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Jude's avatar

I'm looking for some old time gospel songs. What's your favorite?

Asked by Jude (32198points) January 4th, 2011

I’m listening to some Mahalia Jackson right now – my favorite.

Hook me up with some of your favorites. Links, please. :)

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lucillelucillelucille's avatar

This one is. :) This version,especially

Jude's avatar

I knew that you’d pull through for me, Lucy. :)

belakyre's avatar

The only one that comes to mind right now is also This Little Light of Mine. I think this version is sang by The Steeles.

janbb's avatar

Not sure if this is the best version because I don’t have sound right now, but “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” is one of my favorites

Cruiser's avatar

I remembered this one from one of my favorite movies plus Alison Krause has an amazing voice.

janbb's avatar

@Cruiser One of my favorite movies too – and the soundtrack is excellent. Many wonderful gospel songs. Do you know it @Jude ?

jaytkay's avatar

The Staple Singers – You Don’t Knock

Johnny Cash – Peace In The Valley

Thomas Dorsey – Precious Lord (I tried to find a really old version, but he’s still pretty good at age 81!)

Jude's avatar

@penguin. I did see Brother Where Are Though and I am a huge Alison Krauss fan. I do remember that song. :) I’ll have to check out the soundtrack again.

@Facade :) Made my morning. I love it.

janbb's avatar

@Cruiser‘s mention made me put it on and I’m listening to it now. Many great songs! I love Down to the River and also I’ll Fly Away.

Jude's avatar

@penguin, never heard of that song, but, I like it. Thanks!

janbb's avatar

Yeah – it’s a good wallowing song.

Jude's avatar

@jaytkay Thank-you!!!!

bkcunningham's avatar

I love this version of Amazing Grace. If you haven’t heard this, listen. Wintley Phipps is one of my all time favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMF_24cQqT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFjikyp7mQ

I love the old Bluegrass Gospel sounds like The Seldom Scene. Pure and absolute talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TljFEj6lMFo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSFch-c7Tyc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha3qzUPRTvE&feature=related

Not Bluegrass, but some of my favorites are the Winans. Goose bumps good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBY-z44Rmpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQaOl7qH31w&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIacqfshHg

AmWiser's avatar

Great is Your Mercy
Stand
A couple of my uplifting tunes. Enjoy.

Aster's avatar

Soulful “Baptist” song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NszxFpKl8VE
I really love this one.

aprilsimnel's avatar

I thought this song was old when I heard it as a kid, but it was produced in the late 70s in the old style. The singers weren’t young.

The Rough Side of the Mountain

And I gotta plug Aretha singing Old Landmark on Amazing Grace. Just Google her name and that song. Hooo! Saaaang it, ‘Reatha!

Roby's avatar

Supper Time…Jimmey Davis

bkcunningham's avatar

@Roby when I was a young child, our local radio station played that song at their sign-off every evening at 8 p.m.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Michael Row Your Boat Ashore.
I never knew it was a religious song for years after I learned it out of my Pete Seger Songbook to play on my guitar.

bkcunningham's avatar

@Neizvestnaya Michael Row the Boat Ashore is an old African-American Spiritual and the words were first recorded by William Francis Allen in a book “Slave Songs” in 1867. Allen noted that this was a boat song sung to keep time when rowing from the islands on the banks of South Carolina and Virginia to the mainland.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

@bkcunningham: Thanks for the bite of history, I still love that song :D

BoBo1946's avatar

guess no one likes Amazing Grace or Elvis !!!!!!

Loner2011's avatar

How great tho art..LOVE IT.

Judi's avatar

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.

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