ATOM BOMB
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2005 -- Adding their own flavor of traditional gospel sound to such popular songs as "Spirit In The Sky" and "Presence Of The Lord," featuring loops, raps, and blues riffs. With David Hidalgo from Los Lobos, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Preston, and guest vocalist The Gift Of Gab. 10 tracks in all.
REALW-CD63959
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$13.95
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
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Christmas music that grooves with guest performances by Chrissie Hynde, Solomon Burke, Aaron Neville, Tom Waits, George Clinton, Richard Thompson and more.
REALW-CD90600
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$13.95
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RETROSPECTIVE
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3-CD collection of the group's hits from the '70s through the '90s: "If I Had A Hammer," "Amazing Grace," "Holdin' On," "There's Nothing In This World," 27 more.
SSR-CD7616
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$17.95
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REVISITED
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This 10-cut collection had been sent to producers around the country, who then recorded all new instrumental arrangements, and put the vocals back on top. Featuring members of A Prairie Home Companion, Walter Chancellor Jr., Tim Trudeau, others.
CVN-CD253
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$15.95
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SPIRIT OF THE CENTURY
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2001 - Eclectic material, from their traditional picks, along with selections penned by Tom Waits, Ben Harper, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, others. With guests Charlie Musselwhite, John Hammond, David Lindley, and others.
REALW-CD80094
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$13.95
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Brown, Rev. Pearly
YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT PURE RELIGION
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Down home, raw bluesy gospel from the legendary blind singer and guitarist from Georgia. This release contains all of FolkLyric LP 108 from the 1950s plus 20 minutes of previously unreleased material that he recorded with his wife in 1974.
ARH-CD9025
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$10.95
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Cooke, Sam
SPECIALTY PROFILES: SAM COOKE
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14 classics of the great Cooke in his "first" career: fronting the venerable gospel quartet the Soul Stirrers. "Peace in the Valley," "Touch the Hem of His Garment," "Jesus Gave Me Water" and more -- PLUS a Specialty Profiles bonus disc!
SPEC-CD30058
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$11.95
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Jackson, Mahalia
COME TO JESUS
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4 CDs, 87 classics 1937-50 from the 20th century's beloved queen of gospel. "Move On Up a Little Higher," "Amazing Grace," "Go Tell It On The Mountain," "In The Upper Room," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," "Joshus Fit the Battle of Jericho" and lots more.
PROPER-CDBX106
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$24.95
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Johnson, Blind Willie
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
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2 CDs from this legendary Texas gospel growler and slide-guitar phenom. All 30 sides 1927-30 including "Dark Was the Night," "John the Revelator," "Nobody's Fault But Mine," "I Just Can't Keep From Crying" and lots more.
COLU-CD52835
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$16.95
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Jones, Sr., Reverend Robert B.
AT THE CROSSROADS: ORIGINAL SONGS AND HOLY BLUES
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2007 -- "... a collection that represents my own songwriting as well as my appreciation for some of the sacred music that comes directly out of the country blues tradition." With engineer David Mosher on mandolin and fiddle.
ROJO-CD9811
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$14.95
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THE TIME OF THE PREACHER: HOLY BLUES & SPIRITUALS
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2005 -- Rev. Jones sings and plays 6- and 12-string resophonic guitars, gourd banjo and harmonica; with Sister Bernice Jones and the family. Original songs plus classic holy blues from Blind Willie Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, "Preacher and the Flood" from Joel Mabus, "Wade in the Water" and more.
ROJO-CD605
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$14.95
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Paschall Brothers, The
ON THE RIGHT ROAD NOW
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13 songs in their signature Virginia Tidewater roots-gospel, quartet singing style -- even though there are five of them! Includes "Ease My Troubled Mind," "Rugged Cross," "I'll Be Satisfied," more.
FOLKW-CD40176
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$14.95
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Phillips, Washington
THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM
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16 classics from the golden-voiced Texan of the 78 RPM era and his mysterious "dulceola." Includes four bonus tracks from Mamie and A.C. Forehand. "Denomination Blues," "You Can't Stop a Tattler," "Paul and Silas in Jail," "A Mother's Last Word to Her Daughter," "Lift Him Up That's All," 15 more.
YAZ-CD2073
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$15.50
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Smith, Rev. Dan
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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2008 -- Never-before-released tracks from the great harmonica gospel shouter, recorded before his passing in 1994. With Nicky Seeger, Michael Hakanson-Stacy, Gerry Overstreet and others. "It Did Rain," "Babylon is Falling Down," "Every Day Will Be Sunday," 12 in all.
TIMEST-CD7797
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$10.95
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Staples, Mavis
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
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2004 -- Collection of originals and covers.
ALLIG-CD4899
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$14.95
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Tharpe, Sister Rosetta
THE ORIGINAL SOUL SISTER
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4 CDs in a 6"x 6" slipcase, 81 tracks 1938-49 from this electrifying performer, guitarist and innovative gospel queen. "This Train," "Shout Sister Shout," "Didn't It Rain," "Down by the Riverside," "That's All," "I Want a Tall Skinny Papa," "God Don't Like It" and lots more from one of the first artists to unify the worlds of gospel and blues. Includes a booklet with in-depth historical and discographical notes, rare photos and more -- great price, too!
PROPER-CD51
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$24.95
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Various artists
A WARRIOR ON THE BATTLEFIELD -- A CAPPELLA TRAIL BLAZERS: 1920s-1940s
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Black quartet singing.
ROUN-CD1137
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$13.95
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BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON AND THE GUITAR EVANGELISTS
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4 CDs, 96 devotional gems 1927-30 and 1953! The great Texas gospel growler and slide-guitar wiz, plus his contemporaries Blind Benny Paris, Lonnie McIntorsh, Rev. I.B. Ware, Blind Willie Harris, Rev. Edward C. Clayborn, Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers, Rev. Utah Smith, Rev. A. Johnson and Willie Mae Williams.
out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 20-30 days
JSP-CD7737
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$26.95
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CLASSIC AFRICAN AMERICAN GOSPEL
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Recordings spanning over half century of "shout" bands, quartets, spirituals, guitar evangelists, and choirs: Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Terry, Elizabeth Cotten, Leadbelly, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, others. 24 cuts.
FOLKW-CD40194
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$11.95
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JOHN WORK III: RECORDING BLACK CULTURE
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The unveiling of Work's private fieldwork collection from the late 1930s and early 1940s is a selection of string bands, quartets, Sacred Harp singing, blues and gospel. 14 tracks, with extensive liner notes by Bruce Nemerov. Including the Fairfield Four, Frank Patterson, Nathan Frazier, an interview with Muddy Waters and more.
SFR-CD104
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$13.25
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REV. GARY DAVIS AND THE GUITAR EVANGELISTS, VOL. 2
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4 CDs, 101 tracks, including cuts from Rev. Davis as well as Blind Willie Davis, Sister O.M. Terrell, Mother McCollum, Elizabeth Phillips, Blind Gussie Nesbit, Blind Joe Taggart, Two Gospel Keys, and others. Includes "Motherless Children," "You Got To Go Down," "I'm Throwing Up My Hands," "Stand By Me," "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore," and more.
JSP-CD7759
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$26.95
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hot platter!SACRED STEEL
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"Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music in Florida."
ARH-CD450
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$14.95
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SACRED STEEL LIVE
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The Campbell Bros., Willie Eason, Calvin Cooke and other steel players and singers live in two House of God Churches and other gatherings 1998-99.
ARH-CD472
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$14.95
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SPREADING THE WORD: EARLY GOSPEL RECORDINGS
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4 CDs with 105 tracks. Washington Phillips, Arizona Dranes, Rev. "Shy" Moore, Southern Sanctified Singers, lots more.
JSP-CD7733
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$26.95
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WHEN GOSPEL WAS GOSPEL: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF CLASSIC GOSPEL
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Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds and many others.
SHAN-CD6064
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$15.95
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WORK & PRAY: HISTORIC NEGRO SPIRITUALS AND WORK SONGS FROM WEST VIRGINIA
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38 field recordings from 1949-1953. Railroad work chants, ancient spirituals, hammer songs, slave-era songs, more. "A collection as rich, varied, and powerful as the African-American experience in Appalachia."
WVU-CD04
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$13.95
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