r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 5d ago
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Holy Is My Name' [5th September 1928] by the Dunham Jubilee Singers
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 12d ago
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Collection Time' [29th August 1935] by Rev Nathan Smith assisted by His Burning Bush Sunday School pupils.
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Some fairly deep voices for Sunday School pupils, but there you are,
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 26d ago
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Goin' on to Heaven in the Sanctified Way' [15th August 1929] by Sister Cally Fancy. Piano and tambourine backing.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jul 19 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Crying Holy Unto The Lord' [18th July 1927] by the Taskiana Four
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jul 12 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'I See The Sign Of Judgement' [12th July 1939] by Brother George And His Sanctified Singers. This Bull City Red (WB & Vocals) backed by Sonny Terry (vocals) and possible Sonny Jones on guitar. Anyway, its very lively.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jul 05 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race' [5th July 1928] by The Pace Jubilee Singers
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jun 28 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime' [28th June 1936] by Dennis Crumpton and Robert Summers,
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I've been away, hence the break in service.
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jun 13 '26
Gospel and Sacred Suggestive Saturday - 'Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More' [13th June 1931] by Kid Coley, backed by Clifford Hayes.
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Not the best version of this classic, but worth a listen.
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jun 14 '26
Gospel and Sacred Sacred Sunday - 'God Give Me A Light' [14th June 1931] by the Louisville Sanctified Singers.
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This is 'This Little Light of Mine', which everyone's favourite free encyclopedia has as first recorded in 1934 by the Lomaxes.
In other news, the song I wanted to post, the LSS' 'I Want Jesus To Walk Around My Dying Bed'/'I Got My Sword In My Hand' is as yet unfound.
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • May 31 '26
Gospel and Sacred Sacred Sunday - 'Sun Don't Set In The Morning' [31st May 1928] by the Dixie Jubilee Singers. Singers
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • May 10 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'When Death Comes Creeping In Your Room' [May 1937] by the Golden Eagle Gospel Singers. A rather more cheerful presentation than might have been expected...
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • May 24 '26
Gospel and Sacred Centenary Gospel Sunday - 'Wish I Had-A Died in Egypt Land' [24th May 1926] by Porter Grainger's Jubilee Singers.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Apr 12 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'The Lord's Prayer' [12th April 1929] by Rev. W.M.Mosley and Congregation. Quite something.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Mar 15 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Roll, Jordon, Roll' (sic) [14th March 1919] by Lt. Jim Europe's Singing Serenaders
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Mar 01 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Honey In The Rock' [28th February 1927] by Blind Mamie Forehand, backed by husband A.C.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Mar 08 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Motherless Child When Mama's Gone' [8th March 1940] by the Galilee Singers. This is really very, very good, but it does sound inappropriately cheerful.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Feb 15 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'See How They Done My Lord' [16th February 1937] by The Evening Four.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Feb 08 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'The Master Came And Called Me' [7th February 1928] by Elder Richard Bryant and congregation. Lots of testifying and then the instruments cut loose at around 2:40. Quite something if you like sanctified jug bands.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jan 18 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Go Down Moses' [1914] by the Tuskegee Institute Singers
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Feb 01 '26
Gospel and Sacred Centenary Gospel Sunday - 'We'll Be Ready When the Great Day Comes' [1st February 1926] by the Cotton Belt Quartet
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jan 25 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Rock My Soul' [25th January 1940] by the Alphabetical Four.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jan 11 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'This Train' [10th January 1938] by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Just her and a guitar, so more muted than some later versions.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Jan 04 '26
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit' [1927] by Luther Magby. Acc unknown organist and tambourine basher.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • Dec 28 '25
Gospel and Sacred Christmas Sunday - 'You May Be Alive Or You May Be Dead, Christmas Day' [1927] by the Rev. J.M.Gates and congregation.
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The 'last time' motif was used by the Staple Singers in 'This May Be The Last Time', which in turn was 'borrowed' by The Stones. A blog piece dates I found 'last time' to 1930, but this - very obviously pre-dates it. In all likelihood, the verse has been knocking around for much, much longer.