Discographies

Gospel Music in UO's Knight Library

This is a discography (list of recordings) of some of the Knight Library's Douglass Room gospel music collection, which was largely formed from a gift by the former director of the UO Gospel Ensemble and Singers, the Eugene community gospel choir Inspirational Sounds, and teacher of gospel music history and voice, John Gainer.

The recordings do not circulate outside the Library, except to the faculty and Graduate Teaching Fellows of the University of Oregon, with the exception of those items whose location is Doug. Circ. That collection is available for public borrowers, as well as interlibrary loan, through your local public library.

Because of copyright considerations, we do not honor requests for copies of these materials.

A paper version of this discography is available at the Douglass Room Listening Desk.

For those of you who want biographical information about the performers, we have added the official web sites (when found) for each performer whose name is in blue. To get to those web sites, just click on the blue name.

To do more research on gospel musicians, see the UO Gospel Music Research Guide

Index for this guide:
A B C F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

GOSPEL COLLECTIONS

All of my appointed time.
Stash Records, [n.d.]
PERFORMERS INCLUDE: The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet--The Kings of Harmony--The Blue Jay Singers --The Soul Stirrers--The Georgia Peach and the Harmonaires--Bessie Griffin--The Golden Harps--Marion Williams.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 753

Amen! : a Gospel celebration.
Telarc ; Terre Haute, Ind. : Manufactured by Digital Audio Disc, p1993.
PERFORMERS: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra ; Erich Kunzel, conductor ; with special guests Jennifer Holliday, Maureen McGovern, Lou Rawls ; Azusa Pacific University Choir, Gary Bonner, director ; Central State University Chorus, William Henry Caldwell, director ; Cincinnati Pops Chorale.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX2454

The best of the gospel choirs .
Hob Records HGS 17006. p1973.
PERFORMERS: Jesse Dixon & the Combined Choir of the Omega Baptist Church of Chicago, ILL., Rev. J. Linton & the Progressive Baptist Church Recording Choir of St.Louis; First Tabernacle of Deliverance Choir; The Victory Choral Ensemble; The Savettes; and The Institutional Choir of the Church of God & Christ.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 11696

Brighten the corner where you are.
New World Records NW 224. p1978.
NOTES: Gospel songs and hymns; various performers.Recorded ca. 1909-ca. 1975.
PERFORMERS:: The Kings of Harmony--The Famous Blue Jay Singers--The Soul Stirrers--Fairfield Four--Roberta Martin Singers--Rosetta Tharpe, et al--Willie Mae Ford Smith--Marion Williams--Congregation of the Ridgecrest (N.C.)Baptist Conference Center--George Beverly Shea--Billy Graham London Crusade Choir--Homer Rodeheaver --Mrs. William Asher --Oscar Seagle--Gipsy Smith--Billy Graham Australian Crusade Choir.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1781

Exodus .
Rocketown Records, cp1998.
PERFORMERS: DC Talk-Jars of Clay--Sixpence None the Richer--Cindy Morgan-Chris Rice--Katinas-Third Day--Crystal Lewis--Michael W. Smith
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX5709

Fasola is here to stay and Sacred Harp Bicentennial Celebration .
Morning Trumpet, 1997.
NOTES: All these tunes appear in The Original Sacred Harp, Denson revision, 1971 edition.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11303

Gospel at its best.
MCA Records, [1980?]
PERFORMERS:Dixie Hummingbirds--Inez Andrews--Sensational Nightingales --Pilgrim Jubilee Singers--Jackson Southernaires--Mighty Clouds of Joy--Five Blind Boys--Loving Sisters--Sensational Williams Brothers-- Biblical Gospel Singers
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5914

Gospel, jazz, blues and rock : African beat becomes the most ubiquitous sound in the world.
Center for Cassette Studies 37150, [c1974]
NOTES: Illustrates the pervasive influence the music of African slaves has had on musical expression around the world.
DOUGLASS CASSETTE 725M

The Gospel ship; Baptist hymns and white spirituals from the southern mountains.
New World Records NW 294. [1977]
NOTES: The 1st 8 selections recorded in Blackey, Ky., the remainder in various locations in Virginia and Arkansas.
PERFORMERS: Ike Caudill leading the congregation of the Mount Olivet Regular Baptist Church,Blackey, Ky.--Howard Adams leading the congregation of the Thornton Regular Baptist Church, Mayking, Ky.--Congregation of the Mount Olivet Regular Baptist Church--Congregation of the Thornton Regular Baptist Church--I. D. Beck leading the congregation of the Mount Olivet Regular Baptist Church--Ruby Vass--Hobart Smith, Preston Smith, Texas Gladden--Almeda Riddle--Ollie Gilbert--Nell Hampton--Mountain Ramblers
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 3246

Greatest gospel gems.
Specialty SPS 2144-5. 1971.
PERFORMERS:: Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers--Alex Bradford--Pilgrim Travelers--Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes--Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama--Brother Joe May--Swan Silvertones--Sister Wynona Carr--Chosen Gospel Singers--Robert Anderson--James Cleveland--Meditation Singers--Johnnie Taylor with the Soul Stirrers.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A1538 v.1 & v.2

The National Black College Gospel Workshop .
Creed Records, p1978.
PERFORMERS: The Young Hearts, Alabama State University--The University of South Florida Gospel Choir--University of Toledo Choir--North Carolina A & T Fellowship Choir--Virginia State College Gospel Ensemble--The University Ensemble of Eastern Kentucky University--Bethune-Cookman College
Inspirational Choir--Miles College Choir--Miles College Gospel Choir--Marshall University Gospel Ensemble--Florida State University Gospel Choir
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A2310

Original sacred harp, and, Presenting another fasola music album
Morning Trumpet Recordings, p1997.
NOTES: Sacred Harp singing from Alabama and Georgia.
PERFORMERS: Various singers.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11306

Preachin' , prayin', singin'.
Starday, [1964?]
NOTES: Country and bluegrass gospel songs; various performers.
PERFORMERS:Red Ellis-- Stanley Brothers--Wayne Raney and the Raney Family-- Rev. Barney Pierce-- Jim and Jesse--Country Gentlemen--Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs--Hylo Brown--Blue Sky Boys-- Lewis Family-- Lonesome Pine Fiddlers-- New River Boys-- Stoneman Family -- Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6994

Push for excellence .
Myrrh, p1978.
PERFORMERS: Various performers and ensembles; with spoken commentary by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Walter Hawkins and family-Edwin Hawkins-Push choir-JackieVerdell-Danniebelle-Bili Thedford-Jessy Dixon-Andrae Crouch
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 11379

Religious music.
Library of Congress, Music Division, Recording Laboratory, 1976-78 LBC 1, 15.
NOTES: "A bicentennial project: Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Song"; includes recording from field and commercial sources.
Various performers. Recorded 1902-75.
Program notes, including words of the songs and bibliographical and discographical references (8 p. ill.) inserted in container.
CONTENTS INCLUDE: Milledgeville, Georgia singers --Walter Evans and congregation--Lenville Ball--Claude Ely--Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers--Banks, Bentley, Blake,and Vosburg--Austin Coleman, Joe Washington Brown, and group--Dinwiddie Colored Quartet--F. W. McGee and congregation--Allison's Sacred Harp
Singers--Middle Georgia Singing Convention, no. 1--Otis Jones and congregation--Arizona Dranes and choir.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl A425 v.1, 15

Roots of Black music in America .
See The UO Blues Discography

The silver anniversary project. Vol. II ; [a second hour of praise]
Maranatha! Music, 1998.
PERFORMERS: Jachin Mullen, Terrye Coehlho Strom, Geoff Bullock, Chris Falson, Holland Davis, Teresa Muller, Kelly Willard, Joseph Sabolick, Bill Sprouse,Jr., Tommy Walker, Steve Fry.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX5854

This is how it all began, v. 1
Specialty Records, 1982.
PERFORMERS: Chosen Gospel Singers, Soul Stirrers, Alex Bradford, Swan Silvertones.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A1502 v.2

Wade in the water : African American sacred music traditions.
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings SF 40076, p1994.
NOTES: Annotated by Bernice Johnson Reagon, Pearl Williams-Jones and Lisa Pertillar Brevard.
CONTENTS: Vol. I: African American spirituals : the concert tradition -- Vol. II: African American Congregational singing : Nineteenth century roots -- Vol. III: African
American gospel : the pioneering composers -- Vol. IV: African American community gospel.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX4178 v.1- v.4

WOW gospel 1999 : the year's 30 top gospel artists and songs.
Zomba, p1999.
PERFORMERS: The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee -Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ -- CeCe Winans-Vickie Winans-Karen Clark-Sheard -Sounds of Blackness -BeBe Winans -- Virtue --Yolanda Adams --Pastor Hezekiah Walker presents the LFT Church Choir -- Anointed -- Dawkins & Dawkins -- O'Landa Draper & The Associates -- Oleta Adams -- Angie & Debbie Winans -- New Direction -- Darwin Hobbs.--Rev. Milton Brunson's Thompson Community Singers -- Donnie McClurkin -- The Williams Brothers (featuring Stevie Wonder) --The Canton Spirituals -- Colorado Mass Choir featuring Joe Pace -- Kurt Carr Singers -- Patrick Love & The A.L. Jinwright Mass Choir -- Victory in Praise Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir -- Daryl Coley featuring Vanessa Bell Armstrong with the Whitfield Company -- Shirley Caesar -- Dottie Peoples -- Lamar Campbell and Spirit of Praise -- Helen Baylor -- Bobby Jones & New Life with the Nashville
Super Choir -- Beverly Crawford -- Maurette Brown Clark.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX5705

Wow the 90's : 30 top Christian songs of the decade.
Word/Epic, p1999.
PERFORMERS: Point of Grace-Rich Mullins-CrystalLewis-Steven Curtis Chapman-Amy Grant-Michael W. Smith-Jaci Velasquez-DC Talk-Twila Paris-Sandi Patty, with Wayne Watson-HIM-Michael English-Chris Rice-Avalon-Carman-Anointed-Newsboys-Clay Crosse-Kathy Troccoli-Jars of Clay-Phillips,
Craig & Dean.
Doug Circ COMPACT DISC CX5849

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