The Half Ain't Never Been Told, Vol. 2 - Early American Rural Religious Music

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Annotation

Original 78s from the collections of Richard Nevins, Frank Mare, Joe Bussard, Dave Freeman, Don Kent and John Tefteller.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1I Am Going Home
Middle Georgia Singing Convention No. 13:05
2God's Getting Worried
Virginia Dandies2:44
3It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional]
Blind Willie Johnson3:14
4Mother's Last Word to Her Son
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-02)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1927-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1927-12-02)
recording of:
Mother’s Last Word to Her Son
lyricist and composer:
Washington Phillips
Washington Phillips2:52
5Coming to Christ
Biddleville Quintette2:56
6Take Time to Be Holy
Joe Henderson Quartet2:56
7Glory Glory Glory Glory to the Lamb
Kentucky Ramblers2:39
8Oh What a Change Took Place in My Heart
Megginson Female Quartette3:35
9Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
McGhee & Cogar2:51
10Prayer of Death (Part 1)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
Charley Patton3:07
11Journey Home
J.T. Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers2:52
12Been Listening All the Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-01)
guitar:
[unknown] (in 1928-01) and Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-01)
violin:
[unknown] (in 1928-01)
lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-01)
vocals:
[unknown] (in 1928-01)
Blind Joe Taggart2:37
13Beyond the River
Carolina Gospel Singers2:52
14Babylon Is Fallen Down
recording of:
Babylon is Fallen (Babylon or Babylon Has Fallen)
composer:
W.E. Chute (in 1878)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 117) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13968)
Cleve Chaffin and the McClung Brothers3:03
15Dry Bones
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
Dry Bones (on 1928-02-06)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:02
16O Lord I'm Your Child
Elder Otis Jones3:09
17Have You Got Good Religion
The Heavenly Gospel Singers2:50
18If Jesus Leads This Army
Howard Haney2:55
19Baptize Me
Rev. J.M. Gates3:15
20We Are Journeying On
Price Family Sacred Singers3:05
21Leaning on the Lord
Utica Institute Jubilee Singers2:23
22The Half Ain't Never Been Told
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-12-06)
guitar:
Blind Joe Taggart (on 1926-12-06)
lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (on 1926-12-06) and James Taggart (on 1926-12-06)
Blind Joe & James Taggart3:00
23Don't You Want to Go
Dixie Sacred Trio3:09