Brown Brothers Jubilee Quartet ; Four Blind Boys ; Spiritual Harmonizers (Quartet) ; Pilgrim Brothers Quartet ; Rev. Franklin, vocals and preaching ; Barton Creek Baptist Church Congregation ; Paramount Juniors ; Rev. Reese ; Rev. Wright ; unidentified male vocal groups and solos
Compiled and produced by Johnny Parth
Compact disc.
Accompanying notes by Gary Atkinson and discographical information inserted in container.
Tracks 1-13 originally recorded in Greenville, S.C. between 1924(?) and 1936; tracks 14-15 originally recorded by John A. and Ruby Lomax on recording trips through South Carolina in 1940 and Mississippi in March 1937; tracks 16-24 recorded for the Library of Congress by John Henry Faulk in Austin, Tex., November 6 and 10, 1941.
When the moon goes down in the valley to pray ; See my friends again ; Working on the levee ; Something on my mind ; John wrote the revelations ; Come on, let's go to burying ; Stoop down, drink the water ; What you going to do when the world's on fire ; Truly, truly, the Lord's been good to me ; New burying ground ; When the sun goes down ; I'll never turn back again ; If I could hear my mother pray again (unidentified male groups) -- Feed me till I want no more (Brown Brothers Jubilee Quartet) -- I been 'buked and I been scorned (Four Blind Boys) -- I'm on my way ; It's a blessing (Spiritual Harmonizers) -- Have you any time for Jesus ; When the moon went down and vanished away (Pilgrim Brothers Quartet) -- Til I get there (Rev. Franklin) -- It's a-leaking in this old building (Barton Creek Baptist Church congregation) -- The old ship of Zion ; Ain't that good news ; Wait on the rising sun (Paramount Juniors)