Episode 329 1950s Gospel

Episode 329 1950s Gospel, features 14 prominent gospel acts from the 1950s, including the very first interracial commercial recording made in the United States. Performers include Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharp, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Elvis Presley, and The Statesmen Quartet with Hovie Lister.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 329

1950s Gospel

Playlist

1

Keep Your Hand on the Plow

Mahalia Jackson

2

Surely God is Able

The Famous Ward Singers

3

Old Time Religion

The Staple Singers

4

We’ve Got a Great Big Wonderful God

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet

5

Touch the Hem of His Garment

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

6

Come and Go to That Land

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

7

Heaven’s Grocery Store

The Dixie Hummingbirds

8

Steal Away

Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

9

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

The Clara Ward Singers

10

Buked and Scorned

Odetta

11

Take My Hand Precious Lord

Elvis Presley

12

Have a Little Talk With Jesus

Sister Rosetta Tharp & Red Foley

13

This Train

Sister Rosetta Tharp

14

Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There

The Pilgrim Travelers

15

Wonderful Time Up There

Pat Boone

16

That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine

The Statesman Quartet with Hovie Lister

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