It may be a long shot but would it not be wonderful it the soundtrack to "The Great Debaters" did for pre-WWII blues and gospel what "O Brother Where Art Thou?" did for old-time country.
Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart covers Blind Willie Johnson and the Mississippi Sheiks with an assist from the Carolina Chocolate Drops; Sharon Jones, who plays a juke joint singer in the pic,  belts out Tampa Red, Bessie Smith and traditional gospel; and the legendary Memphis session guitarist Teenie Hodges leads the rhythm section on the soundtrack to "The Great Debaters," which Atlantic Records will release on Dec. 11, two weeks before the pic hits screens.
David Berger and the Sultans of Swing cover Duke Ellington's "Delta Serenade" and vintage tracks from Marian Anderson, Art Tatum, and the Delmore Brothers round out the collection.
G. Marq Roswell & Denzel Washington produced the soundtrack.
The track listing:

1. "My Soul Is A Witness" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & Sharon Jones
2. "That's What My Baby Likes" - Sharon Jones, Alvin Youngblood Hart & Teenie Hodges
3. "I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You" - The Carolina Chocolate Drops & Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart
4. "Step It Up and Go" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & Teenie Hodges
5. "It's Tight Like That" - Sharon Jones, Alvin Youngblood Hart & Teenie Hodges
6. "Busy Bootin'" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & The Carolina Chocolate Drops
7. "City Of Refuge" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & The Carolina Chocolate Drops
8. "Two Wings" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart, Sharon Jones w/Billy Rivers and the Angelic Voices of Faith
9. "Delta Serenade" - David Berger & The Sultans of Swing
10. "Rock n' Rye" - David Berger & The Sultans of Swing
11. "Wild About That Thing" - Sharon Jones, Alvin Youngblood Hart, & Teenie Hodges
12. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart & The Carolina Chocolate Drops
13. "How Long Before I Change My Clothes" - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart
14. "We Shall Not Be Moved" - Sharon Jones w/Billy Rivers and the Angelic Voices of Faith
15. "Up Above My Head" - Sharon Jones w/Billy Rivers and the Angelic Voices of Faith
16. "The Shout" - Art Tatum
17. "Scoodle Um Skoo" - Papa Charlie Jackson
18. "I Ain't Got Nowhere To Travel" - The Delmore Brothers
19. "Begrussung" - Marian Anderson