"Texas Gospel" Vol. 8 Pay Day 1955-1960

This double set starts out with the final gospel singles issued on the Duke subsidiary with the Ward Singers, Paramount Singers, etc. then takes us through the Peacock Gospel singles catalog from "What a friend" by the Dixie Hummingbirds in early 1959 to "Sending up my timber" by the Five Blind Boys of Miss (end of 1960) with singles featuring the Brooklyn All Stars, Sister Barbara Jones, Gospelaires, Gospel Consolators, Sensational Nightingales, Spirit of Memphis, Sunset Travelers, Pilgrim Jubilees. Mighty Clouds of Joy and others along the way. The rest of the best. (Deep Roots Magazine)Back in stock. More superb gospel - mostly from Peacock along with a number of tracks from Peacock's parent label Duke. The Duke sides are from around 1955 and includes four sides by the superb West Coast group The Paramount Singers, two of them featuring the wonderful lead vocals of Vance "Tiny" Powell , and six splendid and obscure sides by Clara Ward and The Ward Singers. The Peacock sides are from 1959/60 and includes eleven superb sides by The Gospelaires - a group that was popular at the time but is not very well known today - their sides feature the gorgeous lead vocals of Robert Washington. Peacocks most well known groups - The Dixie Hummingbirds, Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, Sensational Nightingales and Spirit Of Memphis are all here with great sides and includes the Peacock debut of the wonderful Mighty Couds Of Joy with lead vocalist Joe Ligon who were to become one of the label's most popular groups in the 1960s. Other artists includes The Sunset Travelers featuring furture soul giant O.V. Wright, The Brooklyn All Star Singers, Pilgrim Jubilee Singers and others and the set ends with a rousing sermon recorded live from Rev. W.C. Trammell. Volumes 3/4/5 and 6/7 in this great series are now out of print and since this is a limited edition too don' delay if you want this great selection of black gospel music - most of it making its first appearance on CD> (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

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1. Work And Pray On - The Paramount Singers With Vance "Tiny" Powell 2. My Jesus Is All The World To Me - The Paramount Singers With Joe Dean 3. Mother - The Paramount Singers With Vance "Tiny" Powell 4. Shall We Meet - The Paramount Singers With Archie Reynolds 5. Payday - Clara Ward

6. Redeemed - Clara Ward 7. Hear My Prayer - The Choraleers 8. I've Got To Run On - The Choraleers 9. Time Is Winding Up - Clara Ward 10. Whosoever Will - Clara Ward 11. Were You There - The Ward Singers 12. Come On - The Ward Singers 13. I Want To Feel The Holy Spirit - The Dixie Hummingbirds 14. What A Friend - The Dixie Hummingbirds With James Walker 15. The Word Of God - The Brooklyn All Star Singers 16. Rest A While - The Brooklyn All Star Singers 17. Be Ready - Sister Barbara Jones And Group 18. There's A City Over There - Sister Barbara Jones And Group 19. Time To Think About The Lord - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi With Roscoe Robinson 20. I Call On Jesus - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi With Roscoe Robinson 21. Judgement - The Gospelaires 22. Joy, Joy, Joy - The Gospelaires 23. Wonderful Jesus - The Gospelaires 24. I Don't Know - The Gospelaires 25. On My Way To Heaven - The Gospelaires 26. I'll Fly Away - The Gospelaires 27. My Work Was Not In Vain - The Gospelaires 28. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again - The Gospelaires

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