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Brother Joe May - Singles, Album Tracks And Live Recordings 1949-62 - This album is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer. - Brother Joe May was one of the most revered and respected of all the male gospel singers of the post-war era, acquiring the nickname of "The Thunderbolt Of The Middle West", and with one critic describing him as "arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music, with a voice of unimaginable range and power". Influenced by the likes of Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, he himself became a significant influence on artists like Little Richard. This 84-track 4-CD collection comprises many of the A & B sides of his singles on the Specialty and Nashboro label during these years, plus titles from his Nashboro albums "The Master's On Our Side" and Walk On And Talk On", not otherwise featured on singles, along with live recordings from between 1952 and 1955. It features studio and 'live' performances with The Sallie Martin Singers, Sister Wynona Carr and The Pilgrim Travellers. It's a substantial and reasonably comprehensive overview of the key first decade and more of his career, when he built his reputation, and is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer.
Brother Joe May - Singles, Album Tracks And Live Recordings 1949-62 - This album is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer. - Brother Joe May was one of the most revered and respected of all the male gospel singers of the post-war era, acquiring the nickname of "The Thunderbolt Of The Middle West", and with one critic describing him as "arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music, with a voice of unimaginable range and power". Influenced by the likes of Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, he himself became a significant influence on artists like Little Richard. This 84-track 4-CD collection comprises many of the A & B sides of his singles on the Specialty and Nashboro label during these years, plus titles from his Nashboro albums "The Master's On Our Side" and Walk On And Talk On", not otherwise featured on singles, along with live recordings from between 1952 and 1955. It features studio and 'live' performances with The Sallie Martin Singers, Sister Wynona Carr and The Pilgrim Travellers. It's a substantial and reasonably comprehensive overview of the key first decade and more of his career, when he built his reputation, and is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer.
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Format: CD
Label: ACROBAT
Rel. Date: 05/12/2023
UPC: 824046717322

Singles Album Tracks And Live Recordings 1949-62
Artist: Brother May Joe
Format: CD
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1. Search Me Lord
2. How Much More of Life's Burden Can I Bear
3. Do You Know Him?
4. The Day Is Past and Gone
5. What Do You Know About Jesus
6. I'll Serve You Till My Dying Day
7. I Want Jesus on the Road I Travel
8. I'm Going to Live the Life I'm Singing About in My Song
9. I Want a Double Portion of God's Love
10. He'll Be Waiting at the End for Me
11. I See Jesus
12. It's Alright
13. I Thank the Lord
14. There Must Be a Heaven Somewhere
15. Our Father
16. Oh Yes, He Set Me Free
17. I'll Make It Somehow
18. Your Sins Will Find You Out
19. Doctor Jesus
20. Christ Is All
21. In That Day
22. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
23. He's Able to Carry You Through
24. Mercy, Oh Lord
25. I'm Going Through
26. It's a Long, Long Way
27. Thank You Lord for One More Day
28. The Old Ship of Zion
29. Lead Me! Guide Me!
30. Just Call His Name
31. Old Time Religion
32. I'm Happy Working for the Lord
33. He'll Understand and Say Well Done
34. It Don't Cost Very Much
35. Jesus Knows
36. Going Home
37. Consider Me
38. Grow Closer
39. Remember Me
40. I Just Can't Keep from Cryin Sometime
41. I Claim Jesus First
42. Don't Forget the Name of the Lord
43. The Master's on Our Side
44. My Mother Prayed for Me
45. Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name
46. I Heard Angels Singing
47. Willing to Run
48. When the Lord Gets Ready (You've Got to Move)
49. My Conversion
50. Go Tell the News
51. Amazing Grace - Parts 1 ; 2
52. I'm on the Battlefield
53. Goin' on a Long Journey
54. Walk with Me Lord
55. Walk on, Talk on
56. Take a Poor Servant Home
57. Wake Me and Shake Me
58. How the Lord Can Heal
59. It's a Mighty Building
60. You Better Mind (What You Say)
61. Please Lord Have Mercy
62. My Heavenly Home
63. I Found the Light
64. Leaning on Him
65. You Gonna Need Him
66. Father! I Belong to Thee
67. God Is the One
68. Bring Back Those Days
69. God Leads Us Along
70. I'm a Child of the King
71. He's Waiting for Me
72. Old Ship of Zion
73. Vacation in Heaven
74. Jesus Is Real to Me
75. All of My Burdens (Ain't That Good News)
76. He's the One
77. I Want Jesus on the Road I Travel
78. How I Got Over
79. Hold to God's Unchanging Hand
80. By and By When I Get Home
81. Move on Up a Little Higher
82. Speak Lord Jesus
83. He'll Understand and Say Well Done

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Brother Joe May - Singles, Album Tracks And Live Recordings 1949-62 - This album is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer. - Brother Joe May was one of the most revered and respected of all the male gospel singers of the post-war era, acquiring the nickname of "The Thunderbolt Of The Middle West", and with one critic describing him as "arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music, with a voice of unimaginable range and power". Influenced by the likes of Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, he himself became a significant influence on artists like Little Richard. This 84-track 4-CD collection comprises many of the A & B sides of his singles on the Specialty and Nashboro label during these years, plus titles from his Nashboro albums "The Master's On Our Side" and Walk On And Talk On", not otherwise featured on singles, along with live recordings from between 1952 and 1955. It features studio and 'live' performances with The Sallie Martin Singers, Sister Wynona Carr and The Pilgrim Travellers. It's a substantial and reasonably comprehensive overview of the key first decade and more of his career, when he built his reputation, and is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer.

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