Walter

It's All Your Fault Baby

Lowell Fulson

Mean Old Frisco Blues

Arthur Crudup

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