UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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2008 -- Never-before-released tracks from the great harmonica gospel shouter, recorded before his passing in 1994. With Nicky Seeger, Michael Hakanson-Stacy, Gerry Overstreet and others. "It Did Rain," "Babylon is Falling Down," "Every Day Will Be Sunday," 12 in all.
TIMEST-CD7797
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Various artists
CLASSIC AFRICAN AMERICAN GOSPEL
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Recordings spanning over half century of "shout" bands, quartets, spirituals, guitar evangelists, and choirs: Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Terry, Elizabeth Cotten, Leadbelly, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, others. 24 cuts.
FOLKW-CD40194
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Fountain, Sam Butler and the Boys, Clarence
STEPPING UP, STEPPING OUT
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Founder member of The Blind Boys of Alabama and vocalist Sam Butler come together with producer Jim Tullio to create gospel/blues tracks like "Do What The Lord Say Do", "I Know Where I'm Going", "Don't Let The Devil Ride", more. Featuring special guest Donald Fagen of Steely Dan on "It's A Different World Now", and authorship on its liner notes.
TYS-CD984182
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Various artists
JOHN WORK III: RECORDING BLACK CULTURE
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The unveiling of Work's private fieldwork collection from the late 1930s and early 1940s is a selection of string bands, quartets, Sacred Harp singing, blues and gospel. 14 tracks, with extensive liner notes by Bruce Nemerov. Including the Fairfield Four, Frank Patterson, Nathan Frazier, an interview with Muddy Waters and more.
SFR-CD104
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hot platter!SACRED STEEL
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"Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music in Florida."
ARH-CD450
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WORK & PRAY: HISTORIC NEGRO SPIRITUALS AND WORK SONGS FROM WEST VIRGINIA
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38 field recordings from 1949-1953. Railroad work chants, ancient spirituals, hammer songs, slave-era songs, more. "A collection as rich, varied, and powerful as the African-American experience in Appalachia."
out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 14 days
WVU-CD04
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Jones, Sr., Reverend Robert B.
THE TIME OF THE PREACHER: HOLY BLUES & SPIRITUALS
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2005 -- Rev. Jones sings and plays 6- and 12-string resophonic guitars, gourd banjo and harmonica; with Sister Bernice Jones and the family. Original songs plus classic holy blues from Blind Willie Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, "Preacher and the Flood" from Joel Mabus, "Wade in the Water" and more.
ROJO-CD605
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AT THE CROSSROADS: ORIGINAL SONGS AND HOLY BLUES
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2007 -- "... a collection that represents my own songwriting as well as my appreciation for some of the sacred music that comes directly out of the country blues tradition." With engineer David Mosher on mandolin and fiddle.
ROJO-CD9811
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Various artists
REV. GARY DAVIS AND THE GUITAR EVANGELISTS, VOL. 2
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4 CDs, 101 tracks, including cuts from Rev. Davis as well as Blind Willie Davis, Sister O.M. Terrell, Mother McCollum, Elizabeth Phillips, Blind Gussie Nesbit, Blind Joe Taggart, Two Gospel Keys, and others. Includes "Motherless Children," "You Got To Go Down," "I'm Throwing Up My Hands," "Stand By Me," "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore," and more.
JSP-CD7759
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THE HISTORY OF RHYTHM & BLUES VOL. 1 1925-42
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4 CDs in a DVD-size box, complete with a 32-page booklet including a comprehensive track-by-track analysis of all 97 songs! "This collection will attempt to trace the accidental synthesis of jazz, gospel, blues, country and pop into a definable form of black popular music and will demonstrate the breadth of new forms which grew out of the fusion of these styles."
RNB-CD001
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Black Gospel
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