La Grande Époque du Gospel : 1902–1944
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1995
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Gabriel’s TrumpetDinwiddie Colored Quartet2:42
- 2Dark With the Night - Cold Was the GroundBlind Willie Johnson3:223.8 ★
- 3He Took My Sins AwayBirmingham Jubilee Singers3:05
- 4Death’s Black Train Is Comin’Rev. J.M. Gates3:02
- 5Get on BoardClara Smith3:24
- 6On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)Bessie Smith2:56
- 7CrucifixionArizona Dranes3:29
- 8Fifty Miles of Elbow RoomRev. F.W. McGee2:42
- 9The 1927 FloodElders McIntorsh and Edwards3:09
- 10Denomination Blues, Part 1Washington Phillips3:015.0 ★
- 11Take Your Burden to the LordBlind Joe Taggart3:06
- 12When I Lay My Burdens DownBlind Roosevelt Graves and Uaroy Graves3:13
- 13Mother’s PrayerA.C. Forehand and Blind Mamie Forehand3:27
- 14How Much I Owe for Love DivineElder Richard Bryant’s Sanctified Singers3:04
- 15When I Take My Vacation in HeavenMother McCollum2:53
- 16The Gospel Train Is LeavingRev. J.C. Burnett3:18
- 17The White Flyer to Heaven, Part 1Rev. A.W. Nix3:11
- 18Singing in My SoulThomas A. Dorsey and the Gospel Singers3:05
- 19God’s Riding Through the LandRev. Edward W. Clayborn (The Guitar Evangelist)2:56
- 20Jonah in the Belly of the WhaleNorfolk Jubilee Quartet2:13
- 21I’m Pressing OnRev. D.C. Rice2:48
- 22Famine in the LandMitchell’s Christian Singers2:44
- CD 2
- 1Golden Gate Gospel TrainGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:37
- 2ShadrackLouis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus2:30
- 3God’s Gonna Separate the Wheat From the TaresMahalia Jackson3:10
- 4Keep Me EverydayMahalia Jackson2:46
- 5Strange Things Happening Every DaySister Rosetta Tharpe2:503.0 ★
- 6Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of BreadSister Rosetta Tharpe2:53
- 7Traveling ShoesSelah Jubilee Singers2:32
- 8Go I’ll Send TheeDennis Crumpton and Robert Summers2:41
- 9I Wonder Will My Mother Be on Dat TrainJoshua White2:43
- 10Precious LordBlind Boy Fuller2:48
- 11I Belong to the Band – Hallelujah!Rev. Gary Davis (Blind Gary)3:15
- 12I Want to See JesusBrownie McGhee (Brother George)2:32
- 13He’s My RockGolden Eagle Gospel Singers2:45
- 14John Wrote the RevelationHeavenly Gospel Singers2:17
- 15Jesus Knows How Much We Can BearGeorgia Peach and Her Gospel Singers3:17
- 16Go Down MosesSourthern Sons2:45
- 17Book of the Seven SealsDixie Hummingbirds2:13
- 18Saviour Don’t Pass Me BySister Ernestine Washington and The Dixie Hummingbirds2:55
- 19I Want Two WingsRev. Utah Smith (The Travelling Evangelist)2:59
- 20Before This Time Another YearJubalaires2:43
- 21Little DavidKings of Harmony Quartette2:50
- 22Who’ll Be a WitnessNegro Spirituals chantés par Willie Lewis and His Entertainers2:07
Release credits
- double bass [5]
- cornet [12]
- guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
- guitar [12], vocal [12]
- guitar [2], other vocals [2], vocal [2]
- vocal [5]
- lead vocals [11]
- bass vocals [1], choir vocals [1]
- trumpet [8]
- choir vocals [1], tenor vocals [1]
- bass vocals [1], choir vocals [1]
- vocal [2]
- arranger [2]
- vocal [2]
- guitar [19], lead vocals [19]
- vocal [8]
- guitar [11], vocal [11]
- piano [5]
- guitar [5], lead vocals [5]
- choir vocals [1], tenor vocals [1]
- tambourine [12], vocal [12]
- dolceola [10], lead vocals [10], vocal [10]
- piano [12]
- guitar [8], handclaps [8], piano [8], vocal [8]
- drums (drum set) [5]
Issues
L1995