Question: who sang joshua fought the battle of jericho

title: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
text: The song is believed to have been composed by slaves in the first half of the 19th century . Some references suggest that it was copyrighted by Jay Roberts in 1865 , . In 1882 , the song was published in Jubilee Songs by M.G. Slayton and in A Collection of Revival Hymns and Plantation Melodies by Marshall W. Taylor . The first recorded version was by Harrod 's Jubilee Singers , on Paramount Records No. 12116 in 1922 ( though some sources suggest 1924 ) . The Online 78 Discography entry for this record credits Jay Roberts as the author . Later recordings include those by Paul Robeson ( 1925 ) , Mahalia Jackson ( 1958 ) , Clara Ward , and Hugh Laurie ( 2011 ) among many others . 

Answer: answer: The first recorded version of Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho was by Harrod 's Jubilee Singers , on Paramount Records No. 12116. Later recordings include those by Paul Robeson ( 1925 ) , Mahalia Jackson ( 1958 ) , Clara Ward , and Hugh Laurie ( 2011 ) among many others.
answer: The first recorded version of Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho was by Harrod 's Jubilee Singers.  Later recordings include those by Paul Robeson , Mahalia Jackson , Clara Ward , and Hugh Laurie among many others.