788065775926

Various Artists

Guitar Evangelists Vol.2

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: JSPCD7759

Release Date:  01 May 2006

Label:  JSP

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  788065775926

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    During the Depression era of the 1930s and on into the 50's, street musicians were a commonplace of Black American life. In rural areas entertainers tended to follow a path determined by the seasons - they arranged to be around just as the crops came in and work and money became abundant. In the cities they would also chase the dollar, playing in open-air markets, outside taverns, anywhere they could find a receptive and generous audience. Many of these artists restricted their repertoires to the religious material that found a wide audience in days when the hope of heaven was all that sustained many.

    These singers, most of whom accompanied themselves on the guitar, usually had any combination of three reasons for being on the corner singing for pennies: they might be blind, with no other way of scraping a living; they might be escaping (or tired of seeking) more arduous work; they might be true evangelists on a God-given mission.

    The 101 tracks on this 4CD set feature Blind Rev Gary Davis, Blind Joe Amos, Blind Joe Taggart, Blind Willie Davis, Blind Gussie Nesbit, Brother Willie Eason, Sister Matthews, Sister O M Terrell, Mother McCollum, Rev Charles White, Two Gospel Keys, Elizabeth Phillips, Eddie Head & His Family, Henry Green and Bull City Red.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. I Will Not Be Removed - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 2. Everybody's Got To Be Tried - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 3. I'll Be Satisfied - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 4. Take Your Burden To The Lord - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 5. I Wish My Mother Was On That train - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 6. Just Beyond Jordan - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 7. Keep On The Firing Line - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 8. The Half Ain't Never Been Told - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 9. C & O Blues - Blind Joe Amos
      • 10. The Storm Is Passing Over - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 11. God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 12. Been Listening All The Day - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 13. Goin' To Rest Where Jesus Is - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 14. There's A Hand Writing On The Wall - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 15. Scandalous And A Shame - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 16. I've Crossed The Separation Line - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 17. Lord Don't Drive Me Away - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 18. Religion Is Something Within You - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 19. Mother's Love - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 20. Wonder Will My Troubles Then Be Over - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 21. Strange Things Happening In The Land - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 22. Waded In The Water trying To Get Home - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 23. He Done What The World Couldn't Do - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 24. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 25. I Ain't No Sinner Now - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 26. Pressin' Up That Shiny Way - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 27. In That Pearly White City Above - Blind Joe Taggart

      Disc 2

      • 1. I Wonder Will My Mother Be On That Train? - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 2. God's gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 3. When I Stand Before The King - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 4. I Ain't No Sinner Now - Blind Joe Taggart
      • 5. Charity - Two Gospel Keys
      • 6. I Love Traveling - Two Gospel Keys
      • 7. I Want My Crown - Two Gospel Keys
      • 8. We're Gonna Have A Good Time - Two Gospel Keys
      • 9. Precious Lord - Two Gospel Keys
      • 10. You've Got To Move (When The Lord Gets Ready) - Two Gospel Keys
      • 11. I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - Two Gospel Keys
      • 12. You've Got To Move (When The Lord Gets Ready) - Two Gospel Keys
      • 13. Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down - Two Gospel Keys
      • 14. Jesus Met The Women At The Well - Two Gospel Keys
      • 15. Precious Lord - Two Gospel Keys
      • 16. I Don't Want To Go There Part 1 - Two Gospel Keys
      • 17. I Don't Want To Go Down There Part 2 - Two Gospel Keys
      • 18. This Heart Of Mine - Two Gospel Keys
      • 19. Every Man Got To Lay Down And Die - Two Gospel Keys
      • 20. I Can't Tarry - Two Gospel Keys
      • 21. A Little Old Fashion - Elizabeth Phillips
      • 22. There Is Nothing Like The Holy Spirit - Elizabeth Phillips
      • 23. Storm Thru Mississippi - Henry Green
      • 24. Strange Things - Henry Green

      Disc 3

      • 1. When The Saints Go Marching In - Blind Willie Davis
      • 2. Rock Of Ages Chicago - Blind Willie Davis
      • 3. Your Enemy Cannot Harm You - Blind Willie Davis
      • 4. I've Got A Key To The Kingdom - Blind Willie Davis
      • 5. Trust In God And Do Right - Blind Willie Davis
      • 6. I Believe I'll Go Back Home - Blind Willie Davis
      • 7. Down On Me - Eddie Head And His Family
      • 8. Lord, I'm True Vine - Eddie Head And His Family
      • 9. Trying To Get Home - Eddie Head And His Family
      • 10. Within My Mind - Eddie Head And His Family
      • 11. There'll Be No Grumblers There - Brother Willie Eason
      • 12. I Want To Live (So God Can Use Me) - Brother Willie Eason
      • 13. How Long - Rev. Charles White (James Butler)
      • 14. Life Is A Problem - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 15. How Long - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 16. God's Little Birds - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 17. The Bible's Right - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 18. The Gambling Man - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 19. I'm Going To That City - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 20. Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 21. Lord I Want You To Lead - Sister O.M. Terrell
      • 22. Pure Religion - Blind Gussie Nesbit
      • 23. Canaan Land New York - Blind Gussie Nesbit
      • 24. Motherless Children - Blind Gussie Nesbit
      • 25. I'll Just Stand And Wring My Hands And Cry - Blind Gussie Nesbit

      Disc 4

      • 1. I'm Throwin' Up My Hands - Blind Gary Davis
      • 2. Cross And Evil Woman Blues - Blind Gary Davis
      • 3. I Am The True Vine - Blind Gary Davis
      • 4. I Am The Light Of The World - Blind Gary Davis
      • 5. O Lord Search My Heart - Blind Gary Davis
      • 6. I Saw The Light - Bull City Red (George Washington)
      • 7. You Can Go Home - Blind Gary Davis
      • 8. Twelve Gates To The City - Blind Gary Davis
      • 9. Have More Faith In Jesus - Blind Gary Davis
      • 10. You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary Davis
      • 11. I Belong To The Band - Hallelujah! - Blind Gary Davis
      • 12. The Great Change In Me - Blind Gary Davis
      • 13. Lord, I Wish I Could See - Blind Gary Davis
      • 14. Lord Stand By Me - Blind Gary Davis
      • 15. The Angel's Message To Me New York - Blind Gary Davis
      • 16. Civil War March - Blind Gary Davis
      • 17. I Cannot Bear My Burden By Myself - Blind Gary Davis
      • 18. I'm Gonna' Meet You At The Station - Blind Gary Davis
      • 19. I Want To See Him - Mother McCollum
      • 20. When I Take My Vacation In Heaven - Mother McCollum
      • 21. You Can't Hide - Mother McCollum
      • 22. Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane - Mother McCollum
      • 23. Oh Lord I'm Your Child - Mother McCollum
      • 24. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! - Mother McCollum
      • 25. Stand By Me - Sister Matthews