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Side One [Rite 25519]

1. God Is Not Dead
2. 2. Across The Bridge
3. Somday I’m Going Hom
4. T’s A Good Good Way
5. Had It Not Been
6. Green Pastures

Side Two [Rite 25520]

1 . While The Ages Roll On
2. Mother’s Last Message
3. I Wanta See Jesus
4. The Lord Found Me
5. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
6. I Will Follow Thee

One of the latest entry in the Manic Mark (Betcher) blog HERE.

"Excellent blue grass gospel with strong country flavored vocals by Jeanette" according to Mark.

For same stock covers used for other Rite pressings, go HERE.



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Pictures and and sound file credit : eBay diji1978 (Aug. 6, 2010)


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Garage funk band from Petersburg, Virginia. "Shake Your Tambourine" is a Bobby Marchan cover.

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From Wayne Parks Ministries website :

Wayne Parks, son of Rev. Al Parks, was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He grew up under the training of a classic Pentecostal background, and was taught the ways of God from a young child. He was born again at a young age.

As a teenager, he began going with his father in evangelistic ministry. In his mid-teens, Wayne Parks began his own ministry. Eventually, he came under the mentoring of anointed revivalist and tent evangelist A. A. Allen.

Throughout his twenties he maintained a traveling itinerary of tent revivals, ministering healing, miracles, and hard hitting preaching to multitudes over the years, with tremendous success by the power of the Holy Ghost.

In 1979, at 31 years of age, under the specific direction of the Holy Ghost, Wayne Parks moved his ministry headquarters to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and opened Full Gospel Church of the Living God; and continues the pastoral work there.
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Side 1:

A Glimpse of Jesus (3:00).
Healing in the Blood (3:45).
Sea Walker (2:05).
He’s Everywhere (2:45).
The Hem of His Garment (3:50).

Side 2:

All I Want Is Jesus (3:05).
When the Saints Go Marching In (2:40).
No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus (3:05).
He’s All I Need (2:30).
When Jesus Comes (3:05).

Braun appears to have been associated with evangelist Wayne Parks.

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From the information found on one of their albums, The Commanding Shepherds included the following members : William Douglas, Elwood Douglas, Gary Thomas, Ernest Burgess, William Lynch, Eddie Williams, Paul Felder, James Fouch, Willie Dowtin, Dave Tisdale, William Dwight.

The Commanding Shepherds had records released on Pinewood (three albums and singles) and at least one single on Rae Cox.

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In mid '67 the band traveled up to Philadelphia to re-cut both tracks in a real recording studio released on the Strata label.

"Recorded early in 1968 at Richmond Sound Stages. The songs are on two different volumes of Aliens Psychos & Wild Things. Remember really is a bleak retrospect look at lost love; about as dark as it gets. Way She Smiles starts off like a teen ballad and then jettisons into a Velvet Underground feedback landscape. Sixties teen/punk disorientation of the highest order."

Black gospel sermon produced in 1974 by Joe Goldstein.

Fink Records was owned by Bill Johnson (he owned also Pinewood Records).

Ernie Bivens

American Artists 668

21507 - Back to Shenandoah
21508 - I Left My Heart at Home

Country produced by "Bones" Butler

Soul. Little-Phelps Productions. Norfolk, Virginia. [Short] sample.

Born in 1922, Major Williams was later involved in the recordings of Lil Major Williams (aka Major Williams, Jr. born 1953, believed to be his son) - he co-wrote the songs - and was member of the Soul Crusaders :

• Palladium P-651 Lil Major Williams : "Girl (You're So Sweet, You're So Fine) / Girl Don't Leave Me "
• Williams III : Lil Major Williams - "Girl (You're So Sweet, You're So Fine) / Girl Don't Leave Me "
• Dialee (Leon Michison production) The Soul Crusaders- "Big Nickle / Soul Cruise" (vocal by Major Williams), 1969

The three labels above were located in Houston, Texas.

A Phelps production :

Norman, Willie and Earl Phelps grew up in the town of South Norfolk (now part of the City of Chesapeake) in the 1910s. The talented brothers were a natural combo, with bass singer Norman playing bass and guitar; baritone Willie on guitar, drums and washboard; and Earl, the youngest, singing sweet tenor and playing fiddle and mandolin.

The brothers made the rounds of local clubs and radio shows, where their beautiful harmony and playful style gained them a loyal following. In 1936 they tested their wings on the national circuit, traveling to New York City and then to Hollywood, where they appeared in 17 films released between 1937 and 1941 – including Painted Desert and Rawhide.

The Phelps returned to South Norfolk in 1940, where they continued to write music, record and perform. Norman and Willie served their country in the US Army and US Navy, respectively, during World War II, while Earl was excused for medical reasons and kept the band going at home. After the war, the three bought the old Norfolk County Club, renaming it Fernwood Farms. The club boasted the largest dance floor on the East Coast, with plenty of room for fans to swing out. The brothers frequently opened for out-of-town acts at the Norfolk Arena and hosted the performers at Fernwood Farms after the show.

The Phelps turned a portion of the club into a recording studio where they recorded not only their own group but other local groups as well. When Patsy Cline performed at Fernwood in the 1950s, she recorded several songs in the studio.

Arranged by F. Weiss-G. Moore. Distributed by Turn-Tage Records.
Turn-Tage Records was located at 1802 Creighton Road, Richmond, Virginia and owned by Joseph Turnage.
A-side first recorded by Stevie Wonder on Tamla (62).


Audio sample (both sides)

"They call that killer mountain, Old Fancy Gap." Jim [James Marshall, born 1930] was a trucker at the time he wrote about the perilous route down old US 52 that was especially dangerous for truckers. The road claimed many a life back in the days before I-77 opened. Even I-77 has multiple escape routes for truckers whose brakes can't withstand the trip down the mountain. You can see the gravel paths cut up the side of the steepest points ... escape roads going to nowhere ... but saving many a trucker's life. They had them on the old road, too, but the hairpin turns caused too many truckers to plunge over the side of the mountain like Toonces the cat on SNL." [from Where the Orange Blossoms Grow, Lissie's blog]

The Digital Library of Appalachia has about twenty audio files of Jim Marshall singing and talking about his songwriting while on the road. Files can be found HERE.

Jim Eanes discography


Jim Richards owned the Princess label. He recorded his artists, who he produced, at Major Recording Co., a studio at Waynesboro, Va. He also owned this.