Isaias Gamboa (music producer) explained

Isaias Gamboa
Birth Date:April 21, 1963
Birth Place:San Jose, Costa Rica

Isaias Gamboa (born April 21, 1963) is an Afro-Costa Rican–American music producer, songwriter, musician, arranger, author and filmmaker. Gamboa is known for his lawsuit which revealed the origin of the protest song "We Shall Overcome".[1] [2] After years of research, Gamboa published the book in 2012,[3] which described how "We Shall Overcome" was based on a gospel song by Louise Shropshire rather than other gospel songs as suggested by Pete Seeger who had it copyrighted to protect it from abuse.[4] [5] [6] Gamboa sued The Richmond Organization who claimed the rights to the song.[7] [8] In 2018, the court removed any copyright claims, and stated that the song was public domain.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Gamboa has written, performed, produced and/or arranged more than 200 songs for recording artists including, Shalamar, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Tavares, the Brothers Johnson, Dynasty, the Pointer Sisters, and five albums for the Temptations. In 1994 Gamboa produced the remix of "Pain" by Tupac Shakur for the film soundtrack Above the Rim.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims . Blair . Elizabeth . April 13, 2016 . . December 20, 2023 . December 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220152120/https://www.npr.org/2016/04/13/474120870/we-shall-overcome-foundation-wages-copyright-war-over-civil-rights-anthem . live .
  2. Web site: David Holthaus . Book: Cincinnati musician wrote 'We Shall Overcome' . Usatoday.com . 2013-09-11 . 2013-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902072246/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/28/civil-rights-anthem-we-shall-overcome/2725169/ . live .
  3. Web site: Neff . David . The Religious Roots of Protest: How Justice Movements Have Coopted The Church's Music . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150320163329/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/march/religious-roots-of-protest.html? . 2015-03-20 . 2015-03-21 . Christianity Today.
  4. Web site: Joel M Beall . 'We Shall Overcome' belongs to Cincinnati . Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com . 2015-02-15 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163207/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/02/01/shall-overcome-belongs-cincinnati/22593805/ . live .
  5. Web site: Kimberly Milhoan. One Woman, Three Words: "We Shall Overcome". ACLU press release). 2015-03-09. 2015-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105446/http://www.acluohio.org/blog-posts/one-woman-three-words-we-shall-overcome. live.
  6. Web site: Dawn Fuller. UC Historical Collection Reveals the Songwriter Who United the Voice of the National Civil Rights Movement. University of Cincinnati press release). 2015-02-28. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051808/http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=20383. live.
  7. Web site: Lawyers seek to end We Shall Overcome copyright . BBC . 14 April 2016 . 14 April 2016 . 14 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414195253/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36043455 . live .
  8. 'Happy Birthday' Legal Team Turns Attention to 'We Shall Overcome'. Billboard. 15 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416042957/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7332976/we-shall-overcome-public-domain-lawsuit-copyright. live.
  9. News: Judge throws out 57-year-old copyright on "We Shall Overcome". September 11, 2017. Ars Technica. September 11, 2017. en-us. September 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911222603/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/the-most-famous-civil-rights-song-we-shall-overcome-is-no-longer-copyrighted/. live.
  10. News: Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain. Karr. Rick. September 11, 2017. NPR. September 11, 2017. September 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205054/http://www.npr.org/2017/09/11/550209220/federal-judge-rules-first-verse-of-we-shall-overcome-public-domain. live.
  11. News: We ShallOvercome Ruled Public Domain in Copyright Settlement. Karr. Rick. January 27, 2018. NPR. February 8, 2018. February 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209150359/https://www.npr.org/2018/01/27/581343567/-we-shall-overcome-ruled-public-domain-in-copyright-settlement. live.
  12. News: US Civil Rights Anthem Now In Public Domain. Stempel. Jonathan. January 26, 2018. REUTERS. February 8, 2018. February 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122152/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-weshallovercome/u-s-civil-rights-anthem-we-shall-overcome-now-in-public-domain-idUSKBN1FF2YY. live.
  13. Web site: Isaias Gambona: credits as producer, composer or arranger. ALLMUSIC.com. 2015-02-15. 2016-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310153158/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/isaias-gamboa-mn0000773692/credits. live.

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