Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!

Subject: ADD: IT'S MY DESIRE
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Dec 06 - 10:43 PM

Hear the song! Go to WFMU's Sinner's Crossroads archives. It's near the end of the hour-long show for 11/13/06.

~S~


IT'S MY DESIRE
Sung by The Sensational Nightingales (1973?)


It's my desire... to say some good things every day.
It's my desire... to he'p the fallen by the way.
It's my desire... to bring back those who've gone astray;
It's my desire... to be like my Lord.

It's my desire... to teach some sinner how to pray;
It's my desire... to he'p the traveler find the Way.
It's my desire... to lift up Jesus every day.
It's my desire... to be like my Lord.

It's my desire... to bring the wand'rer to the fold.
It's my desire... to shelter someone from the cold.
It's my desire... to do Thy Will as I am told.
It's my desire... to be like my Lord.

It's my desire... to see His face when life is done.
It's my desire... to meet the Father and the Son.
It's my desire... to hear Him say, "My child, well done."
It's my desire... to be like my Lord.

SH

Subject: ADD: My Sisters and Brothers
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Mar 06 - 02:33 PM

MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS
As sung by the Sensational Nightingales' "My Sisters and Brothers" on their "My Sisters and Brothers" album, Peacock/MCA 1974 (with Charles Johnson)

1. I want to say to my sister and my brothers,
Keep the faith!
When the storm rise and the wind blow,
Go on at a steady pace.
When the battle is fought and the victory's won
We can all shout together, "We have overcome,"
And we can talk to the Father and the Son
When we make it to the Promised Land. (My Jesus!)

REFRAIN:
If we walk together little children,
We won't ever have to worry.
Through this world of trouble
We've got to love one another.
Let us take our fellow man by the hand
And try to he'p him to understand
That we can all be together forever and ever
When we make it to the Promised Land.


2. (Listen!) Our Bible reads,
"Thou shall not be afraid
For the terror by night,
Nor for the arrow that flies by day.
Nor for the pestilence
That walketh in the darkness;
Nor for the destruction
That waiteth in the noonday hour."

REFRAIN

3. (Sister-n-brothers!) This world is not our home;
We're only passing through.
Our treasures are laid up
'Way beyond the blue.
Let us do the very best that we can,
While a-traveling a-through this land,
And we can all be together, shaking a hand,
When we make it to the Promised Land.

LAST REFRAIN:
When we make it to the Promised Land,
When we make it to the Promised Land.
Elders! When we make it to the Promised Land!
People! When we make it to the Promised Land!
Sisters! When we make it to the Promised Land!
Brothers! When we make it to the Promised Land!
When we make it to the Promised Land.... (fades)


SH

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Mar 06 - 02:06 PM

WOW! A LOT of good ones in this online-archived show:

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/11426

Especially just before the end--

Sensational Nightingales' "My Sisters and Brothers" on their "My Sisters and Brothers" album, Peacock/MCA 1974 (with Charles Johnson).

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Jan 05 - 12:40 PM

From Sinner's Crossroads:

November 17, 2001


This archived show has no playlist posted at WFMU, but there are a lot of good items on it, listed below. Given are approximate times they appear in the hourlong program, and approximate lyrics for the ones I think are most do-able.

~S~

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06:45 - Can't Do Without the Lord (I Don't Know What I'd Do Without the Lord) - Rock Island Singers - Nashboro 7" single. It's a lead over a quartet, with some improiv by the lead, but basically this is the lyric:

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT THE LORD
As learned from the singing of The Rock Island Singers as heard on WFMU-FM's "Sinner's Crossroads" with Kevin Nutt.

I don't know what I'd do without the Lord,
I don't know what I'd do without the Lord,
When I look around and see *what the Lord has done for me,
Then I don't know what I'd do without the Lord.

How could I pray without the Lord?
How could I pray without the Lord?
When I look around and see what the Lord has done for me,
Then I don't know what I'd do without the Lord.

How could I shout without the Lord?
How could I shout without the Lord?
When I look around and see what the Lord has done for me,
Then I don't know what I'd do without the Lord.

How could I be saved without the Lord?
How could I be saved without the Lord?
When I look around and see what the Lord has done for me,
Then I don't know what I'd do without the Lord.

* var. how good the Lord has been to me

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12:20 At Calvary - Sensational Nightingales (be sure to hear the intro commentary) 1972. Some words unclear and approximated below.

AT CALVARY
As learned from The Sensational Nightingales (1972 recording)

O, the years I spent in vanity and pride
Caring not that the Lord was crucified;
Knowing not it was for me He died
On...... on..... Calvary... (Calvary)
Calvary....!

By God's grace at last, my sins I learned.
Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned.
Give my guilty soul in flowing turn to
You...... You.... Calvary.... (Calvary)
Calvary....!

Now I've given to Jesus to everything;
Now I gladly own Him as my King.
Now my restless soul can only sing
Of... of.... Calvary.... (Calvary)
Calvary....!

Mercy there was great and grace was free,
Pardon that was multiplied for me.
Now my burdened soul found liberty
At.... at.... Calvary.... (Calvary)
Calvary....!

=================

[several good songs between]

20:05 (I Know Because My) The Bible Told Me So - Hilite Gospel Singers

22:14 Please Mr. President (Tell Me What's Wrong) [the song is questioning the Viet Nam war] - Pilgrim Jubilee Singers - Peacock 1969

25:05 Jesus Is Waiting (Don't Forget the Bridge) (He waited for you) - The Golden Nugget, Cotillion, early 70's recorded at Malaco studios.

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31:25 Jesus Be My Guide - Gospel Consolators, Peacock

34:20 Come and Go (Come On, Don't You Want to Go?) - Emma Tucker, Nashboro single

COME ON, DON'T YOU WANT TO GO?
Learned from the singing of Emma Tuicker
as heard on WFMU-FM's "Sinner's Crossroads" with Kevin Nutt.

Come on, come on, don't you want to go?
Come on, come on, don't you want to go?
Come on, come on, don't you want to go?
My soul is heaven bound.

I'm going up to heaven to see my Lord, don't you want to go?
I'm going up to heaven to see my Lord, don't you want to go?
I'm going up to heaven to see my Lord, don't you want to go?
My soul is heaven bound.

I'll be walking and talking with the heavenly King, don't you want to go?
I'll be walking and talking with the heavenly King, don't you want to go?
I'll be walking and talking with the heavenly King, don't you want to go?
My soul is heaven bound.

You can drink from the fountain that never runs dry, don't you want to go?
You can drink from the fountain that never runs dry, don't you want to go?
You can drink from the fountain that never runs dry, don't you want to go?
My soul is heaven bound.

The train is standing at the station, don't you want to go?
The train is standing at the station, don't you want to go?
The train is standing at the station, don't you want to go?
My soul is heaven bound.

Come on, come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
My soul is—
My soul is—
My soul is heaven bound.

==============================

36:45 More of Jesus and Less of Me - Brewsteraires (originally the Mt. Pisgah Gospel Singers), Dot Records
39:55 My Mother's Gone to Heaven (I Am Going Too) - Gold Star Quartet (from Mississippi), Document Records reissue of 1936 recording
42:30 Steal Away - Shelby County (AL) Big Four
45:30 My Jesus Knows (I was Praying) by Cecil Shaw - Sterling Jubilee Singers of Bessemer, AL, 1982 (on BBC documentary soundtrack, "On the Battlefield")

56:00 Sweet Foreverland, Sensational Nightingales

Subject: Chords: I'LL BE SINGING ALL THE TIME IN MY MIND
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 03:57 PM

Here's a first run at a simple arrangement, from Louis.

~S~

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I'LL BE SINGING ALL THE TIME IN MY MIND
As sung by the New York, Georgia Singers at the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival, in the summer of 1943.

REFRAIN:
(A)I'll be singing all the time, in my mind;
I'll be singing all the (E7)time, in my mind.
Well (A)if the Lord should call me and (D)knock on my (A)door,
(A7)I'll be (E7)singing all the (A)time.

(A)How well I do remember how (D)Jesus brought me through.
(A)I'll be singing all the (E7)time, in my mind.
I (A)prayed and I walked the floor,(D) a night or (A)two;
(A7)I'll be (E7)singing all the (A)time.

~S~

Subject: I'LL BE SINGING ALL THE TIME IN MY MIND
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 03:53 PM

Here's a first run at a simple arrangement, from Louis.

~S~

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I'LL BE SINGING ALL THE TIME IN MY MIND
As sung by the New York, Georgia Singers at the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival, in the summer of 1943.

REFRAIN:
(A)I'll be singing all the time, in my mind;
I'll be singing all the (E7)time, in my mind.
Well (A)if the Lord should call me and (D)knock on my door,
(A)I'll be (E7)singing all the (A)time.

(A)How well I do remember how (D)Jesus brought me through.
(A)I'll be singing all the (E7)time, in my mind.
I (A)prayed and I walked the floor,(D) a night or two;
(A)I'll be (E7)singing all the (A)time.

~S~

Subject: ADD: I'll Be Singing All the Time in My Mind
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 12:43 PM

Here's one for this week:

Look for the online, downloadable recording of "I'll Be Singing" (START HERE), at the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival in the Now What a Time section of the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. There's a lot of great stuff in the Fort material-- some we have done and will do.

"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. The documentation was created by John Wesley Work III in 1941 and by Lewis Jones and Willis Laurence James in March, June, and July 1943. Also included are recordings made in Tennessee and Alabama (including six Sacred Harp songs) by John Work between September 1938 and 1941. These recording projects were supported by the Library of Congress's Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center). Song lists made by the collectors, correspondence with the Archive about the trips, and a special issue of the Fort Valley State College student newsletter, The Peachite: Festival Number, are also included. One interesting feature of this collection is the topical rewording of several standard gospel songs to address the wartime concerns of the performers. This online presentation is made possible by the generous support of The Texaco Foundation.

~Susan

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I'LL BE SINGING ALL THE TIME IN MY MIND
As sung by the New York, Georgia Singers at the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival, in the summer of 1943.

REFRAIN:
I'll be singing all the time, in my mind;
I'll be singing all the time, in my mind.
Well if the Lord should call me and knock on my door,
I'll be singing all the time.

How well I do remember how Jesus brought me through.
I'll be singing all the time, in my mind.
I prayed and I walked the floor, a night or two;
I'll be singing all the time.

When sorrow overtake me, when trouble starts to brew,
I'll be singing all the time, in my mind.
My friends will talk about me, sometimes my kinfolk too,
Oh, I'll be singing all the time.

When I press my dying pillow and my life is almost through,
Well I'll be singing all the time, in my mind.
And my sight begins to fail me, my fingernails turn blue,
I'll be singing all the time.

SH

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 Sep 04 - 10:07 AM

Oh crap, I forgot to format it:

  
  
  (REFRAIN) 
  
  Dm 
  Sinner, the Master is calling you, 
  
  A7            Dm 
  Calling you, calling you. 
  
  
  Sinner, the Master is calling you, 
  
  Gm,A7   Dm   
  Calling you. 
  
  
  
  Verse:
  
  Dm                     Gm 
  If you listen you can hear, 
  
  Dm                     Gm 
  If you listen you can hear. 
  
  Dm                 Gm 
  Listen, can't you hear? 
  
  Dm                 Gm 
  Listen, can't you hear? 
  
  Dm      Gm   DM A7 Dm 
  "Let Me in, let Me in."
  
  

This is reworked somewhat from the version I've heard, which has such an air of extemporaneous verse/refrain structuring that I remade it into distinct verses, for us, so the people could sing along more comfortably.

~Susan

Subject: Chord Correction, Sinner the Master is Calling You
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 12:00 PM

In D minor, and corrected:

(REFRAIN)
Dm
Sinner, the Master is calling you,

A7            Dm
Calling you, calling you.


Sinner, the Master is calling you,

Gm,A7,   Dm   
Calling you.


Dm                     Gm
If you listen you can hear,

Dm                     Gm
If you listen you can hear.

Dm                Gm
Listen, can't you hear?

Dm                Gm
Listen, can't you hear?

Dm      Gm DM A7 Dm
"Let Me in, let Me in."

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 01:56 PM

Susan,

That's fine with me. I will return the cassettes to you the next time we get togheter. As I said i only have one small, cheap cassette player and I'm worried about it chewing up the tapes. I have a bunch of old guitar instruction tapes that I want to convert to CDs but I want to get a better player. My "good" player has bit the dust. I also have a great cassette unit for a home stereo but that ALSO has stopped working and it would be inconvenient to use.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 01:45 PM

L,

Never mind the tapes for now-- I have the MP3 CDs they were created from. On some, the sound quality is bad because they are from wax cylinder field recordings pre-acetate, pre-vinyl. Better for now to keep grabbing and hearing the newer SC shows.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 01:28 PM

Susan,

Yes I can listen to those. There are also a few on those cassettes but the playback on some is so bad. There was one song which featured an autoharp.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 12:26 PM

OK. For these dates, could you listen for more good songs I missed? I did not listen to the whole show for those dats:

Sept. 29, 2001
Aug. 25, 2001
Oct. 6, 2001

And for Aug. 18, 2001, I don't think I have heard that one, at all-- nothing in my notes about good songs for that date. If you could list any good stuff from those show dates, that isn't listed above, it would be a big help, or for new shows you might get, as we discussed.

If you give me the date and song names, I can listen and transcribe, and then we can see about chords.

Sound like a plan?

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 11:26 AM

Susan,

Mine are: Sept. 29, 2001

Aug. 25, 2001

Oct. 6, 2001

Aug. 18, 2001

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 10:23 AM

Additions to the January 5, 2002 show "want" list:

The Templeaires, He Spoke. There are many versions of this song on other shows, titled a bit differently. This version is like the recent rockers we've been working on. Great bass part-- how would you describe it? Is that a walking bass?

I'll be transcribing and posting the Jan. 5 lyrics for the songs I've identified so far.

Louis, what are the show dates for the CD's you have? (I assume you figured out my labeling system by now? The label includes the show date coded to digits.)

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 08:09 PM

Welcome to Mudcat! There's a nice thread running now about WAV normalization....

~S~

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: TrustNo1
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 07:59 PM

I have joined this group. I am no longer a guest.

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 07:39 PM

Yes, that's right. Let me know if it sounds OK

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:58 PM

When you post chords, you only need to post the first verse and the refrain. Just insert them in parens, before the syllable where the chord changes, like my example above.

Floating them above the text is described in the FAQ (top of the thread list), but it requires some HTML coding and it's fine to insert them inline as I have done when I've posted them.

I tried copy-pasting your corrected version, but WITH the HTML coding-- does this look right?

  CORRECTED VERSION ONE
  Sinner, the Master is Calling You
  From Louis
  
  ((Turn down one fret))
  Lead intro:
  D, Em
  D, Em,
  D,C,B7
  
  (REFRAIN)
  Em
  Sinner, the Master is calling you,
  B7                Em
  Calling you, calling you.
  (hold Em)
  Sinner, the Master is calling you,
  B7   Am Em
  Calling you.
  
  Em                   Am
  If you listen you can hear,
  Em                   Am
  If you listen you can hear.
  Em                Am
  Listen, can't you hear? 
  Em                Am
  Listen, can't you hear? 
  Em   Bm Am E7 Bm Am
  "Let Me in, let Me in."
  
         Em          Am
  When He calls your name 
  Em          Am
  Don't be ashamed
  Em             Am
  If your soul is lost 
      Em          Am
  Then you'll be to blame
               Em Bm   Am
  Why don't you let Him in?
  Em   Bm Am Em Bm Am
  "Let Me in, let Me in."
  
  Em          Am
  Trust Him today 
         Em            Am
  He will surely make a way
      Em          Am
  Your load He will lighten 
           Em          Am    
  And your days He will brighten
         Em Bm Am    Em    Bm Am 
  Saying "Let Me in,   let   Me in."
  
  Em          Am 
  Hear Him tonight 
         Em      Am
  It will be all right
         Em       Am
  He will save your soul 
              Em       Am
  And He will make you whole
         Em   Bm Am Em Bm Am
  If you let Him in, let Him in.
  Em Bm Am    Em   B7 Em
  "Let Me in, let   Me in."
  

~S~

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:42 PM

Susan, re: "If Jesus Had to Pray"

I had a hard time deciphering the words even with your text so I haven't bothered to decipher it. It is a very standard I-IV-V progression with an actual key of F and has all the standard 7s where you would expect them, going to a Bb and a C7. There may be a part where it goes to a minor chord but this sounds pretty OK, I think.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:27 PM

Susan,

I don't understand the note but I do need a better way to do this chord thing. This took forever and it still doesn't look all that great. I forgot to tell you this is played with the capo on the second fret, so the ACTUAL key of the record would be a F (or F minor).

Give this a try if you have time. Some of the Bminors may be played as B or B7s or whatever, but I think I got most of it.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:19 PM

POSTING CHORDS

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:17 PM

CORRECTED VERSION ONE
Sinner, the Master is Calling You
From Louis

((Turn down one fret))
Lead intro:
D, Em
D, Em,
D,C,B7

(REFRAIN)
Em
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
B7                Em
Calling you, calling you.
(hold Em)
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
B7   Am Em
Calling you.

Em                   Am
If you listen you can hear,
Em                   Am
If you listen you can hear.
Em                Am
Listen, can't you hear?
Em                Am
Listen, can't you hear?
Em   Bm Am E7 Bm Am
"Let Me in, let Me in."

       Em          Am
When He calls your name
Em          Am
Don't be ashamed
Em             Am
If your soul is lost
    Em          Am
Then you'll be to blame
             Em Bm   Am
Why don't you let Him in?
Em   Bm Am Em Bm Am
"Let Me in, let Me in."

Em          Am
Trust Him today
       Em            Am
He will surely make a way
    Em          Am
Your load He will lighten
         Em          Am   
And your days He will brighten
       Em Bm Am    Em    Bm Am
Saying "Let Me in,   let   Me in."

Em          Am
Hear Him tonight
       Em      Am
It will be all right
       Em       Am
He will save your soul
            Em       Am
And He will make you whole
       Em   Bm Am Em Bm Am
If you let Him in, let Him in.
Em Bm Am    Em   B7 Em
"Let Me in, let   Me in."

From Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:15 PM

Sinner, the Master is Calling You
From Louis

((Turn down one fret))
Lead intro:
D, Em
D, Em,
D,C,B7

(REFRAIN)
Em
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
B7                Em
Calling you, calling you.
(hold Em)
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
B7   Am Em
Calling you.

Em                   Am
If you listen you can hear,
Em                   Am
If you listen you can hear.
Em                Am
Listen, can't you hear?
Em                Am
Listen, can't you hear?
Em   B7 Am E7 B7 Am
"Let Me in, let Me in."

       Em          Am
When He calls your name
Em          Am
Don't be ashamed
Em             Am
If your soul is lost
    Em          Am
Then you'll be to blame
             Em B7   Am
Why don't you let Him in?
Em   B7 Am Em B7 Am
"Let Me in, let Me in."

Em          Am
Trust Him today
       Em            Am
He will surely make a way
    Em          Am
Your load He will lighten
         Em          Am   
And your days He will brighten
       Em Bm Am    Em    Bm Am
Saying "Let Me in,   let   Me in."

Em          Am
Hear Him tonight
       Em      Am
It will be all right
       Em       Am
He will save your soul
            Em       Am
And He will make you whole
       Em   Bm Am Em Bm Am
If you let Him in, let Him in.
Em Bm Am    Em   B7 Em
"Let Me in, let   Me in."

From Louis

Subject: ADD If Jesus Had to Pray
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 10:45 AM

If Jesus Had to Pray
Learned from the singing of the Spirit of Memphis Quartet on King Records, 1949; heard on WFMU's Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nutt. Adapted, arranged, add'l lyrics (c) 2004 by Susan O. Hinton for the Good News-Goodtime Band.


1. Well if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about me?
Yes if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about me?
He had to fall down on bended knee,
Calling His Father, "Help me please!"
Lord if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about po' me?

2. In the Garden of Gethsemane
Jesus went low, on bended knee,
Calling His Father up in heaven, "Help me please!"
When His strength was almost gone,
Lord He bent down on the ground.
Yes if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about po' me?

3. And when they hung Him high, for all to see,
His heart was low as lonely can be.
He called on His Father. "Why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
When His spirit had fallen down,
Must have felt lower than the ground.
Yes if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about po' me?


4. And as He died, there on Calvary,
Still he prayed, yes He prayed for you and me.
Calling His Father in heaven "Forgive them, please!"
He looked in love, at the crowd around,
Hearts full of anger, or broken down.
Yes if Jesus had to pray,
What about me, what about po' me?

SH

Subject: ADD Sinner, the Master Is Calling You
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 10:43 AM

Sinner, the Master Is Calling You
Learned from the singing of the Gospel Keys on Peacock ("Sinner, He's Calling"), 1968; heard on WFMU's Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nut). Adapted, arranged, add'l lyrics (c) 2004 by Susan O. Hinton for the Good News-Goodtime Band.


REFRAIN:
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
Calling you, calling you.
Sinner, the Master is calling you,
Calling you.

1. If you listen you can hear,
If you listen you can hear.
Listen, can't you hear?
Listen, can't you hear?
"Let Me in, let Me in."

2. When He calls your name
Don't be ashamed
If your soul is lost
Then you'll be to blame
Why don't you let Him in?
"Let Me in, let Me in."

3. Trust Him today
He will surely make a way
Your load He will lighten
And your days He will brighten
Saying "Let Me in, let Me in."

4. Hear Him tonight
It will be all right
He will save your soul
And He will make you whole
If you let Him in, let Him in.
"Let Me in, let Me in."

SH

Subject: CRD I'M GOING THROUGH
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 10:18 AM

Louis, there is an HTML trick to get chords to land above the right words (which is why many of us here use the embedded inline-in- parens method). Is the following a better copy of what you saw at the other site?

~S~

  
  I'M GOING THROUGH
  
  D                      G          D
  Lord, I have started to walk in the light
                                 E         A
  That shines on my pathway so clearly, so bright;
  D                           G       D
  I've bade the world and its follies adieu,
  D                      A         D   
  And now with my Saviour I'm going through.
  
  Chorus
  D                  G         D
  I'm going through, I'm going through,
                          E          A
  I'll pay the price, whatever others do;
  D                         G                D
  I'll take the way with the Lord's annointed few;
  D                         A         D
  I'm going through, Jesus, I'm going through.
  
  ~S~ 




	

Subject: Hopeful Gospel Quartet
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 09:49 AM

The only other group I know besides our band, who adapts from as many gospel genres as we do, is the Hopeful Gospel Quartet, which can be heard regularly on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." I've begun borrowing quite a bit of their material-- it's all archived like SC-- and adapting it further for our use. When I've gone back in time to try to find the version they learned from, it's been interesting to estimate their arranging approach. I think it's a lot like ours-- soak up the heart of the song and then PLAY with it till it's ours.

~Susan

Subject: Black Gospel, Harmonizing Four's I'm Going Through
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 09:44 AM

THe Harmonizing Four's "I'm Going Through" is unbdoubtedly related to the version above. It's always hard to tell whuich came first, the chicken or the egg, and to tell the turkeys from the chicks at first sight.

This is a good song-- a great choice for our band. Not mine to sing (probably Greg & Tom), so a key assignment will have to wait for them. I'll post an edited lyric soon.

Thanks for finding a good 'un!

~Susan

Subject: ADD: THIS OLD BUILDING
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 09:29 AM

Louis,

There are MANY gospel songs that have crossed genre lines, so it does not surprise me that there is some similarity but also great variation. Our band, and our arrangements, are in that tradition of adaptation; in general I would say that gospel by its nature is an outstanding example of the "folk process" often discussed here at Mudcat. "God and creativity!!!!??????"

As you continue listening you will find that many songs recur but are, somehow, not the same song you might be expecting from whatever version of it you listened to last. My MP3 collection (as of archiving) is organized by song title, and you can hear the permutations as the "duplicates" play.

This creativity is why it can be so hard to nail down what is the "right" arrangement for anyone to do any of these songs-- cuz it all depends what you DOIN' with the thing.

:~) Keep listening. It will all start to jell into sense. There's a good reason why those CDs I lent you aren't in tracks-- your ear will benefit from hearing it ALL, and you will find that the songs we do NOT do influence us as much as the ones we DO do.

~Susan

PS please note song-posting style; also we always search the Mudcat database before posting in case a variant is already posted, so we can keep songs together and not have duplicate threads.

=================================================================

THIS OLD BUILDING
Learned from the singing of Laura Davis w/Rev. Charlie Jackson on Jackson Records, 1978; heard on WFMU's Sinner's Corssroads with Kevin Nutt. Adapted, arranged, verses 5, 6 (c) 2004 by Susan O. Hinton for the Good News-Goodtime Band.

1. This old building... keep on leaning--
I gotta move to a better home.
This old building... keep on leaning--
I gotta move to a better home!

2. This old back of mine... keep on achin'--
I gotta move to a better home.
This old back of mine... keep on achin'--
I gotta move to a better home!

3. These old feet of mine... movin slower--
I gotta move to a better home.
These old feet of mine... movin slower--
I gotta move to a better home!

4. These old eyes of mine... gettin' dimmer--
I gotta move to a better home.
These old eyes of mine... gettin' dimmer--
I gotta move to a better home!

5. This old heart of mine... beatin' truer--
I gotta move to a better home.
This old heart of mine... beatin' truer--
I gotta move to a better home!

6. These old hands of mine...reachin higher--
I gotta move to a better home.
This old hands of mine...reachin higher--
I gotta move to a better home!

7. This old building... keep on leaning--
I gotta move to a better home.
This old building... keep on leaning--
I gotta move to a better home!

SH

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 08:12 PM

Susan,

Oh, by the way I forgot to ask you this some time ago. I've relistened to "This Old Building" and I still think the final chord structure is either C Am F Am G C or, more probably, C Am F C G C. We have been playing the final three chords as F7 G C but I still don't hear that in the original. I know my original arrangement called for the final three chords to be Am G C but I think it just goes to a C, G, C. The bass does not work very well with an F. Of course, we can do however we want to, but I would ask for a relistening, if you have the time.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 06:38 PM

Well, I listened to it and the first line, for example, is word for it ... and then it starts to change ... and then some of the words return and the chord arrangement is more complex. So I DO think it is a much different version of the same song. This is a simpler arrangement.

what do you think.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 06:21 PM

Susan,

The song is on Sept. 22, 2001 songlist. However, I searched for a tab to the title and came up with the above on the Gospel Music Archive. But I either think they are two songs with the same title or two very different versions of the same song. Some of the words are the same as does the arrangement but then the words and the arrangement change, so I don't know what to make of it.

Louis

Subject: ADD: I'M GOING THROUGH
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 06:05 PM

Louis, thanks!

I've never heard that in any style-- where is it from?

And what is the SC show date?

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 02:58 PM

Susan,

"I'm Going Through: seems to have some of the same words and chord constructions as on th Sinner's Crossroads, but I don't think it's really the same song, unless it has been changed greatly.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 02:02 PM

Susan,

Since I can't (or dare not) play, I thought if I could find something that you could use. I can't vouch for anything but I thought you could perhaps use it as a stepping stone. I also have one other, I think, "I'm Going Through" but I don't know if it the same one. I will listen to the stream and let you know and send if it is the ... or I'll just send this now anyway.


I'M GOING THROUGH

D                      G          D
Lord, I have started to walk in the light
                               E         A
That shines on my pathway so clearly, so bright;
D                           G       D
I've bade the world and its follies adieu,
D                      A         D   
And now with my Saviour I'm going through.

Chorus
D                  G         D
I'm going through, I'm going through,
                        E          A
I'll pay the price, whatever others do;
D                         G                D
I'll take the way with the Lord's annointed few;
D                         A         D
I'm going through, Jesus, I'm going through.

Many once started to run in this race,
But with our Redeemer they could not keep pace;
Others accepted because it was new,
But not very many seem bound to go through.

Chorus

Let me but follow my Lord all alone,
And have for my pillow, like Jacob, a stone,
Rather than vain worldly pleasures pursue,
Than turn from this pathway and fail to go through.

Chorus

Come then, my comrades, and walk in this way
That leads to the kingdom of unending day;
Turn from your idols and join with the few,
Start in with your Saviour, and keep going through.


Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 01:47 PM

The lyric pattern on NOBODY is different, too...

~S~

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 01:44 PM

Are those as bluesy as the SC versions I wonder-- I'll have to try them. Nice lot of new words for LIGHT, too.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 01:12 PM

Susan, I found the following tabs

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

Chorus:
(G) This little (C) light of (G) mine, I'm gonna (D7) let it shine. (G) (G7)
This (C7) little light of mine, (G) I'm gonna (C7) let it (G) shine.
(G) This little (C) light of (Em) mine, (B7) I'm gonna let it (C) shine. C#° (Louie: A7 can be substituted for this chord)
Every (G) day (everyday), Every (D) day (everyday),
Every (G) day, O every(Em) day.
I'm gonna (G) let my (D7) little light (G) shine.

(G) The light that shines is the (G7) light of love,
(C) Lights the darkness from above.
(G) It shines on me and (Em) shines on you,
(A7) And shows what the power of (D7) love can do.
(G) I'm gonna shine my light both far and near,
(C) I'm gonna shine my ligth both (A7) bright and clear.
(G) Where there's a dark corner in (Em) this land,
(C) I'm gonna let my (D7) little light (G) shine.

Chorus

(G) (On Monday) give me the (G7) gift of love.
(C) (On Tuesday) peace came from above.
(G) (On Wednesday) He taught me to (Em) watch and pray.
(A7) (On Thursday) He told me just (D7) what to say.
(G) (On Friday) send me down some grace.
(C) (On Saturday) give me a (A7) little more faith.
(G) (On Sunday) give me the (Em) power divine,
(C) To let my (D7) little light (G) shine.

Repeat as led.


Or try this simplified arrangement

(G) This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This (C7) little light of mine, I'm gonna let it (G) shine.
(G) This little light of (Em) mine, (B7) I'm gonna let it (C) shine.
Every (G) day (everyday), Every (D) day (everyday),
Every (G) day, O every (Em) day.
I'm gonna (G) let my (D7) little light (G) shine.


NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN

F      Bb       F
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
       Bb       C7
Nobody knows but Jesus.
F      Bb       F
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
      C7   F
Glory Hallelujah!


F
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down;
       C7
O yes Lord.
F
Sometimes I'm almost to the groun';
C7   F
O yes Lord.


Although you see me going so;
I have my trials here below,

One day when I was walking along;
The heavens opened and the love came down,

I shall never forget that day;
When Jesus washed my sins away,


LOUIS

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 12:09 PM

Susan,

See my hotmail note.

Louis

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 04 - 09:35 AM

For WHEN IT HITS YOU (YOU WILL HOLLER AMEN), if we do it in C, which is likely, here's a start on the refrain. I dunno if it's what THEY'RE doing but it's what WE can do:

REFRAIN:
When it (C)hits you (when it hits you), you will (F)holler (you will holler): A- (C)men (Amen), (F)A- (C)men (Amen)!
When it (F)hits you (when it hits you), you will (F7)holler (you will holler): A- (G)men (Amen), A- G7)men (Amen)!
Make you (C)jump (make you jump), make you (C7)shout (make you shout),
Until the (F)tears (the tears) come a-burstin' (D7!)out (burstin' out)!
When it (C)hits you, it (C7)hits you, (F)O-oh! you will shout!   (F7)"A - - - (C)men!!"

So the verse would be pretty similar, right?

~S~

Subject: ADD: WHEN IT HITS YOU (YOU WILL HOLLER AMEN)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 04 - 03:41 PM

I've changed the text of the echoes and added verses. ANd made church be on Saturday evening cuz for us, it is.

~Susan

===================================================

WHEN IT HITS YOU (YOU WILL HOLLER AMEN)
Learned from the singing of Professor Harold Boggs and the Boggs Singers on Sinner's Crossroads WFMU.
Adapted, arranged, and v. 2-4 by Susan O. Hinton for the Good News-Goodtime Band, (c) June 2004.

REFRAIN:
When it hits you (when it hits you), you will holler (you will holler): Amen (Amen), Amen (Amen)!
When it hits you (when it hits you), you will holler (you will holler): Amen (Amen), Amen (Amen)!
Make you jump (make you jump), make you shout (make you shout),
Until the tears (the tears) come a-burstin' out (burstin' out)!
When it hits you, it hits you, O-oh! you will shout!   "A - - - men!!"

1. Went to church (went to church) Saturday evening (Saturday evening)
And heard a song (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
Went to church (went to church) Saturday evening (Saturday evening)
And heard a song (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
The song I heard (song I heard)
Sounded so sweet (it was sweet),
From my head (from my head)
To the sole of my feet (down to my feet)!
That's when it hit me, it hit me,
O-oh! it made me shout!   "A - - - men!!"

2. Heard a sermon (what a sermon) pastor preached (he can preach),
It made sense (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
I heard a sermon (what a sermon) pastor preached (he can preach),
It made sense (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
The Word I heard (Holy Word)
Well it was true (Light and True),
It shook my soul (shook my soul),
I mean thru and thru (wouldn't you)--
And when it hit me, it hit me,
O-oh! it made me shout!   "A - - - men!!"

3. I said a prayer (a little prayer), it was the Spirit (Holy Spirit),
Gave me the words (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
I said a prayer (a little prayer), it was the Spirit (Holy Spirit),
Gave me the words (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
I had the urge (felt the urge),
But not the thought (what's the thought),
But when It whispered (YES!),
My ear was caught (deeply caught),
And then it hit me, it hit me,
O-oh! it made me shout!   "A - - - men!!"

4. I was talkin' (just a-talkin') 'bout my Savior (precious Lamb),
About His love (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
I was talkin' (just a-talkin') 'bout my Savior (precious Lamb),
About His love (mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm);
Now all I said (I only said)
Was a little good news (personal news),
But it musta been just (Grace of God)
The news they could use (eternally use),
Cuz when it hit them, it hit them,
O-oh! it made them shout!   "A - - - men!!"

SH

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 04 - 02:53 PM

Here are my picks from the Dec. 1 2002 show:

**Professor Harold Boggs and the Boggs Singers - When It Hits You (You Will Holler Amen) [see above]
*Coole Brothers - Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
The Chosen Gospel Singers - You'll Need the Lord
Jewel Gospel Singers (AKA Stanton Sisters with Canzetta "Candy" Stanton) - Ease My Troublin' Mind
*Swan Silvertones - This Little Light of Mine
**Silver Gate Quartet - We Did It Again
**Sensational Nightingales - Sweet Foreverland

* We oughtta do
** We GOTTA do
(The rest, we could do)

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 04 - 12:08 PM

I'm working on transcribing the playlist from that Dec. 1 program mentioned above because there are several great songs in there to work on. For now, here's a start on lyrics for a good one in that show, second song in. Another great Boggs rock-n-roller.

WHEN IT HITS YOU (YOU WILL HOLLER AMEN)
Professor Harold Boggs and the Boggs Singers

REFRAIN:
When it hits you (yes indeed), you will holler (yes indeed): Amen (Amen), Amen (Amen)!
When it hits you (yes indeed), you will holler (yes indeed): Amen (Amen), Amen (Amen)!
Will make you jump (doo dee doo), will make you shout, until the tears come a-burstin' out
When it hits you, it hits you, you will shout A--------men!

I went to church one Sunday, and heard a song
I went to church one Sunday, and heard a song
The song I heard (yes indeed), sounded so sweet (yes indeed),
All the way down from my head right to the sole of my feet!
That's when it hit me, A--------men!

~Susan

Subject: Adapt'g 'Talking About a Child That Do Love Jesus'
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 04 - 11:48 AM

"Talking About a Child That Do Love Jesus" is another that will undergo significant change before it's ours. We'll lift the melody line and general structure from the lead vocal in the first part (about 2 minutes), but we'll virtually ignore the backup/response vocal parts. We won't go into the repetitive "spirit dancing" structurally or stylistically, either, but I will probably lift some good text from that section, to build new verses.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 04 - 11:35 AM

Louis,

I think that probably IS the correct progression from what can be heard in the original.

But, after some practice time with the above, and transposing, I think with "Travel On" we have a prime example of a song we can't reproduce as it was done by the originators, and that we have to allow to morph closer to styles and sounds somewhere within our own culture.

To sing it like it's chorded above, we'd need a full vocal or instrumental ensemble reproducing ALL of the parts of the original. This is because the chords above just do not work with a single vocal line, nor will they be sufficient to give the tune to the congregation singing along, without a very clear and loud melody instrument (keyboard) to teach it. And if we can't put it across with the vocal and instrumental forces at our disposal, it's not going to work for what we're doing.

So this one will have to go into the "later" hopper for us, till a clear melody that CAN be chorded more simply emerges. Maybe if my older arrangement comes to light, we can retry from there.

Too bad; it's a great song!

Oh well! On to the next! Let's finish up on Sweet Foreverland, in the thread we already have for that one. In my posts there I suggested a few refinements to try....

~Susan

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jun 04 - 04:18 PM

Susan, i have to get ready to drive down so I hurriedly have done just the main part and the chorus or whatever. This is in regular tuning.

The beginning riff, for the bass, is a G-Bb-C. The chords I am not so sure about. I play it Gm, Bb, C to follow the bass. But it can also be played with a Gminor to either a C or a Cy and let the bass play the Bb note, but it should be played.


So...
bass intro riff (2)
Gm-Bb-C
Gm-Bb-C



(no chords)Let me tell the world that (G)I, I'll (B flat)travel (C)on.
(G)I, I'll (B flat) keep the (C)faith.
(G) I'll (C) bring some soul, I'll bring them (G) to the (Bflat)throne of (C)grace.
(B flat)Whenever others are weak, that's the (C) time that I'll be strong.
And I'll (D7) teach them right from wrong, and travel (G) on, (Bflat) travel (C) on. (G)

1. I'm a soldier in God's army;
I'm climbing up 'round by 'round
I wanna be there in due time to wear my robe,
My slippers and my starry crown.....

G-Gsharp,A-Bb Sometimes in my (Eflat) traveling,
I've (Gminor) had a lot of (F) ups and (B flat) downs.
But I just know if I keep (F) working for Jesus,
(no chords) My soul will be heaven (D7) bound....

I do know how to playthat openinglick.


Louis

Subject: Black Gospel and Jazz Influences
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Jun 04 - 02:36 PM

Also, last night I realized WHY some of these are so hard to arrrange-- it's because in addition to blues influences on the orginators, they were often steeped in JAZZ. (Note to self: DUH!)

~Susan

Subject: ADD: TRAVEL ON, edited
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Jun 04 - 02:34 PM

I have a start on an arrangement from Louis on "Travel On." (see below)

Louis, can yo show me (here in the thread) where the chords go for the refrain and first verse?

(BTW, after much discussion at home, we think Sweet Foreverland is in 12/8. Let's finish arranging Travel On and setting it in the right key, then work on 4everland next.)


~S~

I think I learned Travel On. It starts in G minor, then travels quickly to a Bflat and a C back to Gminor, then the second refrain stays in C, then the whole progression again and then it goes to a Bb, a C (or C7) and then ends on a D7.

the bridge is Bflat, Eflat, Gminor, F, Bflat and then Bflat,Eflat, D7.

I think I have to show it to you, because the chords changed so much. In the first refrain you don't have to play the Bb, but the bass has to.

Louis

====================================================================

TRAVEL ON
Learned from the singing of the Jackson Southernaires on Sinner's Crossroads WFMU. Adapted, arranged, and v. 3 and 4 by Susan O. Hinton for the Good News-Goodtime Band, (c) May 2004.


REFRAIN:
Let me tell the world that I, I'll travel on.
I, I'll keep the faith.
I'll bring some soul, I'll bring them to the throne of grace.
Whenever others are weak, that's the time that I'll be strong.
And I'll teach them right from wrong, and travel on, travel on.

1. I'm a soldier in God's army;
I'm climbing up 'round by 'round
I wanna be there in due time to wear my robe,
My slippers and my starry crown.....

2. Sometimes in my traveling,
I've had a lot of ups and downs.
But I just know if I keep working for Jesus,
My soul will be heaven bound....

3. So many people I meet along Your way
From You, Lord, they are so far.
When they cry out to me for help, Lord,
Help me tell them Who You are....

4. And some day in my traveling
Let me reach Your golden gate.
Let me see You face to face, Lord,
Oh Jesus, I can hardly wait....

SH

Subject: RE: Great Black Gospel YOU Can Do!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 02:51 PM

Yeah; I know where the 7ths do and do not fall in blues. In black gospel, tho, they seem to occur differently. That's what I'm hoping the current focus will add to my arranging agility.

~S~