[78-L] Salvation and record plug

[David Lennick]

On many of his OKehs, pre-Columbia (TruTone process), the turntable itself 
makes all sorts of groaning noises. Glad it got religion. Ayyyy-men.

dl

On 11/24/2013 10:50 AM, Royal Pemberton wrote:
> I have 'Death's black train....' too.  Wasn't it recorded on location in
> Atlanta?  And not in a studio; you can hear the occasion 'oogah' horn in
> the distance outside the building the recording was made in.
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 3:31 PM,<gdkimball at cox.net>  wrote:
>
>> I have seen many, many copies of "Death's Black Train is Coming" on
>> Columbia 14145-D. That must have sold very well.
>>
>> On the Skillet Lickers' "Liberty" (Columbia 15334-D), the narrator says
>> that they will play "the tune you've been calling for, Liberty off of the
>> Corn Liquor  Still," referring back to their previously released "A Corn
>> Liquor Still in Georgia."  Don't ask me which of the eight parts it appears
>> on, though :-)
>>
>> Gregg
>>
>> ---- Malcolm Rockwell<malcolm at 78data.com>  wrote:
>>> My favorite of his is "Death May Be Your Santa Claus". Probably his
>>> biggest seller.
>>> Mal
>>>
>>> *******
>>>
>>> On 11/23/2013 6:40 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>>>> Rev. J. M. Gates on OKeh 8508 "Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus?"
>> advises
>>>> one and all not to plan on buying a player piano but to get a
>> phonograph and an
>>>> OKeh record of "Amazing Grace". Anyone ever run across a record that
>> isn't a
>>>> promo or demo where the performer plugs the label?
>>>>
>>>> (I have now heard Rev. Gates do Amazing Grace about 17 times so I
>> think I've
>>>> racked up enough salvation for a while.)
>>>>
>>>> dl
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