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VA - Fire in My Bones [2009] (3 x CDs)

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VA - Fire in My Bones [2009] (3 x CDs)

This box set is a collection of rare and obscure gospel music from various African American artists, spanning from 1944 to 2007. It was compiled and produced by Mike McGonigal, a music journalist and editor who has a passion for underground and DIY music. The box set contains three CDs, each with a different theme: The Wicked Shall Cease from Troubling, God’s Mighty Hand, and A Little More Faith. The songs range from traditional hymns and spirituals to blues, rock and roll, and soul influences. The box set features artists such as Rev. Lonnie Farris, Elder Beck, Sister Ola Mae Terrell, Flora Molton, and Isaiah Owens, among many others. The box set was released by Tompkins Square Records in 2009 and received critical acclaim from various media outlets. It is considered one of the most comprehensive and diverse compilations of African American gospel music ever made. (B)

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Track list

CD1

01 Rev. Lonnie Farris - Peace In The Valley 2:52

02 Elder Beck - Rock And Roll Sermon 4:36

03 Rev. Anderson Johnson - If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again 2:49

04 The Phillips' Specials - I'm A Soldier 2:59

05 Sister Ola Mae Terrell - How Long 2:28

06 Elder Roma Wilson & Family - Better Get Ready 3:21

07 Rev. Robert Ballinger - So Glad 2:31

08 Madison County Senior Center Singers - Wasn't That A Mystery 3:24

09 Precious Bryant - When The Saints Go Marching In 2:51

10 Rev. Roger L Worthy & His Sister Bonnie Woodstock - Get Back Satan 2:41

11 Amazing Farmer Singers Of Chicago - I Got A Telephone In My Bosom 2:24

12 Rev. Steward & Family - I Made A Vow To The Lord 2:57

13 Two Gospel Keys - You've Got To Move (When The Lord Gets Ready) 2:57

14 Snooks Eaglin - Down By The Riverside 2:39

15 Sister Mathews - Stand By Me 2:56

16 Nathaniel Rivers - The Wicked Shall Cease From Troubling 3:14

17 Laura Rivers - That's Alright (Since My Soul Has Got A Seat Up In The Kingdom) 2:37

18 Georgia Fife & Drum Band - Why Sorrow Done Passed Me Around 2:19

19 Mississippi Nightingales - Don't Let Him Ride 3:21

20 Elder & Sister Brinson & The Brinson Brothers - He's Coming Back 2:38

21 Holmes Sisters - By His Word 2:07

22 Lucille Barbee - Where Could I Go 3:05

23 George Shields & His Gospel Singers - Stand By Me 3:20

24 Singing Son Of Zion (Brother Shelby Bransford Jr) - I'll Never Turn Back 3:29

25 Isaiah Owens - You Without Sin Cast The First Stone 3:36

26 Henry Green - Storm Thru Mississippi 2:32

27 Brother Willie Blue - I'm Pressing On 2:51


CD2

01 Golden Stars Of Greenwood, Sc - Jesus' Blood 2:51

02 Napolian Strickland - Glory Glory Hallelujah 2:26

03 Grant & Ella - John Saw 2:19

04 Shaw Singers - Since He Touched Me 2:29

05 Rev. Utah Smith - God's Mighty Hand 2:42

06 Ray Branch & His Guitar - What Can I Do Without The Lord 3:03

07 Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers - Angels 2:15

08 Sister Goldia Haynes - The Truth In The Gospel 2:30

09 Rayborn Brothers Quintet - Walk With Me 2:18

10 Abraham Brothers - Spirit Of The Lord 2:52

11 Hickory Bottom Harmoneers - I've Got Heaven On My Mind 2:44

12 Sisters Of Song - In God's House 2:14

13 Marie Knight - Does Jesus Care 2:32

14 Joe Townsend - If I Could Not Say A Word 3:05

15 Willie Mae Williams - Where The Sun Never Goes Down 2:22

16 Flora Molton - I Heard It Through The True Vine 2:54

17 Rev. G. W. Killens & Mt. - Father, I Stretch My Arm To Thee 3:01

18 Robert Brown And The Sons Of The South - Nobody Knows 3:20

19 Radio Four - How Much I Owe 2:22

20 Abner Jay - My Testimony 2:22

21 Clear Creek Missionary - Prayer (Excerpt)\ I Love The Lord 4:37

22 Gospel Writers - Same Man 2:47

23 Andy Mosely & 'hogman' Maxey - I Know I Got Religion 2:25

24 Fannie Bell Chapman - He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield 2:31

25 Rev. Louis Overstreet - Working On The Building 7:03

26 True Loving Five - Lord, Hold My Hand 2:41

27 Boyd Rivers - Fire Shed In My Bones 3:59


CD3

01 Brother & Sister W B Grate - Power Is In The Heart Of Man 5:33

02 Ike Gordon - Don't Let The Devil Ride 2:59

03 Reverend Billy H Grady - Holy Rock 2:04

04 Willamette Gospel Singers - Pray On, My Child 3:15

05 Sensational Skylights - Jesus Is Sweet To Me 1:49

06 Brother Willie Eason - I Want To Live (So God Can Use Me) 2:39

07 Helen Mcgiver And The Mcgiver Singers - I'm Just A Voice 2:59

08 The B.C. Harmonizers - You Ought To Been There 2:18

09 The Bible Aires Spiritual Singers (Belle Aires) - You Better Get Ready 1:49

10 Lula Collins - Help Me 2:15

11 Little Ax & The Golden Echoes - So Soon 2:31

12 Bishop Mcdaniel - Introduction \ Rock Daniels 7:34

13 John Boswell And The True Sounding Boswellettes - The Very Last Mile 2:08

14 Leon Pinson - What God Can Do 1:23

15 Rev. John Wilkins - Let The Redeemed Say So 2:55

16 E.L. Burtis - Sweet Home 2:32

17 Elizabeth Phillips - A Little Old Fashioned 2:55

18 Rev. Charles White - How Long 2:37

19 Isaac Haney + The Ebenezer Baptist - At A Time Like This (Pt 1) 4:20

20 Prof. James Earle Hines & His Goodwill Singers - God Rode In The Windstorm 2:41

21 Madam Ira Mae Littlejohn - Go Devil Go 2:17

22 Elder Samuel Patterson & The Christian Crusaders - This Train 3:02

23 Straight Street Holiness Group - Victory Shall Be Mine 2:32

24 Mosby Family Singers - The Lord Is My Shepherd 3:10

25 Bishop Perry Tillis - Some Sweet Day 2:54

26 Theotis Taylor - Swing Low 4:30

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