Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music in Florida

Arhoolie Records – CD 450

Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel
[Tracklist]
01 Don't Let the Devil Ride: Sonny Treadway (03:03)
02 In the Garden: Sonny Treadway (03:08)
03 At the Cross: Sonny Treadway (02:49)
04 Call Him by His Name: Glenn Lee (03:36)
05 Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior: Glenn Lee (02:35)
06 Joyful Sounds: Glenn Lee (04:27)
07 Just a Closer Walk with Thee: Willie Eason (04:59)
08 Little Wooden Church on a Hill: Willie Eason (04:28)
09 Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Poor Man's Friend: Willie Eason (05:59)
10 This Is a Holy Church: Sonny Treadway (07:17)
11 At the Cross: Sonny Treadway (02:18)
12 Amazing Grace: Sonny Treadway (01:52)
13 God Be with You: Sonny Treadway (00:55)
14 Closing Prayer: Sonny Treadway (00:25)
15 Praise the Lord Everybody: Henry Nelson (07:55)
16 Amazing Grace: Henry Nelson (04:47)
17 Praise Music: Aubrey Ghent (04:22)
18 Father in Jesus' Name: Aubrey Ghent (03:13)
19 House Of God March: Aubrey Ghent (04:29)
20 God Be with You: Aubrey Ghent (01:42)
{Credits]
Producer: Robert Stone, Executive producer: Chris Strachwitz, Re-release Coordinator: Teresa Hollingsworth, Photographer and Liner Notes: Robert Stone, Designer: Dept. of State/Graphics & Dix Bruce, Remix and mastering: Bay Records, Berkeley, Ca.
[Notes]
Originally developed for playing Hawaiian music, the steel guitar was integrated into the sacred music of two branches of the House of God, an African-American Holiness Pentecostal church in the late 1930s. This collection is drawn from sacred music recorded between 1993 and 1997 and is divided into instrumentals/concerts and live religious services. The liner notes provide a brief history of the steel guitar and its sacred music traditions.