"Get On Board Little Children" The Modern Gospel Recordings 1947-1951

The train waiting at the platform is the gospel train to glory! Get on board, little children, get on board! If Modern Records never approached the gospel field in the systematic way they did the blues one, they still captured some great performances…...The Rev. C C Chapman (The Travelin' Shoes Man) and The Faith Temple Choir cut their solitary classic record for Modern - their On My Way is backed by jazzy organ, propulsive drumming and fervent handclapping. The Four Star Quartet's single recording Steal Away To Jesus was made in 1952 but never issued until now. The Echoes Of Zion sides were originally recorded for the Gerald label and bought by Modern in 1950. The sides here by this exciting Atlanta group showcase their use of switch lead singers on traditional songs such as Jacob's Ladder and On The Battlefield. The authoritative voices of the Revs Louis H Narcisse and James Earle Hines are also featured as are the sophisticated harmonies of The Smith Jubilee Singers, the San-Francisco-based Swanee River Quartet and the preacher-with-flock recording of the Rev G W Killens and his Mount Calvary Congregation recorded during a service at the Oakland City Auditorium. Killens is reported as saying "Once in a while, I like to hear the church sing" and on Father, I Stretch My Arms To Thee, they do just that and to stunning effect.

trax:

1. Get On Board - James Earle Hines And His Goodwill Singers 2. Climbing Jacob's Ladder - The Echoes Of Zion 3. Go Devil Go - Madam Ira Mae Littlejohn 4. Satisfied - The Harmonizers 5. Steal Away To Jesus - Four Star Quartet 6. Brother Noah - Swanee River Quartet 7. A Charge To Keep I Have - The Echoes Of Zion 8. Just A Little Talk With Jesus - Smith Jubilee Singers 9. Why Should I Worry - Rev Louis Narcisse 10. Jesus Said If You Go - Lillian Holmes And Madam Wesley Mae Walker 11. In My Savior's Care - Four Star Quartet 12. Heavenly Highway - James Earle Hines And His Goodwill Singers 13. Those Chiming Bells (Mary and Martha) - The Echoes Of Zion 14. The Sun Will Never Go Down - Swanee River Quartet 15. Dig A Little Deeper - Smith Jubilee Singers 16. I Took My Master's Hand - The Echoes Of Zion 17. God Rode In The Windstorm - Prof. James Earle Hines & His Goodwill Singers 18. Take Your Burdens To The Lord - Swanee River Quartet 19. I John Saw - The Harmonizers 20. King Jesus Is Listening - The Echoes Of Zion 21. I Wanna See Jesus - Madam Ira Mae Littlejohn 22. Daniel - James Earle Hines And His Goodwill Singers 23. I'll Rest After Awhile - The Echoes Of Zion 24. Lord Remember Me - Smith Jubilee Singers 25. On The Battlefield For The Lord - Swanee River Quartet 26. Father, I Stretch My Arms To Thee - Rev. G.W. Killens And The Mt. Calvary Congregation 27. On My Way(Part 1) - Rev C.C. Chapman & The Faith Temple Choir 28. On My Way(Part 2) - Rev C.C. Chapman & The Faith Temple Choir

…served by Gyro1966...