Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
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Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-27
Music Label: Tompkins Square
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Peace in the Valley
  2. Rock and Roll Sermon
  3. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
  4. I'm a Soldier / The Phillips' Specials
  5. How Long
  6. Better Get Ready
  7. So Glad
  8. Wasn't That a Mystery
  9. When the Saints Go Marching In
  10. Get Back Sata
  11. I Got a Telephone in My Bosom
  12. I Made a Vow to the Lord
  13. You've Got to Move (When the Lord Gets Ready)
  14. Down by the Riverside
  15. Stand by Me
  16. The Wicked Shall Cease from Troubling
  17. That's Alright (Since My Soul Has Got a Seat Up in the Kingdom)
  18. Why Sorrow Done Passed Me Around
  19. Don't Let Him Ride
  20. He's Coming Back
  21. By His Word
  22. Where Could I Go
  23. Stand by Me
  24. I'll Never Turn Back / Shelby Bransford Jr.
  25. You Without Sin Cast the First Stone
  26. Storm Thru Mississippi / Henry Green
  27. I'm Pressing On
Music CD 2
  1. Jesus' Blood
  2. Glory Glory Hallelujah
  3. John Saw
  4. Since He Touched Me
  5. God's Mighty Hand
  6. What Can I Do Without the Lord
  7. Angels
  8. The Truth in the Gospel / Goldie Haynes & Choir
  9. Walk with Me
  10. Spirit of the Lord / The Abraham Brothers
  11. I've Got Heaven on My Mind
  12. In God's House
  13. Does Jesus Care
  14. If I Could Not Say a Word
  15. Where the Sun Never Goes Down
  16. I Heard It Throught the True Vine
  17. Father, I Stretch My Arm to Thee
  18. Nobody Knows
  19. How Much I Owe
  20. My Testimony
  21. Prayer /I Love the Lord / Clear Creek Missionary Baptist Church Congregation Excerpt
  22. Same Man
  23. I Know I Got Religion
  24. He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
  25. Working on a Building
  26. Lord, Hold My Hand
  27. Fire Shed in My Bones
Music CD 3
  1. Power Is the Heart of Man
  2. Don't Let the Devil Ride
  3. Holy Rock
  4. Pray on, My Child
  5. Jesus Is Sweet to Me
  6. I Want to Live (So God Can Use Me)
  7. I'm Just a Voice
  8. You Ought to Been There
  9. You Better Get Ready
  10. Help Me
  11. So Soon
  12. Introduction/Rock Daniels
  13. The Very Last Mile
  14. What God Can Do
  15. Let the Redeemed Say So
  16. Sweet Home
  17. A Little Old Fashioned
  18. How Long
  19. At a Time Like This (Pt. 1)
  20. God Rode in the Windstorm
  21. Go Devil Go
  22. This Train
  23. Victory Shall Be Mine
  24. The Lord Is My Shepherd
  25. Some Sweet Day
  26. Swing Low

Music reviews of Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

Music Review: ONE OF THE BEST GOSPEL COLLECTIONS THIS YEAR OR ANY OTHER
Rating: 4 Stars

Three discs 79,78,78 minutes each approximately. The sound,while not pristine,is suitable for this type of music,especially the smaller-sized groups heard here. The discs are slipped in,bare,into their individual cardboard sleeves-not the best for preservation,a minor quibble. The booklet gives short,track-by-track info on each performer/performers. There are reproductions of 45rpm record labels sprinkled throughout,along with a couple of photographs of performers from the era. The various artists are in (a seemingly) random order,which gives this collection a better flow from track to track. In addition,a portion of any profits from this set helps musicians in New Orleans,who lost their livelyhood due to Hurricane Katrina.

This collection takes a slightly different look at gospel music-not attempting a rehash of the usual gospel music/performers from the golden age of gospel music (just after WWII through the late 50's/early 60's)that even today exerts a powerful hold on listeners. There are many people who listen to nothing but gospel music,and anyone who listens to blues music should be aware of,at least,the more well known country (BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON,SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN,REVEREND GARY DAVIS,"MISSISSIPPI" FRED McDOWELL,REV.J.M. GATES,ELDER CHARLES BECK 1946-56 as examples),and gospel singers/collections ("Angola Prison Spirituals","Prison Blues of the South","Como Now",Sam Cooke and THE SOUL STIRRERS,"NAOMI SHELTON AND THE GOSPEL QUEENS",Rev. Overstreet,CAMPBELL BROTHERS-"You Can Feel It","Spreading the Word-Early Gospel Recordings","Goodbye Babylon","Nuggets of the Golden Age of Gospel 1945-1958","Guitar Evangelists-Vol.1 & 2") available. As far as I know all the above are still available and are very worthwhile owning.

Starting from the golden age this collection rapidly moves into somewhat uncharted territory. In this respect this set is similar to "American Primitive: Vol.1",and "Goodbye Babylon",and the previously mentioned "Spreading the Word...",and the two 4 CD sets,"Guitar Evangelists",and to a lesser extent,"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of". The main difference on this collection is that it doesn't just include music from gospel's golden age. There are a number of tracks from the late 60's,through the 70's,and a few in the 80's and 90's,and one track from 2007. Many of these performers (similar to other sets) were little known outside their local area,and,if they recorded at all,it was for a small label with very few copies ever being released. This set is so well thought out that it doesn't really matter what year the music was recorded-the overall effect,track-by-track,is very cohesive and powerful in feeling and sound. From small gospel groups/bands ("RAYBORN BROTHERS QUINTET","GEORGIA FIFE AND DRUM BAND") to individual singers (Laura Rivers,Brother Willie Blue),the truth and power of this music shines through. Nothing pretentious,just pure,honest,plain,straightforward-feeling music presented the same way. This music was recorded on shoe-string budgets,and its the better for it. This music isn't over-arranged and slick-just the opposite.

If you listen to gospel music-this is a no-brainer. If you listen to blues,this is something you should consider adding to your collection. This music is certainly timeless in it's appeal and effect. Give it a listen and hear for yourself.
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Description of Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

The majority of this music has never been reissued on CD, or in any other form (most tracks were originally released on regional independent labels). Most post-WWII compilations of African-American gospel music naturally concentrate on the astounding quartet and solo vocalist sounds made during the music's Golden Age. Fire In My Bones attempts to address and collect more neglected sounds from that era (and on to the present day). Dozens of traditions are represented. Some go back hundreds of years while others seem to have been arrived at as soon as the tape began to roll. Field recordings and studio tracks are all mashed together, with solo performances next to congregational recordings, hellfire sermons next to afterlife laments. Leon Pinson, Elder & Sister Brinson & the Brinson Brothers, Grant & Ella, Straight Street Holiness Group, Theotis Taylor, Brother & Sister W B Grate -- these artists will now be just a little less obscure.


Fire In My Bones provides a small peek at the incredible diversity and power of post-war black gospel. Much of this music is raw, distorted and might sound a bit strange. But it is not presented as a novelty freak show or as "outsider music." This is gospel - which we must always remember translates as "the good news" - as it has been sung and performed in tiny churches and large programs, from rural Georgia to urban Los Angeles. It is clearly among the most vibrant, playful, beautiful and emotionally charged music in the world.


Produced by Mike McGonigal. Package design by Grammy-winner Susan Archie.

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