Odetta and the Boys Choir of Harlem performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 17, 2001, on the first show after Letterman resumed broadcasting, after having been off the air for several nights following the events of 9/11.
Odetta and the Boys Choir of Harlem performed on The Late Show with David Letterman on September 17, 2001, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, which had temporarily halted broadcasting.