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Thread #157928   Message #3797133
Posted By: GUEST,Dean George
22-Jun-16 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: Unknown religous song from old LP
Subject: RE: Unknown religous song from old LP
I Played mandolin on the LP, which was recorded in Columbus Ga. at a all night recording session that started on Sat. Aug.7 1971 and lasted to the next morning. Herman Coker is the only member of the Ala. Bluegrass who is deceased, although Wayne Coker and Leion Lowery who played on the recording are also deceased. Lomax Austin and myself are currently playing in the Wildwood Bluegrass.   It was recorded by Burnice Rooks on a Wollensak-3M reel to reel recorder (I remember that because I owned one at the time,and it was pretty well state of the art at the time for a home recorder). Ronny Lowery who was also on the recording is still playing music and I believe lives in Geneva County Al. Jim (Earl) Lowery is still alive but no longer plays music.   The LP got quite a bit of airplay on WDAK Radio in Columbus Ga. (which had a far reaching signal in the early morning at that time) by a DJ called Cuzzin Al who played a lot of bluegrass and traditional country. He misplaced his copy of The Stanley Brothers "Rank Stranger" once and until he found it, everytime he got a request for "Rank Stranger" he played our version-- so we Really got a lot of air play then. I am going to go back and listen to our version of "My Savior Is Calling". Jim got it from the Hylo Brown record. You may be misunderstanding or he may have misunderstood when he heard it. What town was the Goodwill in where you bought the LP?