The Gospel Tradition: The Roots and the Branches, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Jubilee
Keaton Sextette2:29
2Ship of Glory
Price Family Sacred Singers2:55
3When God Made Me He Didn’t Make a Monkey Man
Brantley & Williams with Their Versatile Four2:50
4I’ll Play My Harp in Beulah Land
Brothers Wright and Williams3:14
5Now Is the Needy Time
Sister Clara Hudmon3:22
6Moan, You Moaners
Bessie Smith3:14
7Church, I’m Fully Saved Today
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day (on 1930-04-20)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:10
8What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
recording of:
What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?
writer:
Charles Albert Tindley (in 1901)
Washington Phillips3:25
9Happy Land of Canaan
Wilmoth Houdini & His Shouting Congregation3:03
10On the Rock Where Moses Stood
The Carter Family2:54
11No Disappointment in Heaven
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1936-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1936-09-30) and Bob Wills (on 1936-09-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-30)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-30)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (on 1936-09-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1936-09-30) and Bob Wills (on 1936-09-30)
recording of:
There's No Disappointment in Heaven (on 1936-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Claudia Mays and Frederick Martin Lehman
Bob Willis2:56
12Them Bones
Mitchell’s Christian Singers3:02
13One More River
Sons of the Pioneers2:51
14Crying Holy Unto the Lord
The Blue Chips2:38
15What a Wonderful Feeling
Humbard Family2:25
16Trouble
Josh White and the Carolinians3:22
17Gospel Train
Wright Brothers2:39
18All God’s Chillun Got Shoes
The Charioteers3:08
19Jesus at the Well
Sister Myrtle Fields2:44
20Trouble of This World
The Landfordaires2:45
21Count Your Blessings
Jackson Gospel Singers3:13
22God’s Little Birds
Sister O.M. Terrell2:52
23I’m Headed for the Promised Land
Chuck Wagon Gang2:32
24In That Great Gettin’ Up Morning
Leonard De Paur Infantry Chorus2:40