Music From The South, Volume 8: Young Songsters

Folkways Records – FA 2657

Series: Music from the South – Volume 8
Field recordings taken in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi under a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. With photographs, notes, and personnels.
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 In That New Jerusalem: The Starlight Gospel Singers (1:59)
A2 The Onliest Word He Said: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:27)
A3 Say a Word for Me: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:35)
A4 Lookin' for My Jesus: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:25)
A5 I Got a Right to the Tree of Life: The Starlight Gospel Singers (3:00)
A6 Lord, Have Mercy If You Please: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:36)
A7 The Lord God is My Shepherd: The Starlight Gospel Singers (3:48)
B1 All of My Troubles Will Soon Be Over - All of My Troubles Soon Will Be Over: Ella Cash (2:00)
B2 Yes, He Cares: Ella And J.T. Cash, And Joseph Massey (1:08)
B3 Oh Lord I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:27)
B4 Come Over Here, the Table Is Spread: The Starlight Gospel Singers (2:33)
B5 The Day Is Past - The Day Is Past and Gone: Dorothy Melton (1:58)
B6 I Want Jesus to Walk With Me: Dorothy Melton (2:42)
B7 Keep Your Lamp Burning: Combs Gospel Singers (2:22)
B8 I'm Gonna Move in the Room with the Lord: Mississippi Wandering Travelers (5:12)
[Credits]
Producer, Recorder and Photographer: Frederic Ramsey, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Recorded in 1954, this album presents a younger generation of gospel singers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. These performances represent a musical style based in the traditions heard on Volumes 6 and 7 of this series, but with clear movement toward a more polished urban gospel sound.