Without A Song
Featuring Gene Smith
Artists Recording Company - Cincinnati, Ohio
700804
From the back cover: EUGENE SMITH: "Gene", as he is most popularly known, is no newcomer to gospel music. Through the years he has worked at becoming one of the best "soul" gospel organists of the times. It can be said that this artist literally grew up with gospel music, starting back in the middle thirties as a teenager when "soul" gospel music was practically in its infancy.
Gene developed his style during a twelve year stint as organist and choir director at the Bible Way Church Of God In Christ, Cincinnati, Ohio where his music was enjoyed literally by thousands through the weekly broadcasts from the church and also live audiences. It is the "driving" sound of his organ that backs up the church choir on the hit album, "Let The Church Roll On", that enjoyed huge sucess during the sixties.
Gene is presently employed as a salesman by Hammond Organ Studios Of Cincinnati and has greatly influenced many young musicians in and around the Greater Cincinnati area. He is also Manager, Director, and organist of the Noel Gospel Singers who have been, for the past five years, a regular Sunday morning feature on station WKRC-TV of Cincinnati. He is also the organist at Rose Chapel Baptist Church in Cincinnati.
Gene is currently under contract with Sonny Simmons Gospel Promotions of Cleveland, Ohio, touring the mid-west in concerts with some of the top names in gospel music. Along with his busy schedule, he is employed by the newly-formed Artists Recording Company of Cincinnati, Ohio as a back-up organist on recording sessions. Here is another one of those musicians that has the uncanny ability to communicate his soul through his instrument, in this case, the keyboards of the organ. On this album Gene accompanies himself on the piano, and his son, Charles, backs him up on the drums.
This album is long over due, owing to the many requests of Gene's listeners for a solo recording. We present for your listening pleasure "Without A Song". – Homer Milam, President Artists Recording Company
Artists Recording Company - Cincinnati, Ohio
700804
From the back cover: EUGENE SMITH: "Gene", as he is most popularly known, is no newcomer to gospel music. Through the years he has worked at becoming one of the best "soul" gospel organists of the times. It can be said that this artist literally grew up with gospel music, starting back in the middle thirties as a teenager when "soul" gospel music was practically in its infancy.
Gene developed his style during a twelve year stint as organist and choir director at the Bible Way Church Of God In Christ, Cincinnati, Ohio where his music was enjoyed literally by thousands through the weekly broadcasts from the church and also live audiences. It is the "driving" sound of his organ that backs up the church choir on the hit album, "Let The Church Roll On", that enjoyed huge sucess during the sixties.
Gene is presently employed as a salesman by Hammond Organ Studios Of Cincinnati and has greatly influenced many young musicians in and around the Greater Cincinnati area. He is also Manager, Director, and organist of the Noel Gospel Singers who have been, for the past five years, a regular Sunday morning feature on station WKRC-TV of Cincinnati. He is also the organist at Rose Chapel Baptist Church in Cincinnati.
Gene is currently under contract with Sonny Simmons Gospel Promotions of Cleveland, Ohio, touring the mid-west in concerts with some of the top names in gospel music. Along with his busy schedule, he is employed by the newly-formed Artists Recording Company of Cincinnati, Ohio as a back-up organist on recording sessions. Here is another one of those musicians that has the uncanny ability to communicate his soul through his instrument, in this case, the keyboards of the organ. On this album Gene accompanies himself on the piano, and his son, Charles, backs him up on the drums.
This album is long over due, owing to the many requests of Gene's listeners for a solo recording. We present for your listening pleasure "Without A Song". – Homer Milam, President Artists Recording Company
Without A Song
Pass Me Not
Oh Happy Day
When The Saints Go Marching In
Sweet Sweet Spirit
The Little Wooden Church
On The Hill
Just To Behold His Face
It Is No Secret
In My Father's House
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Thank you for sharing this, he's my grandfather and between the family we've lost track of his records. This made my moms day. Thank you.
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