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- Date Released: May 20, 2003
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Gospel, Traditional Country
- Label: Dualtone
Essential Southern gospel, swinging and soulful
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We Say...
The companion disc to James Goff Jr.'s excellent 2002 study Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel is essential for anyone interested in quartet singing in general and Southern (predominantly Anglo-American) gospel in particular. The influence of the Southern gospel quartet acts on country, pop and contemporary Christian music is deep, yet it's one of the most rarely studied realms of 20th century music, even in gospel studies. As this disc shows, many of these groups were brilliant performers, from the dulcet, mournful sound of the All American Quartet to the rollicking Speer Family, the almost-funky Rangers Quartet and the stellar, Carter Family-ish Chuck Wagon Gang — household names throughout the South in the '20s and '30s, yet almost forgotten today. The sound from the 78 transfers is a bit weak — one wishes that the Southern Gospel Music Association went with the same crew who did the Goodbye Babylon set — but the collection is rife with splendid rarities nonetheless.
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| 01. |  |
The Old Gospel Ship - The LeFevres |
2:15 |
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| 02. | |
I've Found A Hiding Place - The Rangers Quartet |
2:45 |
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| 03. | |
Lead Me To That Rock - The Homeland Harmony Quartet |
3:02 |
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| 04. | |
Give The World A Smile - Stamps Quartet |
3:19 |
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| 05. | |
Hide Me Rock Of Ages - Rebels Quartet Feat. Big Jim Waits |
2:34 |
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| 06. | |
Somebody Bigger - Statesmen Quartet |
2:35 |
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| 07. | |
Lord Lead Me On - Chuch Wagon Gang |
2:49 |
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| 08. | |
Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory - Blackwood Brothers |
2:59 |
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| 09. | |
Swing Down, Chariot
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3:36 |
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| 10. | |
I'll Not Deny My Savior - Vaughan Sand Mountain Quartet |
2:34 |
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| 11. | |
Where Could I Go - All American Quartet |
2:29 |
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| 12. | |
When We Sing Around The Throne Eternal - Stamps-Baxter Quartet |
1:24 |
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| 13. | |
I Want To Be More Like Jesus - Wally Fowler And The Oak Ridge Quartet |
2:35 |
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| 14. | |
Going Home - Speer Family |
2:30 |
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14 Total Tracks, 37:26 Total Length
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Credits
- G.T. "Dad" Speer - Arranger // Van Atkins - Mastering // Mickey Gamble - Executive Producer // Wendell Woods - Producer // Wendell Woods - Art Direction // Wendell Woods - Liner Note Coordination // Lynn Weathers - Graphic Design // Chris White - Producer // Chris White - Executive Producer // Greg Bentley - Publishing Coordinator // Dr. James Jr. Goff - Liner Notes // Dr. James Jr. Goff - Historical Research
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