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Thread #157172   Message #3707748
Posted By: FreddyHeadey
09-May-15 - 08:54 AM
Thread Name: What is the 'Voice of Nell'
Subject: RE: What is the 'Voice of Nell'
I hope you get some more on this.

Albert E. Brumley seems to get a lot of credits to it
http://hymnal.calvarybaptistsv.org/485.html
Yes the Gospel Keys seems older ytube and Spotify links here >
/Two+Gospel+Keys/_/I+Dont+Feel+At+Home+In+This+World+ 

There is another thread which might have more info, I didn't read it all. But see http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=27901#344202 
"Stewie - PM       Date: 20 Nov 00 - 06:34 PM 
Charles Wolfe says the Monroes learned the song from the 1935 'hit' record by the Prairie Ramblers on ARC, but the song had its roots deep in the black gospel tradition. In his liner notes to vol 5 of the Rounder set of Carter RCA material, Wolfe said it had been recorded before the Carter's 1931 recording by several black gospel groups ...."


btw my Wordsworth misquote should have been the line " Outdid the sparkling leaves in glee "