Sunday, September 6th
testify!
Echoes of Zion, “A Charge to Keep I Have” (Charles Wesley [1707-88], lyrics),
c. 1960
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Sunday, August 30th
Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002, MCOTD Hall of Fame) & The Gospel Harmonettes, Still Holding On (1999)
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Sunday, August 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Rev. James Cleveland (1931-1991, vocals, piano), featuring Inez Andrews (1929-2012, vocals), “Soldiers in the Army,” live, Chicago (Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church), 1981
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Sunday, August 16th
sounds of Chicago
Albertina Walker and The Caravans, “To Whom Shall I Turn” (C. George), live (TV Gospel Time), Chicago, 1963
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Sunday, August 9th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Choir featuring Glenn Burleigh (guest director), Founder/Pastor Emeritus Rev. Clay Evans, then Current Pastor Rev. Reginald Sharpe, Minister of Music Lou Della Evans Reid, and Assistant Minister of Music Rev. Reginald McCracken, “Just for Who You Are” (G. Burleigh), live, Chicago, c. 1990s
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Sunday, August 2nd
two takes
Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” 1916
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), 1928
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James Cleveland (1931-1991) with the Angelic Choir, 1962
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Sunday, July 26th
sounds of Chicago
Soul Stirrers (feat. Paul Foster, Jimmy Outler), “I’m A Pilgrim” (PF), “He’s Been A Shelter For Me” (PF), “I’m A Soldier” (JO), “He’ll Understand and Say ‘Well Done,'” “Listen To The Angels” (JO), live [TV Gospel Hour], Memphis, 1963
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Sunday, July 12th
sounds of Chicago
Violinaires (feat. Robert Blair), “Lift Him Up,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1973
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Sunday, July 5th
like nobody else
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945 [MCOTD Hall of Fame], vocals, guitar) with Willie B. Harris (vocals), “I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge,” rec. 12/5/1928, Dallas
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Sunday, June 28th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Baptist Church Choir, “When He Speaks,” live, Chicago, c. 1994
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