Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel – Rev. Utah Smith & Rev. Lonnie Farris (1944 – 1964)

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1. I Want Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
2. God’s Mighty Hand – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
3. Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
4. Take A Trip – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
5. I Got Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
6. Glory To Jesus, I’m Free – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
7. Walk To Thee – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
8. Soldiers Of The Cross – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
9. What Mother Can Do – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
10. Golden Street – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
11. A Closer Walk To Thee – Rev. Le Vol Franklin $0.99 Add to cart
12. It’s A Blessing To Call His Name – Rev. Le Vol Franklin $0.99 Add to cart
13. Peace In The Valley – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
14. I’m So Happy And Free The Lord Save Me – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
15. They Are Ringing Them Bells – Rev. Elliot Keyes $0.99 Add to cart
16. Walk Around – Rev. Elliot Keyes $0.99 Add to cart
17. In Your Kingdom – Thelma William $0.99 Add to cart
18. In That Clover Field – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
19. A Night At The House Of Prayer – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
20. Wondering Child Mother Is Dead – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
21. Peace In The Valley – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
22. His Love – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
23. The Holy Spirit – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
DOCD-5222 Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel; Rev. Utah Smith & Rev. Lonnie Farris (1944 – 1964) Rev. Utah Smith (The Traveling  Evangelist), vocal, electric guitar. Rev. Lonnie Farris, vocal, electric steel “Hawaiian” guitar. With contributions by; Rev. Le Vol Franklin, vocal, electric bass guitar. Rev. Grimes, washboard. Deacon McMillian, drums. Thelma William, vocal. Rev. Elliott Keyes, tenor sax. Genres; Gospel, Electric Steel “Hawaiian” Guitar. Informative booklet notes by Ken Romanowski. Detailed discography.

One of the most animated of the post-war crop of gospel evangelists was Shreveport, Louisiana’s Elder Utah Smith. Known as the “Two-Winged Preacher”, Smith began performing late in the 1920s and was using an electric guitar by 1942. Smith’s masterpiece was undoubtedly Two Wings which he recorded on each of his three released discs with varying degrees of intensity. The flip sides exhibit a considerable amount of diversity, with God’s Mighty Hand apparently modelled closely on Elder Curry’s “Memphis Flu” from 1930, and Take A Trip reminiscent of the Carter Family’s popular “Gospel Ship”. This evangelistic dynamo whose volatile guitar pyrotechnics are enough to distract a discerning listener from the fact that none of it is affected with a slide.

The dynamic Hawaiian guitar of Reverend Lonnie Farris should be proof enough of the resilience and adaptability of modern gospel music. He began his recording career when a disc-jockey asked him to record some background music that Farris claimed became a hit record for which he was not paid. He started his own record company in 1962 (Farris Records), and this is the source of the recordings herein, which are all quite interesting and eclectic performances as likely to draw from a booting R & B saxophone style (They Are Ringing Them Bells) as popular C & W hits like Ted Daffan’s Born To Lose (I’m So Happy And Free The Lord Save Me).

“l have to been offered a lot of money to play rock and roll, but I won’t change- I have also played against a rock and roll band and I stole the show.” Amen.

This CD Album (Physical Format) – DOCD-5222 $14.99
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1. I Want Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
2. God’s Mighty Hand – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
3. Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
4. Take A Trip – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
5. I Got Two Wings – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
6. Glory To Jesus, I’m Free – Rev. Utah Utah Smith (The Traveling? Evangelist) $0.99 Add to cart
7. Walk To Thee – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
8. Soldiers Of The Cross – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
9. What Mother Can Do – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
10. Golden Street – Rev. Lonnie Farris And The? Gospel Flames $0.99 Add to cart
11. A Closer Walk To Thee – Rev. Le Vol Franklin $0.99 Add to cart
12. It’s A Blessing To Call His Name – Rev. Le Vol Franklin $0.99 Add to cart
13. Peace In The Valley – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
14. I’m So Happy And Free The Lord Save Me – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
15. They Are Ringing Them Bells – Rev. Elliot Keyes $0.99 Add to cart
16. Walk Around – Rev. Elliot Keyes $0.99 Add to cart
17. In Your Kingdom – Thelma William $0.99 Add to cart
18. In That Clover Field – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
19. A Night At The House Of Prayer – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
20. Wondering Child Mother Is Dead – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
21. Peace In The Valley – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
22. His Love – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart
23. The Holy Spirit – Rev. Lonnie Farris $0.99 Add to cart