Various - Kings Of The Gospel Highway: The Golden Age Of Gospel Quartets

Label:

Shanachie

Catalog#:

Shanachie 6039

Format:

CD, Compilation

Country:

Released:

2000

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Gospel

Tracklist

		The Soul Stirrers
1	Soul Stirrers, The -	Walk Around	2:47
		Baritone Vocals - A.L. Johnson Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain* Written-By - Harris*
2	Soul Stirrers, The -	Sleep On Mother	2:35
		Baritone Vocals - R.B. Robinson , T.L. Brusher* Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - J.H. Meadlock , R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain* Written-By - Harris*
3	Soul Stirrers, The -	I Want To Rest	3:03
		Baritone Vocals - R.B. Robinson , T.L. Brusher* Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - J.H. Meadlock , R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain* Written-By - Morris*
4	Soul Stirrers, The -	I'm Willing To Run	2:47
		Baritone Vocals - R.B. Robinson , T.L. Brusher* Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - J.H. Meadlock , R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain* Written By - Rector
5	Soul Stirrers, The -	I'm A Soldier	2:48
		Baritone Vocals - R.B. Robinson , T.L. Brusher* Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - J.H. Meadlock , R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain*
6	Soul Stirrers, The -	Does Jesus Care	2:50
		Baritone Vocals - R.B. Robinson , T.L. Brusher* Bass Vocals - J.J. Farley* Lead Vocals - J.H. Meadlock , R.H. Harris* Tenor Vocals - S.R. Crain* Written-By - Morris*
		The Pilgrim Travelers
7	Pilgrim Travelers, The* -	Dear Lord Look Down Upon Me	2:24
		Baritone Vocals - Jesse Whitaker Bass Vocals - Raphael Taylor Lead Vocals - Keith Barber , Kylo Turner Tenor Vocals - J. W. Alexander Written-By - Dorsey*
8	Pilgrim Travelers, The* -	Go Ahead	2:44
		Baritone Vocals - Jesse Whitaker Bass Vocals - Raphael Taylor Lead Vocals - Keith Barber , Kylo Turner Tenor Vocals - J. W. Alexander Written-By - Jeter*
9	Pilgrim Travelers, The* -	I Wonder Will We Meet Again	2:45
		Baritone Vocals - Jesse Whitaker Bass Vocals - Raphael Taylor Lead Vocals - Keith Barber , Kylo Turner Tenor Vocals - J. W. Alexander
10	Pilgrim Travelers, The* -	Lord Hold My Hand	2:24
		Baritone Vocals - Jesse Whitaker Bass Vocals - Raphael Taylor Lead Vocals - Keith Barber , Kylo Turner Tenor Vocals - J. W. Alexander
		The Swan Silvertones
11	Swan Silvertones, The -	Lord I've Tried	3:09
		Baritone Vocals - John Myles (2) Bass Vocals - Henry Bossard Lead Vocals - Percell Perkins , Claude Jeter* , Solomon Womack Tenor Vocals - Roosevelt Payne Written-By - Brewster*
12	Swan Silvertones, The -	Working On A Building	2:52
		Arranged By [Arr.] - Womack* Baritone Vocals - John Myles (2) Bass Vocals - Henry Bossard Lead Vocals - Percell Perkins , Claude Jeter* , Solomon Womack Tenor Vocals - Roosevelt Payne
13	Swan Silvertones, The -	The Old Account	2:54
		Baritone Vocals - John Myles (2) Bass Vocals - Henry Bossard Lead Vocals - Percell Perkins , Claude Jeter* , Solomon Womack Tenor Vocals - Roosevelt Payne
14	Swan Silvertones, The -	All Aboard	2:30
		Baritone Vocals - John Myles (2) Bass Vocals - Henry Bossard Lead Vocals - Percell Perkins , Claude Jeter* , Solomon Womack Tenor Vocals - Roosevelt Payne Written-By - Perkins*
		The Spirit Of Memphis
15	Spirit Of Memphis, The* -	Jesus Jesus	2:26
		Baritone Vocals - James Darling (2) Bass Vocals - Earl Malone Lead Vocals - Jethroe Bledsoe , Silas Steele , Willmer M. Broadnax Tenor Vocals - Robert Reed (3) Written-By - Steele*
16	Spirit Of Memphis, The* -	Sign Of The Judgment	2:59
		Baritone Vocals - James Darling (2) Bass Vocals - Earl Malone Lead Vocals - Jethroe Bledsoe , Silas Steele , Willmer M. Broadnax Tenor Vocals - Robert Reed (3)
17	Spirit Of Memphis, The* -	Tell Heaven	2:56
		Baritone Vocals - Fred Howard (2) Bass Vocals - Earl Malone Lead Vocals - Jethroe Bledsoe , Silas Steele , Willmer M. Broadnax Tenor Vocals - Robert Reed (3)
18	Spirit Of Memphis, The* -	Jesus Brought Me	2:38
		Baritone Vocals - Fred Howard (2) Bass Vocals - Earl Malone Lead Vocals - Jethroe Bledsoe , Silas Steele , Willmer M. Broadnax Tenor Vocals - Robert Reed (3) Written By - J. W. Alexander
		The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi
19	Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The* -	I Was Praying	2:42
		Baritone Vocals - Lloyd Woodard Bass Vocals - Jay T. Clinkscales Lead Vocals - Archie Brownlee , Percell Perkins Tenor Vocals - Lawrence Abrams Written By - Shaw
20	Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The* -	The Lord Will Make A Way	2:59
		Baritone Vocals - Lloyd Woodard Bass Vocals - Jay T. Clinkscales Lead Vocals - Archie Brownlee , Percell Perkins Tenor Vocals - Lawrence Abrams Written-By - Eugene Smith
21	Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The* -	Will My Jesus Be Waiting	2:28
		Baritone Vocals - Lloyd Woodard Bass Vocals - Jay T. Clinkscales Lead Vocals - Archie Brownlee , Percell Perkins Tenor Vocals - Lawrence Abrams Written By - Shaw
22	Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The* -	Someone Watches Over Me	2:21
		Baritone Vocals - Lloyd Woodard Bass Vocals - Jay T. Clinkscales Lead Vocals - Archie Brownlee , Percell Perkins Tenor Vocals - Lawrence Abrams Written-By - Brownlee*
		The Sensational Nightingales
23	Sensational Nightingales, The -	God's Word Will Never Pass Away	2:32
		Baritone Vocals - Bill Woodruff Bass Vocals - John Jefferson Lead Vocals - Ernest James , Julian Cheeks Tenor Vocals, Guitar - Joseph Wallace Written-By - Cheeks*
24	Sensational Nightingales, The -	Lord Have Mercy	2:41
		Baritone Vocals - Bill Woodruff Bass Vocals - John Jefferson Lead Vocals - Ernest James , Julian Cheeks Tenor Vocals, Guitar - Joseph Wallace
25	Sensational Nightingales, The -	I'm Coming Up Lord	2:27
		Baritone Vocals - Bill Woodruff Bass Vocals - John Jefferson Lead Vocals - Ernest James , Julian Cheeks Tenor Vocals, Guitar - Joseph Wallace
26	Sensational Nightingales, The -	Somewhere To Lay My Head	2:39
		Baritone Vocals - Bill Woodruff Bass Vocals - John Jefferson Lead Vocals - Ernest James , Julian Cheeks Tenor Vocals, Guitar - Joseph Wallace Written-By - Cheeks*

Credits

Compilation Producer [Produced By], Other [Liner Notes] - Anthony Heilbut
Reissue Producer [Reissue Engineer] - Andrew Heermans*

Notes

THE SOUL STIRRERS
Walk Around (Harris) recorded 1939
Sleep On Mother (Harris) recorded 1945
I Want To Rest (Morris) recorded 1946
I'm Willing To Run (Rector) recorded 1947
I'm A Soldier recorded 1947
Does Jesus Care (Morris) recorded 1948

THE PILGRIM TRAVELERS
Dear Lord Look Down Upon Me (Dorsey) recorded 1950
Go Ahead (Jeter) recorded 1948
I Wonder Will We Meet Again recorded 1948
Lord Hold My Hand recorded 1951

THE SWAN SILVERTONES
Lord I've Tried (Brewster) recorded 1947
Working On A Building (arr. Womack) recorded 1947
The Old Account recorded 1950
All Aboard (Perkins) recorded 1951

THE SPIRIT OF MEMPHIS QUARTET
Jesus, Jesus (Steele) recorded 1949
Sign of the Judgment recorded 1951
Tell Heaven recorded 1951
Jesus Brought Me (Alexander) recorded 1952

THE FIVE BLIND BOYS OF MISSISSIPPI
I Was Praying (Shaw) recorded 1952
The Lord Will Make A Way (Smith) recorded 1953
Will My Jesus Be Waiting (Shaw) recorded 1952
Someone Watches Over Me (Brownlee) recorded 1958

THE SENSATIONAL NIGHTINGALES
God's Word Will Never Pass Away (Cheeks) recorded 1953
Lord Have Mercy recorded 1953
I'm Coming Up Lord recorded 1957
Somewhere To Lay My Head (Cheeks) recorded 1956

The Pilgrim Travelers selections are released by arrangement with Fantasy Records.

Special thanks to Roy Crain, Ray Funk, R. H. Harris, Claude Jeter, Paul Owens, P. J. Perkins, Doug Seroff, Larne Sinclair, Chris Strachwitz, Joseph Wallace and Bill Woodruff.

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 21, 25, 26 were previously included in the O.P. Collection Father and Sons.

(P) 2000 Shanachie Entertainment Corp.

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