Flora Molton / Ellis,Eleanor- Gospel Songs (CD)
Flora Molton arrived at the blues by way of her religious faith. But with Molton, faith was always more important than music. Born in 1908, she began preaching at the age of seventeen, and didn't take up the guitar until 1943. Molton supported herself playing guitar in the streets of Washington, DC. Eventually, she began playing in folk clubs and toured Europe. This album features eighteen tracks of gospel songs, accompanied by Molton's capable slide guitar.
Tracklist:
- Pharaoh Got My People
- I Heard It Through The True Vine
- Come On In This House, It's Going To Rain
- Crying Holy Unto The Lord
- Peace In The Valley
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken-
- Traveling Shoes
- Move On Up A Little Higher
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- I Want To Be At The Meeting
- Louis Armstrong
- Don't You Want To Ride This Train
- Lord Will Make A Way
- Don't Let The Devil Ride
- Path By The Sea
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- Where Is The Gambling Man
- Vacation In Heaven
Flora Molton arrived at the blues by way of her religious faith. But with Molton, faith was always more important than music. Born in 1908, she began preaching at the age of seventeen, and didn't take up the guitar until 1943. Molton supported herself playing guitar in the streets of Washington, DC. Eventually, she began playing in folk clubs and toured Europe. This album features eighteen tracks of gospel songs, accompanied by Molton's capable slide guitar.
Tracklist:
- Pharaoh Got My People
- I Heard It Through The True Vine
- Come On In This House, It's Going To Rain
- Crying Holy Unto The Lord
- Peace In The Valley
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken-
- Traveling Shoes
- Move On Up A Little Higher
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- I Want To Be At The Meeting
- Louis Armstrong
- Don't You Want To Ride This Train
- Lord Will Make A Way
- Don't Let The Devil Ride
- Path By The Sea
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- Where Is The Gambling Man
- Vacation In Heaven