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Table of Contents:

• Jesus going to make up my dying bed (Horace Sprott)
• Oh Lord, I'm so glad I got good religion (The Starlight Gospel Singers)
• Thank you, Lord (Alvin Dockett and Blessed)
• When I was sinkin' down (Fisk Jubilee Singers)
• Just got over at last (Little Brother Montgomery)
• Moses smote the water (The Thrasher Wonders)
• Soon, one mornin' (Willi Gresham)
• Dry bones: Ezekiel saw the wheel (The Missionary Quintet)
• Holy ghost (Juanita Johnson and the Gospel Tones)
• Where could I go (Sister Ernestine Washington with Bunk Johnson)
• Oh what a beautiful city (Sonny Terry)
• You've got to move (Two Gosepl Keys)
• Let the church say amen (Elder Beck)
• I heard the voice of Jesus say (Bishop Bowen and the Combined Gospel Choir)
• If I had my way (Rev. Gary Davis)
• Low down death right easy (Dock Reed)
• He's my rock (Brother John Sellers)
• Hallelujah, it is done
• We praise your holy name (The Mississippi Mass Choir)
• Don't let his name go down (First Independent Holy Church of God-Unity-Prayer)

• Go tell it on the mountain (Fannie Lou Hamer)
• Been in the storm so long (Mary Pinckney)
• Every time I feel the spirit ; Swing low sweet chariot ; They hung him on the cross (Lead Belly)
• It's time to make a change (Madison's Lively Stones).

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Contributors:

Sprott, Horace

Dockett, Alvin

Montgomery, Little Brother, 1906-1985

Gresham, Willi

Johnson, Juanita (Singer)

Washington, Ernestine B., 1914-1983

Johnson, Bunk, 1879-1949

Terry, Sonny

Beck, Elder

Bowen, Bishop

Davis, Gary, 1896-1972

Reed, Dock

Sellers, John, 1924-1999

Hamer, Fannie Lou

Pinckney, Mary

Leadbelly, 1885-1949

Starlight Gospel Singers

Blessed

Jubilee Singers (Fisk University)

Missionary Quintet

Thrasher Wonders (Musical group)

Gospel Tones (Musical group)

Two Gospel Keys (Musical group)

Combined Gospel Choir

Mississippi Mass Choir

First Independent Holy Church of God and Unity (Marion, Ala.)

Madison's Lively Stones (Musical group)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Gospel music

Spirituals (Songs)

African Americans — Music

Jazz

African Americans

United States

Genres:

Music

Performers:

Various performers.

General Notes:

"Spirituals, guitar evangelists, "shout" bands, quartets, and choirs"--Container.
Recorded 1945-1998.
Previously released recordings.
Program notes notes by Kip Lornell and bibliographical references (29 p. : ill., port.) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 106,505

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 093074019429
Publisher Number, Smithsonian Folkways: SFW-CD-40194

OCLC Numbers:

190702449