Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life

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INDEX Abbott, Lynn, 53, 66 Abyssinian Baptist Church (Choir), xxiv-xxv, 147 African-American church: first church, xxi, 186; early churches, 106, 186; segregation, 106, 186; women's role in, 106; service hours, 116; worship style, 139, 186-87; slave services, 186; social role, 186, 187, 229-30. See also Baptist church; Christian Methodist Episcopal church; Church of God in Christ; Pastors; Preaching Air (record company). See Atlanta International Records Alexander, J. W., 58-59 Allen, Jesse (Spirit of Memphis), 67, 70, 7i> 76 Allen, Jimmie (Spirit of Memphis), 67,70 Allen, Ray,xxi,143 Allison, Margaret (Angelic Gospel Singers),114 Amos, "Blind" Joe. See Taggart, "Blind" Joe Anderson, Robert, xxiv, 112 Andrews, Ed, 4 Andrews, Inez, 92, 112, 113, 126 Angelic Choir (of First Baptist Church, Nutley, N.J.), xxx, 240 Angelic Gospel Singers, m, 113-14 Anniversaries, xxxiv, 61, 71, 137 Armstrong, Vanessa Bell,114 Arnold, John Henry "Big Man," 5, 8 Atlanta International Records (Air), xx-xxi, 113, 124, 194 Baker, Cassietta (nee George), 112, 113 Ballen, Ivin, 21,26 Banks, Willie (and the Messengers), 60 Baptist church: influence on rural musicians, 4; attitude to secular music, 9, 168, 234, 239; bars female preachers, 106; baptism, 138; structure, 187, 202; musical style, 192, 208; quartet links, 225; also, 6, 82. See also African-American church; Pastors; Preaching "Barbecue Bob." See Hicks, Robert Barber, Keith (Pilgrim Travelers),58, 59 3O2 I N D E X Barnes, Rev. F. C. (Fair Child), 190, 195, 196-97 Battle, Joseph Von, 21, 22, 26, 193 Bells of Joy,59, 241 Berry, Brown (Spirit of Memphis), 67, 69, 70, 71 Biddle University Quartet, 54 Billingsley, Rev., "and His Gospel Harmonica," 20 Birmingham Jubilee Singers, 57, 143 Black Billy Sunday. See Dixon, Calvin P. "Black Nativity," xxiv,112 Bledsoe, Jethroe ("Jet") (Spirit of Memphis), 68, 69, 150, 170 Blind Boys. See Five Blind Boys of Alabama; Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Blue Jay Singers. See Famous BlueJay Singers Blues: influence on gospel artists, xxviii, 3-4, 109; "truth" in lyrics, 98, 238; Christian attitudes to, 139-40, i59> 184; in Clarksdale, Miss., 210; singers become preachers, 237-38. See also Gospel music Bobo, William (Dixie Hummingbirds, Heavenly Gospel Singers), 57 Borum, "Memphis" Willie B., 98 Boxley, Roosevelt Jack (Golden Stars): singing role, 133, 134; church membership, 138, 139; singing influences, 139; on blues, 139, 140 Boy, Andy, 235 Boyd, Leomia: performance style, xxxiv, 125; fashion store, 123-24; income and payment, 123, 126, 129, 130; childhood, 124; recording, 124-25; Grammy nomination, 124; producing own record, 124-25; on traditional and contemporary gospel, 125; on blues, 125-26; sings gospel at blues shows, 125-26; family, 126, 128; motivation, 126-27; repertoire, 127; songwriting, 127-28; opposed to self-financed records, 128; hardships and problems in gospel, 128, 129-30; on choirs versus quartets, 130; television show, 131; on gospel's popularity,131 Boyer, Horace Clarence, xxix,189 Bradford, Alex, xxiv, 111-12 Bremer, Frederika, 52 Brewster, Rev.W. Herbert, no, in, 149 Bridges, Charlie (Famous Blue Jay Singers), 57 Broadcasting. See Radio Broadnax, Willmer "Little Axe" (Spirit of Memphis), 69 Brother George and His Sanctified Singers, 9 Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers, xxiii Broughton, Viv,xxi, xxvii,13 Brown, Mary: leader of Golden Stars, 133, 138; singing role, 133, 134; church membership, 133, 137-38; on baptizing, 138; on blues, 140 Brown, Rev.Pearly,13 Brown Singers of Memphis, 142 Brownlee, Archie, xxvi, xxvii, 58,63 Bryant, Elder Richard, xxiii, 20, 192-93 Bryant, Jimmie, xxvii "Bull City Red." See Washington, George Burke, Solomon, 241,242 Burnett, Rev.J. C., 191, 192, 193 Burrell, Willard Artis ("Blind Pete"), 13 Bush harbor, 18 Caesar, Shirley, xxxii-xxxiii, 63, 112, 113, 116, 125, 170, 219 Campbell, Lucie E. See Williams, Lucie E. Campbell Canton Spirituals, 60-61, 62, 170 Caravans, the, in, 112 Carr, Sister Wynona,239 Carroll, Howard (Dixie Hummingbirds), 244 Index 303 Chambers, Brother James: church role, 162; community citations, 162; family, 162; learns from Theo Wade, 162-63, 166; employment, military service, 163; starts in radio, 163-64; programming, 163, 164-66; musical philosophy and tastes, 163, 168, 170; joins WLOK, Memphis, 164; becomes general manager, WBBP, Memphis, 164; on gospel, churches in Memphis, 165; gospel radio profitability, 165; on choirs and quartets, 166, 167; sings in quartet, 166; number of Memphis quartets, choirs, 167; on quartet motivation, 167-68; religious affiliations, 168; on blues and gospel, 168-69...