Old Gospel music has a special place in my heart. I am drawn to the passion and strength these songs evoke. Thinking of the struggles of the people and the faith and hope these songs give has interested me greatly. This is a long mix so I split it in half.
00:00 Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight - Up Above My Head
02:27 The Staple Singers - This May Be The Last Time
04:29 Mosby Family Singers - Eternal Life
07:12 Jo Johnson Swf - Leave It There
08:44 Washington Phillips - Mothers Last Word To Her Son
11:25 Blind Roosevelt Graves - I'll Be Rested
13:52 Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water
16:48 Booker White - I Am In The Heavenly Way
19:48 Sister Ernestine Washington - Where Could I Go But To The Lord
22:36 Reverend Edward W Clayborn - Your Enemy Cannot Harm You
25:28 Otis Wright - Its Soon Be Done
28:12 Two Gospels Keys - This Heart of Mine
30:48 Odetta - God's Gonna Cut You Down
32:36 Blind Willie Johnson - I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
35:35 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Nobody's Fault But Mine
38:17 Washington Phillips - I Had A Good Mother and Father
41:09 Lightning Hopkins - Needed Time
43:54 Glen Francis - Hold My Hand
46:14 Mahalia Jackson - City Called Heaven
photo credit: a church in Anaheim, CA
As an added bonus, here is David Tibet reviewing and commenting on the Goodbye, Babylon 6CD set.
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