Clarence Fountain - Me And Jesus

Clarence Fountain - Me And Jesus


Red Kelly and I are currently working on a discography of  the Five Blind Boys of Alabama between 1965 and 1990. While doing our research we found a solo album by Clarence Fountain which we had never seen in any discography so far. It was known that Fountain recorded in the 1970s several solo albums for Jewel, but not that he recorded in 1988 a solo album for Wajji.
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

 
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  • 22 May 2008 red kelly wrote:
    Great selection, brother.

    Let's hope that The Blind Boys see fit to give Clarence the recognition he deserves. He is truly one of the great voices of Gospel.
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