Clarence Fountain - Me And Jesus
Clarence Fountain - Me And Jesus
The album "Leave Them There"(Wajji LP1304) is a typical late 1980s sounding gospel album, and that's with a bit too many synths for my ears to really appreciate it. The only two links with the Five Blind Boys of Alabama on this album are the location of recording: Sound Sigma Studios in Philadelphia where they recorded the much better sounding "I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord". The second connection is the excellent guitar work by Sam Butler Jr, lead guitarist of the Alabama Blind Boys from the late seventies onwards. You can hear some of his excellent guitar work on "Me And Jesus".
The best song on the album is "Me And Jesus", a song he recorded earlier on at his Jewel album "Soul, Spirit And Song
Galilee Gospel Singers - All The Way
Galilee Gospel Singers - All The Way
In our two previous visits to the Blue-Boy label we've only be listening to The Gospel Trotters. Today we listen to The Galilee Gospel Singers of Pampano. It's one of a (small) hand full of 45's released on Blue-Boy. It's the only release by the Galilee Gospel Singers as far as we know.
Seven Stars of Jackson MS - The Man Is Alright
Seven Stars of Jackson, MS - The Man Is Alright
In February we had our first blog entry about the Seven Stars of Jackson, MS and their album on J&B. In a second blog entry we focused on the album they recorded for Su-Ann. Today we listen to one of their 3 Delta 45's provided by Kevin Nutt. It's recorded in the second half of the sixties. Prior to this Delta 45, they recorded as The Seven Star Juniors two other 45's on Delta and one 45 on Selective back in 1949.
Southern Four - Jesus Is My All And All
Southern Four - Jesus Is My All And All
Today's selection is a fresh entry to our Su-Ann Discography. And an interesting it one it is. This 45 by John Cooksey & The Southern Four was also released on Champ as Champ 863. When reading the label the Champ connection isn't really surprising when we read that both sides were recorded at Su-Ann's neighbour Champ Studios and that the engineer was Champ owner Jim Staton. After a quick research this is the only 45 that was both released on Champ and on one of the labels Hoyt Sullivan owned.
The Southern Four originated in Terrell, Arkansas in 1948. In 1953 they migrated north to Detroit. During their career they released three albums: one album for Champ, one for HSE and one for Su-Ann.
Chuck Stuart - Something's On My Mind
Chuck Stuart - Something's On My Mind
In the last couple of days we've updated the Champ discographies, adding several albums and one 45 to the lists. The 45 is by former Five Blind Boys member Chuck Stuart. Does anyone know of which aggregation of Blind Boys he was a member??
"Something's On My Mind" is a nice piece of blues-gospel.
Golden Stars - I Wasn't Made By Man
Golden Stars of Dry Branch - I Wasn't Made By Man
Within little more than a week we can add two 45s to our Golden Stars Discographies. Was it 8 days ago, The Dynamic Golden Stars. Today we have the Golden Stars of Dry Branch on Atlanta Soul Liberation. ASL was as the name already indicates, based in Atlanta, Georgia. We don't know much about ASL, but it seems that it was connected one way or other with Perfection Sound.
About the Golden Stars of Dry Branch we don't know much either. Looking at both sides of the 45 we assume that Willie J. Curry, Willie Hill and Thomas Wimberley were amongst the members of the group. ASL 1100 is their only 45 we've found so far and we haven't found any connection with the other Golden Stars.
Brooklyn Allstars - Family Prayer
Brooklyn Allstars - Family Prayer
The Brooklyn Allstars recorded "Family Prayer" twice. The first time on the Gospel Recording of Brooklyn label on the album "I Want To Rest" in the early/mid 1960s. Later on in the decade they recorded it on their Nashboro album "The Exciting Brooklyn Allstars" (Nashboro LP 7064). Both versions have Hardie Clifton singing lead.
Traveling Angels - Nobody Can Do Me Like Jesus
Traveling Angels - Nobody Can Do Me Like Jesus
"What else do you want?" was the rhetorical question with which I finished my previous post on the Traveling Angels. Robert Sacré replied with: The A Side!!
Here it is.
Robert is teacher in the history 0f Afro-American Music and Literature at the University of Liege in Belgium. His website Black Music USA isn't only a great resource for his students, it's a great resource for all of us with a more than average interest in Afro-American Music.
Dorothy Love Coates - Strange Man
Dorothy Love Coates - Strange Man
Dorothy Love Coates is no stranger to this blog. Actually she is one of our favourite female (gospel) vocalists. "Strange Man" shows again why she's in the top of our list. She recorded only one 45 for the Richburg label, her brother Fred McGriff owned. Dorothy Love Coates recorded "Strange Man" for Savoy as well. Both versions are different. The 45 is most likely released in the late sixties or early seventies.
Chosen Ones - When I Call On The Lord
Chosen Ones - When I Call On The Lord
The Chosen Ones recorded one album "Everything Is In God's Hand" for Prayer Music in what sound and looks like the 1980s. All contact adresses on the back cover are in Illinois, making it safe to assume that The Chosen Ones are from Illinois. Unfortunately the album liners don't give a group line-up, just the names of the musicians involved.
"When I Call On The Lord" is a beautiful deep gospel ballad with a very strong lead.