With its enduring message of comfort and inspiration, gospel musics origins are rooted in the tragedy of African-American slavery. From the earthy recordings of the evangelist street performers to the polished sound of the jubilee quartets, this Rough Guide features many of the trailblazing artists who paved the way for what has become a global phenomenon. Track-List 01 Arizona Dranes Its All Right Now 02:44 02 Luther Magby Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit 03:08 03 Rev. J.C. Burnett True Friendship 02:55 04 Four Dusty Travelers Po Mourner 02:51 05 St. Marks Chanters So High 02:26 06 Jessie May Hill The Crucifixion Of Christ 02:59 07 Blind Willie Johnson God Dont Never Change 02:56 08 Laura Henton I Can Tell The World About This 02:42 09 Washington Phillips I Am Born To Preach The Gospel 03:04 10 Thomas A. Dorsey & The Gospel Singers Singing In My Soul 03:01 11 Famous Blue Jay Singers Children Wade In The Water 02:25 12 Elder Beck Drinking Shine 03:08 13 Rev. J.M. Gates Deaths Black Train Is Coming 03:06 14 Mother McCollum Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane 03:17 15 Alfred G. Karnes I Am Bound For The Promised Land 03:12 16 Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers I Will Meet You At The Station 02:40 17 Rev. Gary Davis Have More Faith In Jesus 03:04 18 Birmingham Jubilee Singers Do You Call that Religion 03:13 19 The Morris Gospel Family He Rose Unknown 02:58 20 Rev. A.W. Nix Black Diamond Express To Hell - Part 1 02:50 21 Rev. F.W. McGee Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room (Take 2) 02:38 22 Delta Big Four Jesus Got His Arms Around Me 03:02 23 Rev. Edward W. Clayborn Then Well Need That True Religion 02:54 24 Dinwiddie Colored Quartet Down On The Old Camp Ground 02:24 25 Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Quartet Dont Grieve After Me 03:10 26 Sister Mary M. Nelson The Royal Telephone 02:39