This blog features the many gospel albums I find. 90% of the records featured here were created by local Cincinnati, Ohio area artists (on Jewel, Rite and Queen City record labels among others). Here you will find the Good, Bad & Ugly but never The Lackluster! If there are copyright issues or a problem with any post, just contact me and I will make corrections. I'm here to have fun and hope you will share in my process of discovery!
Sing A New Song
Songs Composed And Sung By Vonnie McClure
The Glory Song
Hold To His Hand
When I Lay My Burdens Down
I've Learned To Believe
The Days Of Noah
By And By - The Morning I Can See
Made Of Clay
I'll Be Faithful
All I Ask For
Get In Touch With God
He'll See Me Through
I Surrender Lord
Broken Promises
Jesus Brought Sunshine To My Soul
I'm Longing For Jesus To Return - Christ Is Coming Again - Added Grace
My Lord Doesn't Change
The Family Four
Cabut Recording Co. - Lima, Ohio
Manufactured by Rite Record Productions - Cincinnati, Ohio
Sides #27017 & 27018
The Family Four worked out of Marion, Ohio
My Lord Doesn't Change
He Knows What I Need
I'll Make It After All
My Visit To Heaven
When I Get Home
Too Much To Gain
The Great Beyond
Many Miles Behind Me
Another Hill
Someone's Waiting For Me
Are You Afraid To Die
The Last Altar Call
I've Got A God
Who Can Work It All Out
Melody Sound Studio - Hamilton, Ohio
Melody MSLP - 67
Produced by Ray Hall
Engineered by William M. Jones
Jewel Record Production - Cincinnati, Ohio
1976
Cecil Clevenger - Lead and Piano
Ricky Todd - Steel
Ray Hall - Flat Top Guitar
Carl Perry - Bass
Reba - Rythmn
The Gospel Three, Wetzel and Reba Hunt and Shary Rose worked out of Mansfield, Ohio
I've Got A God Who Can Work It All Out
It Won't Be Long
Jesus Will Outshine Them All
One Day At A Time
My Jesus Stands With Outstretched Hands
It's Worth It All
Three Rusty Nails
Wings Over Jordan
Swing Down Sweet Chariot
Sunshine Mountain
Joe Gibson And The Gibson Family
Jesus Loves, Jesus Saves
Queen City Album - Cincinnati, Ohio
7124Q5
Sunshine Mountain
Death Shall Not Destroy My Comfort
The First And The Last
Dying A Sinners Death
The Heart That Was Broken For Me
Deliverance Will Come
Heaven
Mountain Of Glory
Looking Through The Windows Of Heaven
The River Of Jordan
The Patrick Family Album
Engineered and Produced by Rusty York
Jewel Records - Cincinnati, Ohio
LP 113
Terrific Cincinnati area "southern" gospel example featuring fine session work by local musicians, at least several, whose names I recognized from other Jewel recordings I've collected. Rusty York (Owner/operator of Jewel) listed himself as "producer" for this project. He even wrote the jacket notes. York, a musician himself, appears to have been a "one-man-show" "producing" and co-ordinating the entire sessions, engineering and doing post production work that may have included jacket design.
Dennis Hensley - Lead Guitar
Charles Patrick - Rhythm Guitar
Ray Wilson - Steel Guitar
Orangie Hubbard
Russ Mays - Drums
Judy Hensley - Piano
I Want To Rest
What A Day That Will Be
Who Am I
Search Me Lord
After All
He's A Friend
Homecoming In Heaven
God Is Real
Until You've Known
He Will Calm The Troubled Waters
The Heavens Harmony Singers
Alpha Records LP-429
The Heavens Harmony Singers worked out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Buried amongst the country tracks on this set is a "folk" track, For You And Me credited to "Walker" (sample above).
He Will Calm The Troubled Waters
He Filled A Longing
I'd Rather Have Jesus
Getting' Ready Today
Without Jesus
Lighthouse
The Great I Am
Prodigal Son
I Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
For You And Me
He The Pearly Gates Will Open
Homecoming Day
The Gospel Singing Burton Family
Crusade Enterprises - Flora, Illinois
LP 152
The Burton Family (Cincinnati, Ohio) lists their mailing address (hometown) as Fairfield, Ohio. This album was manufactured by Crusade Enterprises located in Flora, Illinois rather then by one of the numerous local labels (Jewel, Rite Records or QCA (Queen City Album). The cover treatment is different than most local production in that the "art" is a lushly pre-printed affair The art is a sheet of stock glued to a blank jacket with one-color gold ink over printed (title on the jacket).
If I remember correctly, I think, at least a few of the Burtons (Grady Burton, Sr., Grady Burton, Jr., Betty Burton and Danny Burton) did a lot of session work on locally produced gospel albums.
This is a very good effort that captures the Cincinnati, Ohio area "southern country gospel" sound, which I've noticed is unique compared to that heard on records that I've collected that were produced in other parts of the country.
I Saw The Light
Nearer To Thee
I'll Praise His Name
Farther Along
Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus
Homecoming
I Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey Now
Lord I Need You Again Today
The Answer's On The Way
The Dearest Friend I Ever Had
The Old Gospel Ship
Lord It's Me Again
