Give it a listen; maybe it’ll help. Did good for me.
Musings on the Most Ridiculous Band I Can't Stop Listening To
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Musings on the Most Ridiculous Band I Can't Stop Listening To
© 2021 Thoughts On The Dead
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OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I’m sorry to be blowing up the Comment Section with posts all on my own, but I LOOOOOVE Reverend James, and have since I was a little Carolina chiddler, and I used to listen to him on the little in-ear transistor radio my grandfather gave me on one of the few AM stations that came in consistently and clearly where we lived. I’ve actually got a ton of his stuff on the various iPods I use these days too. I usually do that when things are feeling tough. It does help, and he’s fun to sing along with. (Along with a bunch of other Gospel stuff I like). I can recommend a playlist if you want.
My all-time fave of his is “Wondering,” which is also timely right now . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sakGShSWySA
I do believe we need a Jesus playlist; yes, please.
Off the cuff . . . just to get us started, with stuff I am listening to now . . .
“Mary Don’t You Weep” by The Caravans
“Rock My Soul” by the Golden Gate Quartet
“Lord Do It” by Rev James Cleveland
“If Jesus Had to Pray” by The Spirit of Memphis Quartet
“John the Revelator” by Blind Willie Johnson
“Uncloudy Day” by The Staple Singers
“I Know He Can, Believe He Will” by Albertina Walker
“All God’s Chillun Got Shows” by The Charioteers
“Trouble in My Way” by The Swan Silvertones
“Two Wings” by Rev Utah Smith
“What He Done for Me” by The Violinaires
“I Am Born to Preach the Gospel” by Washington Phillips
“Didn’t It Rain” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“None But The Righteous” by The Mighty Clouds of Joy
“I Know I’ve Been Changed” by The Dixie Hummingbirds
“The Praying Slave Lady” by Shirley Caesar
“Peace in the Valley” by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers
“Ninety-Nine and a Half” by Dorothy Love Coates
“Standing on the Promises” by The Roberta Martin Singers
And if you just want to get deep into Reverand James, my current playlist of him alone is:
Who Will Answer
Meeting Tonight
One More Time
Plenty Good Room
No Cross, No Crown
Wondering
There Is No Greater Love
Peace Be Still
Old Time Religion
Lord Do It
Get Right Church
Pray When Things Go Wrong
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Old Ship of Zion
Deep River
God Can Go Anything But Fail
Something’s Got Ahold of Me
Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus
I have no idea what of this is available on Youtube or Spotify, and so much of this stuff is released over and over again in various versions . . . but it’ll get you going.
Pope Francis, he’ll-a be-a proud!!
Ya ever hear Shirley Caesar doing ‘gotta serve somebody’ on the gospel songs of bob Dylan CD? It’s great. https://open.spotify.com/track/5vkiWFw58VrwqEdNuYuBsD?si=akoR6dbARmuL_xw6qtTPwA
She’s just dynamite . . . this is my fave of hers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2x6o5Qp2D8
Unbelievable singing, and a song just builds and builds and builds, no release, never. She was in The Caravans too, recommended above.
If you wanted to rally the Enthusiasts for a Jesus Night Live Stream Party, Aretha’s “Amazing Grace” documentary could be a dynamite choice, with plenty Reverend James . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkKOIQwTiKE
YESYESYES
This was phenomenal.
One more Reverend James thing . . . this was one of the very first records I owned:
https://www.discogs.com/James-Cleveland-Sings-Songs-Of-Dedication/master/1134707
I played it to pieces as a kid, but I have never seen a digital version of it as an adult, and even some of the songs have been impossible to find.
Just putting it out there, if other Enthusiasts have resources, namsain?