Jim Hardin And The Bluegrass Statesmen - Sing Gospel

I Pray My Way Out Of Trouble

Jim Hardin And The Bluegrass Statesmen
Sing Gospel
Melody Records - Hamilton, Ohio - MSLP - 18
Queen City Album - Cincinnati, Ohio
90941

From the back cover: The Bluegrass Statemen became a group in March 1969. Each of us have previously been associated with other gospel singers and have enjoyed singing gospel songs for several years. I, Jim Hardin play the mandolin and sing tenor. Don Hardin, who is my brother, plays the five string banjo and sings tenor. Bob and Landy Lawrence, who are brothers also, make the group complete as Bob sings lead and plays rhythm guitar and Landy plays the dobro. We want to express our thanks and appreciation to Bill Kilbourn for doing a fine job of playing bass for us.

The Traveling Pilgrim

Goodbye

I Pray My Way Out Of Trouble

How Great Thou Art

End Of My Journey

Give Me Your Hand

To My Mansion In The Sky

Give Me Flowers While I'm Living

The Great Beyond

When The Saints Go Marching In

My Shepherd Is God

Gone Home

With All My Heart Thank You Lord - The Gospel Three

With All My Heart

With All My Heart Thank You Lord

The Gospel Three

This is a wonderful vintage country/grass gospel record. There is little information on the back cover. The photo in the lower right corner is are the group's Teen Agers" who perform a few tunes on the album including Mama's Teaching Angels. It is difficult to tell who the other folks are.

The sample song, With All My Heart was written by Newton-Baggett. I believe that is Baggett and his wife, Sue in the lower left corner of the back cover.

Thank God I'm Free - Perry Duet

Too Late

Thank God I'm Free
Perry Duet
Jewel Records - Cincinnati, Ohio
LPS 197

The Perry Duet was from Detroit, Michigan. From the back cover: The Perry Duet comes from the hills of West Virginia where Brother Perry worked in the coal mines.

Studio musicians include, Jr. McIntyre on Banjo, Rusty York (owner/operator of Jewel Records) on Guitar and Chet Barnett on Bass.

Check out this earlier album by The Perry Duet.

Special Delivery - Yo Yo Collins

Special Delivery

Yo Yo Collins

Private press. The artist was working out of Salina, OK. Collins is still active.

Another Hill - Perry Duet

King Jesus

Another Hill
Perry Duet
Jewel - Cincinnati, Ohio
LPS 170

From the back cover: Both Samson and Dorothy Perry were born in Wayne County, West Virginia. They reside in Detroit, Michigan with their two daughters, Polly Marie and Judith Ann. They were both saved in 1965. This is the first Long Play Album the Perry Duet have recorded.

For some reason, The Perry Duet decided to travel down to Cincinnati, Ohio to record their album. Perhaps Jewel's reputation as a recording and production company had traveled far north amongst gospel artists.

Rusty York not only engineered and produced the album, but also played guitar. Other studio musicians include: Jr. McIntyre on banjo and Chet Barnett on Bass.

Tells Of His Wonderful Love - The Singing Proffitts

Didn't It Rain

Tells Of His Wonderful Love
The Singing Proffitts
Melody Records - Hamilton, Ohio
MSLP-27
Queen City Album - Cincinnati, Ohio

The Proffitts were from Hamilton, Ohio.

From the back cover: Dewey Proffitt was born in Clay Co., Ky., his lovely wife Thelma was born in Hamilton, Ohio, they have two daughters, Darla, age 8, and Tammy age 13. Darla has been singing with her parents since she was two years old. She does a wonderful job in "Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John".

The credit J. D. Jarvis on the back cover for the "wonderful work" he did in making the LP possible. Jarvis was a fixture on the gospel scene during this time, making many albums himself. He plays Dobro and Lead Guitar on this album.

The Purple Rob - Wayne Smith

Meeting In The Air

The Purple Rob

Wayne Smith

Artists Records - Cincinnati, Ohio

700661

Here's a somewhat unusual album. The cover is pretty cool, almost too well done for a local private press. In other words, you almost never see artwork on a vintage private press like this that isn't a photo of the artist or a pre-printed or stock art cover. But this is the only example I've seen of this cover to date... so it is possible that Smith somehow managed to have this jacket package created for him.

Next... I assumed the vocal treatments were going to be the typical tenor type that I just can't get into. But Wayne's treatments are unpolished, almost lounge with a touch of country. He sounds like Al Morgan, another well known (that's relative statement… Al is all but forgotten now) Cincinnati area lounge artist. If I didn't know better... I'd say they are one in the same person. Check out the link and hear for yourself.

Anyway, this LP is curious and entertaining.