Gospel, Vol. 4: Sisters & Divas 1943-1951

by Gospel 4:Sisters & Divas 1943-1951 / Various

Overview

The fourth volume in Fremeaux's excellent series of gospel compilations includes 40 tracks from an array of stunning gospel females both celebrated and rather ignored. On the celebrated side you find Rosetta Tharpe, Dorothy Love Coates, Mahalia Jackson, Sallie Martin, Willie Mae Ford Smith, and Wynona Carr -- as impressive a roster of important and influential gospel women at mid-century as a listener could ever hope to find in one set. The obscure artists are nearly equally impressive, with tracks from Marie Knight ("What Could I Do") and Mary Deloach ("I Really Believe"). The format of including two tracks from most of the artists on tap works very well, allowing listeners to sample more than just a single performance, and the booklet includes many photos as well as copious notes (in English as well). ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2003
Label:	Fr?Meaux & Associ?S
UPC:	3561302505329
Rank:	152161

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Who Is That Knockin?  -  Georgia Peach  -  Harmonaires  -  Traditional
2. Where the Sun Will Never Go Down  -  Georgia Peach  -  Harmonaires  -  Traditional
3. Jesus Is Here to Stay  - Sam Price  - Rosetta Tharpe
4. Ain't No Room in Church for Liars  - Sam Price  - Rosetta Tharpe
5. Going on with the Spirit  - Willie Mae Ford Smith
6. Jesus the Perfect Answer  - Queen C. Anderson  -  Brewster Sisters  - William Herbert Brewster
7. I Can Put My Trust in Jesus  - Mahalia Jackson  - Kenneth S. Morris
8. Go Tell It in the Mountain  - Mahalia Jackson  -  Traditional
9. My Record Will Be There  -  Traditional  - Ernestine Washington
10. Does Jesus Care?  -  Johnson  - Ernestine Washington
11. What Could I Do  - Thomas A. Dorsey  - Marie Knight  - Sam Price
12. I Must See Jesus  - Ernestine Washington
13. What a Blessing in Jesus  -  Barrett  -  Martin
14. What a Friend  -  Martin  -  Traditional
15. You'll Understand It Better  -  Martin
16. The Lord Will Make a Way  -  Martin  - Myrtle Scott
17. All That I Have Is in Jesus  - Lena Phillips
18. Where the Sun Never Goes Down  -  Traditional  - Willie Mae Williams
19. God Is a Battle Axe  -  Martin
20. Every Day of My Life  - Cora Martin  - Kenneth S. Morris

Disc 2

21. Go Devil Go  - Ira Mae Littlejohn  -  Traditional
22. Each Day  - Wynona Carr  - L.E. King
23. I'm a Pilgrim Traveler  - Wynona Carr
24. The Truth Is the Gospel  - Goldia Haynes
25. I Really Believe  - Mary Deloatch
26. The Lord's Gospel Train  - Mary Deloatch  -  Traditional
27. In Shaded Green Pastures  - Marie Knight  - G.A. Young
28. The Lord Blessed Me  -  Cooper  - A. Miller
29. How Far Am I from Canaan  - Marion Williams
30. Wasn't It a Pity How They Punished My Lord  - Martha Bass
31. The Fountain  -  Traditional  - Clara Ward
32. How I Got Over  - William Herbert Brewster  - Clara Ward
33. Glory to His Name  - Edna Gallmon Cooke  -  Traditional
34. The Lifeboat  - Bessie Folk  -  Gospelaires  -  Traditional
35. Someday Somewhere  - Thomas A. Dorsey  - Bessie Griffin
36. Recommended Jesus to You  - Ethel Davenport  -  Traditional
37. Rock of Ages  -  Five Blind Boys of Mississippi  - Jessie Mae Renfro
38. I Heard Mother Pray One Day  - Wynona Carr
39. I'm Sealed  - Dorothy Love  - R.A. Martin  -  Original Gospel Harmonettes
40. Get Away Jordan  -  Original Gospel Harmonettes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vivian Cooper   Primary Artist
Dorothy Love   Primary Artist,Contralto (Vocal)
Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Clara Ward   Primary Artist
Cora Martin   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi   Primary Artist
Ethel Davenport   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sallie Martin Singers   Primary Artist
The Original Gospel Harmonettes   Primary Artist
The Roberta Martin Singers   Primary Artist
Myrtle Scott   Primary Artist,Alto (Vocals)
Goldia Haynes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Willie Mae Williams   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Willie Mae Ford Smith   Primary Artist
The Harmonaires   Primary Artist
Mary Deloatch   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sister Jessie Mae Renfro   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wynona Carr   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sister Rosetta Tharpe   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ernestine Washington   Primary Artist
Bessie Folk   Primary Artist,Alto (Vocals)
Bessie Griffin   Primary Artist
Sam Price   Primary Artist
Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mahalia Jackson   Primary Artist
Marie Knight   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marion Williams   Primary Artist,Lead,Soprano (Vocal)
Martha Bass   Primary Artist
Rev. William Herbert Brewster   Primary Artist
Georgia Peach   Primary Artist
Queen C. Anderson   Primary Artist
Ira Mae Littlejohn   Primary Artist
The Brewster Sisters   Primary Artist
Lena Phillips   Primary Artist
Delores Barrett   Primary Artist
The Gospelaires   Primary Artist
Austin McCoy   Piano
Devonia Williams   Piano
Johnny Otis   Drums
Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns   Organ
Sammy Price   Piano
Joseph "Slow Drag" Pauageau   Bass
Jim Robinson   Trombone
Pops Foster   Bass
Billy Taylor, Sr.   Bass
Brother Joe May   Vocals
George Lewis   Clarinet
Albert Goodson   Piano
Eddie Davis   Bass
Al Wichard   Drums
Sam Price & His Trio   Accompaniment
Clara Gholston Brock   Vocals
Donald Thomas   Piano
Eddie Jones   Guitar
Harry W. Polk   Guitar
John Hartzfield   Drums
Edward Hall   Guitar
Alfred Miller   Organ
David Weston   Organ,Vocals
Herbert Cowans   Drums
Jean Buzelin   Musical Direction
Oscar Lee Bradley   Drums
Wallace Bishop   Drums
J.B. Summers   Bass
Laurence Marrero   Banjo
Joe Liggins   Piano
Frances Steadman   Vocals
Leonard Graves Phillips   Vocals
Sallie Martin   Vocals
Roberta Martin   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Contralto (Vocal)
Norsalus McKissick   Tenor (Vocal)
Mildred Falls   Piano
Louise Overall   Organ
Herbert J. Francis   Organ
James Cleveland   Piano,Baritone (Vocal)
Baby Dodds   Drums
Thelma Jackson   Vocals
Mario Delagarde   Bass
Bernice Hayes   Piano
Bertha Smith   Piano
Lloyd Woodard   Baritone (Vocal)
James Roots   Piano,Vocals
Gwendolyn Cooper   Organ
Mildred Miller   Soprano (Vocal)
Willie Webb   Organ
Archie Brownlee   Tenor (Vocal)
Willie Nettles   Drums
David Bryant   Bass
Lawrence Abrams   Tenor (Vocal)
Odessa Edwards   Contralto (Vocal)
Willie Mae Newberry   Alto (Vocals)
Theresa Childs   Piano,Vocals
Vera Kolb   Soprano (Vocal)
J.T. Clinkscales   Bass,Vocals
Alton Purnell   Piano

Technical Credits

Wynona Carr   Composer
Traditional   Composer
B. Smith   Arranger
Kenneth S. Morris   Composer
Rev. William Herbert Brewster   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Patrick Haoua   Colorist
J. Myers   Arranger
Joyce Waterhouse   English Translations
A. Miller   Composer
G.A. Young   Composer
Claude Colombini   Concept
Bernard Fremeaux   Recording Editor
R.A. Martin   Composer,Adaptation
Jean Buzelin   Text,Discography
Willie Mae Ford Smith   Composer
L. E. King   Composer
Patrick Fremeaux   Concept