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List Of Songs Recorded By Washington Phillips
These are lists of all the songs recorded by the gospel blues musician Washington Phillips (18801954), arranged both in alphabetical order of title and by recording date. Additional information is given in parentheses. __TOC__ Alphabetic list * "A Mother's Last Word to Her Daughter" (December 2, 1929 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14511-D). This song shares tune and chorus with "Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King" by Blind Willie Johnson * "Denomination BluesPart 1" (December 5, 1927 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14333-D) * "Denomination BluesPart 2" (December 5, 1927 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14333-D) * "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" (December 4, 1928 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14448-D) * "I Had a Good Father and Mother" (December 2, 1929 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14566-D) * "I've Got the Key to the Kingdom" (December 2, 1929 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14511-D) * "Jesus Is My Friend" (December 5, 1928; Dallas, TX; Columbia 14404-D) * "Lift Him Up That's All" (December 2, 1927 Dallas, TX; Columbia 14277-D) * "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Blues
Gospel blues (or holy blues) is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment. According to musician and historian Stefan Grossman, "holy blues" was coined to originally describe Reverend Gary Davis's style of traditional blues playing with lyrics conveying a religious message. Davis and Blind Willie Johnson are considered the genre's two dominant performers, according to Dick Weissman. Other notable gospel-blues performers include Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Washington Phillips. Blues musicians who became devout, or even practicing clergy, include Reverend Robert Wilkins and Ishman Bracey.Wardlow, G., and Komara, E. M. (1998). ''Chasin' That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues''. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. pp. 43, 45. . Bluesmen such as Boyd Rivers, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Sam Collins, Josh White, Blind Boy Fulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |