Episode 329 1950s Gospel

06/06/2025 57 min
Episode 329 1950s Gospel

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Episode Synopsis

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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