How Can I Keep From Singing, Vol. 1: Early American Religious Music and Song, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s / Yazoo CD-2020

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Yazoo 2020. A powerful and deeply moving overview of Early American religious music and song from both the white and black communities. Highlighted here are the fascinating panorama of American religious music styles from archaic fundamentalist modal hymns, to gospel quartets, to Pentecostal bands, to songsters accompanying themselves on guitars, banjos, and fiddles, to snippets of church services including some preaching, and much, much more. These albums provide an expansive overview of early American religious music.

1. ELDER BURCH & CONGREGATION, My Heart Keeps Singing

2. ROOSEVELT GRAVES & BROTHER, Woke Up This Morning

3. TENNESSEE MOUNTIANEERS, Standing On The Promises

4. LAURA HENTON, I Can Tell The World About This

5. UNCLE DAVE MACON & FRUIT JAR DRINKERS, Walking In Sunlight

6. MIDDLE GEORGIA SINGING CONVENTION NO. 1, This Song Of Love

7. WALTER SMITH & NORMAN WOODLIEFF, It Won’t Be Long Till My Grave Is Made

8. JAYBIRD COLEMAN, I’m Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan

9. CAROLINA LADIES QUARTETTE, My Loved Ones Are Waiting

10. REV. BURNETT, True Friendship

11. ALLISON’S SACRED HARP SINGERS, Weeping Pilgrim

12. LONNIE MCINTORSH, Sleep On Mother, Sleep On

13. ELDER GOLDEN HARRIS, My Christian Friends In Bonds Of Love

14. MEMPHIS SANCTIFIED SINGERS, He’s Got Better Things For You

15. REV. JOSEPH CALLENDER, God Leads His Dear Children Along

16. DANIELS-DEASON SACRED HARP SINGERS, Coronation

17. SLIM DUCKET & PIG NORWOOD, I Want To Go Where Jesus Is

18. REV. J.O. HANES & CHOIR, The Great Transaction’s Done

19. REV. H.B. JACKSON, Everytime I Feel The Spirit

20. REV. E.D. CAMPBELL & CONGREGATION, Come Let Us Eat Together

21. THE MOUNTAIN SINGERS MALE QUARTETTE, Bringing In The Sheaves

22. REV. & MRS. EDWARD BOONE, Will David Play His Harp For Me

23. NAZARENE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CHOIR OF BROOKLYN, Who’ll Join This Union