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Georgia Street Singer

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Released
  
February 1961

Artist
  
Pearly Brown

Producer
  
Harry Oster

Label
  
Folk Lyric

Release date
  
February 1961

Genre
  
Gospel blues

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Georgia Street Singer is a 1961 gospel blues LP by American street-performing musician Pearly Brown (1915–86, vocals and guitar, active in Macon, Georgia) on the Folk Lyric label. On the original release, he is credited as Blind Pearly Brown. On a re-release on the same label, and subsequently, he is credited as Reverend Pearly Brown. The album comprises 15 tracks, all of which are Brown's interpretations of known (mostly, well known) songs, all on religious topics.

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "God Don't Ever Change"
  2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"
  3. "You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion"
  4. "Savior Don't Pass Me By"
  5. "Motherless Children"
  6. "Oh What a Mourning"
  7. "I Must See Jesus"
Side 2
  1. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"
  2. "I Know It Was the Blood"
  3. "By And By I'm Gonna See the King"
  4. "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning"
  5. "If I Never See You Anymore"
  6. "Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do"
  7. "It's a Mean Old World"
  8. "The Great Speckled Bird"

References

Georgia Street Singer Wikipedia
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