Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground
10:00am, 2-20-2021
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A collection of songs by Black musicians who used both acoustic and electric guitars in service of the Lord. Including recordings by street preachers, congregations, families, and bluesmen, ranging between the '20s and '60s.
- 10:00am God's Mighty Hand by Rev. Utah Smith on Fire in My Bones (Tompkins Square)
- 10:03am I Am The Light of the World by Blind Gary Davis on American Epic (Legacy)
- 10:07am I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore by Two Gospel Keys on Country Gospel: The Post War Years (1946-1953) (Document)
- 10:08am This Time Another Year by Rev. Edward Clayborn on American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) (Revenant)
- 10:11am Tryin' To Get Home by Eddie Head and His Family on American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) (Revenant)
- 10:14am The Bible's Right by Sister O.M. Terrell on Goodbye Babylon (Dust-to-Digital)
- 10:17am Prayer of Death Part I by Charley Patton on American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) (Revenant)
- 10:20am John the Revelator by Blind Willie Johnson on Anthology of American Folk Music (Folkways)
- 10:23am Take My Hand Precious Lord by Blind Connie Williams on Philadelphia Street (Testament )
- 10:26am Don't Let The Devil Ride by Ike Gordon on Fire in My Bones (Tompkins Square)
- 10:29am Victory Shall Be Mine by Straight Street Holiness Group on Fire in My Bones (Tompkins Square)
- 10:31am Wrapped Up and Tangled Up in Jesus by Reverend Charlie Jackson on God's Got It: The Legendary Booker And Jackson Singles (Crypt)
- 10:35am Death is Only a Dream by Rev. Edward Clayborn on Really the Blues? A Blues History (1893-1959) Vol. 1 (West Hill Radio Archives)
- 10:38am When I Take My Vacation in Heaven by Mother McCollum on Songsters & Saints Vol. 1: Saints (Matchbox )
- 10:40am Peace in the Valley by Rev. Lonnie Farris on Slide Guitar Gospel (Document)
- 10:43am Morning Train by Reverend Charlie Jackson on God's Got It: The Legendary Booker And Jackson Singles (Crypt)
- 10:46am Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson on American Epic (Legacy)
- 10:49am Death Don't Have No Mercy by Rev. Gary Davis on Harlem Street Singer (Bluesville)
- 10:54am A Closer Walk to Thee by Rev. Lonnie Farris on Slide Guitar Gospel (Document )