The novel Tambourines to Glory was adapted by Hughes from his own musical play of the same title, with songs by Jobe Huntley. It was produced in New York in 1963, and is available in Five Plays by Langston Hughes, Indiana University Press, 1963.

Music from the play was recorded in 1958 on Tambourines to Glory: Gospel Songs by Langston Hughes and Jobe Huntley, performed by the Porter Singers. The original recording was Folkways album FG 03538. Still in the Folkways archives, it can be ordered as a custom CD from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.