Illustrated Sam Gary discography

Sam Gary and Josh White
source: Liner notes of Elektra EKL 102; photographer: Jac Holzman Sam Gary
Samuel Gary, best known as "Gary" (nobody called him "Sam"!)
b. February 19, 1917 in Florida (~~Bainbridge, Georgia~~)
d. July 20 or 21 [?], 1986 in Aiken, South Carolina
discography S A M G A R Y; source: Front cover of Transition trlp F-1
source: Front cover of Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean

#	year of release	title / label # / notes
1	7/1940	Josh White and his Carolinians: Chain Gang 35559 - Nine Foot Shovel (27415-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - Chain Gang Boun' (27414-1) @ youtube @ Spotify 35560 - Trouble (27416-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - Goin' Home Boys (27418-1) @ youtube @ Spotify 35561 - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You! (Part I) (27419-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You! (Part II) (27420-1) @ youtube (2:50) @ Spotify 35562 - Told My Cap'n (27417-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - Jerry (27421-1) @ youtube @ Spotify rec. June 4, 1940 in New York City; Bayard Rustin, 1st tenor voc; Carrington Lewis, 2nd tenor voc; Josh White, baritone voc, g; Bill White, baritone voc; Samuel Gary, bass voc; Leonard de Paur, cond; prod. by John Hammond cover artwork by Alex Steinweiss from liner notes: "Columbia Records proudly presents what is perhaps the most genuine folk music of our times...seven Negro laments of the chain gang sung by Joshua White and his Carolinians" set of four 78 rpm records Columbia album C-22 (US 7/1940) Columbia 35559 (C22-1/-2) Columbia 35560 (C22-3/-4) Columbia 35561 (C22-5/-6) Columbia 35562 (C22-7/-8) Josh White discography
2	1940	Joshua White and his Carolinians - Glory To His Name (27807-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - King Jesus Knows I'm Coming (27809-1) @ youtube @ Spotify rec. August 6, 1940 in New York City; Bayard Rustin, 1st tenor voc; Carrington Lewis, 2nd tenor voc; Josh White, baritone voc, g; Bill White, baritone voc; Samuel Gary, bass voc Columbia 36202 Josh White discography
3	1940	Joshua White and his Carolinians - I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (27813-1) - Lord, Have Mercy (27808-1) rec. August 6, 1940 in New York City; Bayard Rustin, 1st tenor voc; Carrington Lewis, 2nd tenor voc; Josh White, baritone voc, g; Bill White, baritone voc; Samuel Gary, bass voc Columbia 36237 Josh White discography
4	5/1941	Songs For John Doe by the Almanac Singers 1101-A/B - The Strange Death Of John Doe @ youtube - Billy Boy # @ youtube 1102-A/B - Ballad Of October 16th @ youtube - Plow Under @ youtube 1103-A/B - C For Conscription @ youtube / Washington Breakdown @ youtube - Liza Jane # @ youtube rec. late March to early April 1941 at an unidentified Central Park West studio in New York City; Pete Seeger, voc, banjo; Lee Hays, voc; Millard Lampell, voc; Josh White, g, # voc; Sam Gary, voc; prod. by Keynote label owner Eric Bernay (né Bernstein) "[Eric] Bernay released the album in May 1941. Fearing political repercussions, he was reluctant to release it on Keynote, so 'Songs for John Doe' appeared on the 'Almanac' label. On June 22, 1941, Hitler's armies invaded the Soviet Union. With the non-agression pact broken, pacifism was out of the question. Bernay quickly pulled 'Songs for John Doe' and Paul Robeson's Spring Song from distribution and reportedly destroyed the remaining inventory. The songs that launched the Almanac Singers just four months earlier were now hopelessly out of date." "In summer 1942 the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- believing the Almanac Singers' seditious antiwar messages were still offered for sale -- began searching for the company behind its distribution. After months checking pressing plants around New York City, agents learned that the album was a Keynote production. 'When the FBI finally walked into the office of Keystone Records,' David King Dunaway wrote, 'the manager boldly told them the discs were collector's items: 'Things have changed since those were recorded.'" (ebay auction) set of three 10 inch 78 rpm 1101-A/B 1102-A/B 1103-A/B Almanac Records 102 (a Keynote production) (=) Bear Family BCD 15720 JL (Germany 1996) Josh White discography
5	7/1941	The Almanac Singers: Talking Union 301 - Talking Union (QB-1553) - Union Train (QB-1552) 302 - Which Side? (QB-1556) - Get Thee Behind Me (QB-1557) (Lee Hays, lead voc) 303 - Union Maid (QB-1555) - All I Want (QB-1554) (Pete Seeger, lead voc) rec. prob. May 1941 at an unidentified Central Park West studio in New York City; Pete Seeger, voc, banjo; Lee Hays, voc; Millard Lampell, voc; Josh White, g, voc; Sam Gary, Carol White, Bess Lomax Hawes, voc; prod. by Keynote label owner Eric Bernay (né Bernstein) set of three 78 rpm records Keynote album 106 (= 301 + 302 + 303) Keynote 301-A/B Keynote 302-A/B Keynote 303-A/B (=) Bear Family BCD 15720 JL (Germany 1996) Josh White discography
6	1949	Joshua White and his Carolinians - I Don't Care Where Dey Bury My Body (27806-1) @ Spotify - Moan, Chillun, Moan (27810-1) ¹⁾ rec. August 6, 1940 in New York City; Bayard Rustin, 1st tenor voc; Carrington Lewis, 2nd tenor voc; Josh White, baritone voc, g; Bill White, baritone voc; Samuel Gary, bass voc ¹⁾ "Moan, Chillun, Moan" remains undiscovered. All copies of Harmony 1006 that were checked for reissue on Document DOCD-5405 played "King Jesus Knows I'm Coming" (same as Columbia 36202) Harmony 1006 Josh White discography
7	1949	Joshua White and his Carolinians - I Wonder Will My Mother Be On Dat Train (27811-1) @ Spotify - Soon In De Mornin' (27812-1) @ Spotify rec. August 6, 1940 in New York City; Bayard Rustin, 1st tenor voc; Carrington Lewis, 2nd tenor voc; Josh White, baritone voc, g; Bill White, baritone voc; Samuel Gary, bass voc Harmony 1013 Josh White discography
8	1956	Josh At Midnight - St. James Infirmary - Raise A Rukus * - Scandalize My Name ** - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed - Timber (Jerry The Mule) * - Jelly, Jelly* - One Meat Ball * - Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho ** - Don't Lie Buddy * - Number Twelve Train - Peter * - Takin' Names rec. 1955 in New York, NY; Josh White, voc, g; Al Hall, b; * Sam Gary, backing voc; Sam Gary**, lead voc notes by Nina Merrick & Kenneth S. Goldstein = Elektra EKL 102 (US 1956) = Ducrete-Thomson 310 V 018 (Fr) notes by Nina Merrick & Kenneth S. Goldstein Bounty 6001 (UK 1966) notes by Nina Merrick & Kenneth S. Goldstein = Sonet/Grand Prix GP-9909 (Sweden 1966) (=) CD (2002) along with "Ballads and Blues" Josh White discography
9	1956	Josh White Comes A-Visitin' Livingston 1085 / Period SPL 1115 / London H-APB 1038 track list: - Come Along Charlie - Bury Me High - Evil-Hearted Man # - Go Away From My Window - Bonbons, Chocolate And Chewing Gum - You Know, Baby - She's Too Much For Me - When The Dark Clouds Roll Away Period SPL 1209 track list: Josh White comes a-visitin' - Bonbons, Chocolate, And Chewing Gum - You Know Baby - She's Too Much For Me - When The Dark Clouds Roll By - Come Along Charlie - Bury Me High - Evil-Hearted Man # - Go Away From My Window Big Bill Broonzy sings - Hey Bud Blues - Baby Please Don't Go - Letter To My Baby - Do Right Blues - Make My Getaway - Backwater Blues - Lowland Blues - Hollerin' And Cryin' The Blues rec. 1956 in New York; Josh White, voc, g; Sam Benskin, org; Al Hall, b; Jimmy Crawford, dr; Beverley White, Bill White, Sam Gary, voc grp (except #) 10 inch LP Livingston 1085 (US 1956) = Period SPL 1115 (US) = London H-APB 1038 (UK) 12 inch LP (=) Period SPL 1209 (1958) along with (on side 2) "Big Bill Broonzy sings" (from Period SPL 1114) Josh White discography
10	1956	Sam Gary Sings - Red Sun * - Go Down Moses * - Troubles Of The World (a cappella with forge hammer) - Motherless Child * - Go Way From My Window * - Whirl And Twirl Me \|\| @ youtube - His Eye Is On The Sparrow (a cappella) @ youtube - Scandalize My Name * # - A Closer Walk With Thee * @ youtube - Shenandoah \|\| rec. December 12, 1955 in Boston, MA; prod. by Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter]; Sam Gary, voc; Josh White, * g, # voc responses; \|\| Dean Laurence, g engineered by Rudy Van Gelder Transition trlp F-1 cover art and photographs by Nick Dean "... Sam Gary Sings, the only solo recording of Josh (White)'s longtime friend and musical partner. Issued on London's Esquire Records and in the States on the short-lived Transition label, it purports to feature one Dean Laurence on guitar, and to have been recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but Laurence plays on only two cuts, and the dates would seem to place Josh and Gary in England. Wherever the record was made, most of it features Josh, tastefully framing Gary's vocals and adding vocal responses on 'Scandalize My Name,' a rewrite of 'Scandalous and a Shame', the song with which Josh had made his recording debute at age fourteen. Josh often backed Gary at parties and gave him solo spots on stage, but this was the only time Gary stepped out of his sideman role on disc." (Elijah Wald: Josh White - Society Blues.- p. 244) Transition trlp F-1 (US 1956) Transition Records founded by Tom Wilson notes by Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter] Esquire 32-017 mono (UK 1957) = Esquire 52-017 stereo Josh White discography
11	1956	Sam Gary Sings - Red Sun * - Whirl And Twirl Me \|\| @ youtube - Go Way From My Window * - Shenandoah \|\| rec. December 12, 1955 in Boston, MA; prod. by Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter]; Sam Gary, voc; Josh White, * g; \|\| Dean Laurence, g previously on Esquire 32-017 mono / Esquire 52-017 stereo (UK 1956) = Transition trlp F-1 (US 1957) notes by Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter] Esquire EP 129 (UK 1956)
12	1957	Go Down Moses Sam Gary sings Spirituals - Go Down Moses * - Motherless Child * - Scandalize My Name * # rec. December 12, 1955 in Boston, MA; prod. by Dean Lawrence [Dean Gitter]; Sam Gary, voc; Josh White, * g, # voc responses cover art by Malcolm Lauder previously on Esquire 32-017 mono / Esquire 52-017 stereo (UK 1956) = Transition trlp F-1 (US 1957) notes by Dean Lawrence [Dean Gitter] Esquire EP 159
13	1957	again sam gary sings spirituals - Troubles Of The World (a cappella with forge hammer) - A Closer Walk With Thee * @ youtube - His Eye Is On The Sparrow (a cappella) @ youtube rec. December 12, 1955 in Boston, MA; Sam Gary, voc; * [~~Dean Lawrence~~] Josh White, g; prod. by Dean Law[!]rence [Dean Gitter] previously on Esquire 32-017 mono / Esquire 52-017 stereo (UK 1956) = Transition trlp F-1 (US 1957) notes by Dean Lawrence [Dean Gitter] Esquire EP 189 (UK 1957)
		Sam Gary Sings The Gospel announced in booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1 (see picture above), but obviously never recorded (?) / issued Transition trlp F-3
13a	196?	Josh At Midnight Vol. 1 Josh White und Sam Gary singen - St. James Infirmary - Timber * - One Meat Ball * - Takin' Names rec. 1955 in New York, NY; Josh White, voc, g; Al Hall, b; * Sam Gary, backing voc 7 inch 45 rpm EP notes by Werner Burghardt Telefunken UX 4932 (Germany 196?) Josh White discography
14	1971	The Best Of Josh White LP 1: - Free And Equal Blues - Where Were You, Baby? - You Don't Know My Mind - Sam Hall - Run, Mona, Run - Timber (from 'Josh At Midnight') - Takin' Names (from 'Josh At Midnight') - St James Infirmary (from 'Josh At Midnight') - One Meat Ball (from 'Josh At Midnight') - Peter (from 'Josh At Midnight') - Jelly, Jelly (from 'Josh At Midnight') - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed (from 'Josh At Midnight') - Hallelu - Prison Bound Blues LP 2: - Midnight Special - Told My Captain - Going Home Boys - Trouble - Silicosis Blues - Southern Exposure - Empty Bed Blues - The Story Of John Henry rec. between 1955 and 1962 by Jac Holzman with occasional selections produced by Mark Abramson front cover illustration by Peter Green; inside illustration by William S. Harvey gatefold DLP notes by Jac Holzman Elektra EKS 75008 (stereo) (US 1971) Josh White discography
15	1989	Joshua White 1933 - 1941 BoB-11 track sequence: - Silicosis Is Killin' Me - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - Chain Gang Boun' (+ Carolinians) - Nine Foot Shovel (+ Carolinians) - Trouble (+ Carolinians) - Told My Cap'n (+ Carolinians) - Goin' Home, Boys (+ Carolinians) - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You (part 1) (+ Carolinians) - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You (part 2) (+ Carolinians) - Jerry (+ Carolinians) - I Don't Care Where Dey Bury My Body (+ Carolinians) - King Jesus Knows I'm Coming (+ Carolinians) - I Wonder Will My Mother Be On Dat Train (+ Carolinians) - Soon In De Mornin' (+ Carolinians) - Defense Factory Blues - Bad Housing Blues - Hard Times Blues - Uncle Sam Says - Southern Exposure - Jim Crow Train B.o.B. CD 7 track sequence: - Pickin' Low Cotton °° - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed °° - Lay Some Flowers On My Grave °° - Lord, I Want To Die Easy °° - Silicosis Is Killin' Me - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - Chain Gang Boun' - Nine Foot Shovel - Trouble - Told My Cap'n - Goin' Home Boys - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You!, Pt. 1 - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You!, Pt. 2 - Jerry - I Don't Care Where Dey Bury My Body - King Jesus Knows I'm Coming - I Wonder Will My Mother Be On Dat Train - Soon In De Mornin' - Defense Factory Blues - Bad Housing Blues - Hard Time Blues - Uncle Sam Says - Southern Exposure - Jim Crow Train °° CD bonus tracks notes by Dave Moore Best of Blues BoB-11 (Austria 1989) (=) Best of Blues CD B.o.B 7 (Austria 1994) B.O.B. discography Josh White discography
16	1995	Josh White Vol. 4 1940 - 1941 - Chain Gang Boun' (+ Carolinians) - Nine Foot Shovel (+ Carolinians) - Trouble (+ Carolinians) - Told My Cap'n (+ Carolinians) - Goin' Home, Boys (+ Carolinians) - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You! (Part 1) (+ Carolinians) - Cryin' Who? Cryin' You! (Part 2) (+ Carolinians) - Jerry (+ Carolinians) - I Don't Care Where Dey Bury My Body - Glory To His Name - King Jesus Knows I'm Coming - I Wonder Will My Mother Be On Dat Train - Soon In De Mornin' - I Lay A-Dreamin' - Gotta Go - Eve's Apple Tree - She's A Married Woman - Defense Factory Blues - Bad Housing Blues - Hard Times Blues - Uncle Sam Says - Southern Exposure - Jim Crow Train notes by Dave Moore Document DOCD-5405 Josh White discography
	1998	Josh White: Free And Equal Blues - One Meat Ball - In My Time of Dying - Free and Equal Blues - Number 12 Train - Jim Crow - Landlord - Betty And Dupree - Trouble # - Beloved Comrade - Hold On - Jelly Jelly - When I Lay Down - Fuhrer - Minute Man - Take a Gal Like You - Whatcha Gonna Do (Sometime) - Don't Lie Buddy - Motherless Children - No More Blues (No More Bread Lines) - Mean Mistreatin' Woman - Freedom Road - Miss Otis Regrets - Careless Love - T. B. Blues - Outskirts of Town # Josh White, voc, g [without the Carolinians!] Smithsonian Folkways 40081 liner notes Josh White discography
17	2001	Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom (1950-1970) Josh White - One Meat Ball (from 'Josh At Midnight') 3 CD box Rhino R2 74264
18	2004	Josh White - The Elektra Years - St. James Infirmary - You Don't Know My Mind - Number Twelve Train - Run, Mona, Run - Silicosis Blues - Red Sun - Southern Exposure - Timber - One Meat Ball - Gloomy Sunday - Free And Equal Blues - Jim Crow Train - Live The Life - Did You Ever Love A Woman? - Delia's Gone - So Soon In The Morning - Halleleu - Mother On That Train - Taking Names - Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho - Scandalize My Name - Raise A Ruckus - The Story Of John Henry - Where Were You Baby - Jelly Jelly - Woman Sure Is A Curious Critter - Empty Bed Blues - Bottle Up And Go - One For My Baby - Sam Hall - Prison Bound Blues - Trouble - Ball And Chain Blues - 'Twas On A Monday - Going Home Boys - Told My Captain - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed - Bury My Body - Lay Some Flowers On My Grave 2 CD set Rhino handmade RHM2 7879 (US 2004) limited edition of 2500 copies Josh White discography
19	2006	Josh White: Blood Red River - Wing Wang Harmonica Blues - The Carver Boys, Josh White - Black And Evil Blues - Josh White - Double Crossing Woman - Josh White - Blood Red River - Josh White - This Heart Of Mine - Josh White - Good Woman Blues - Leroy Carr, Josh White - School Boy Blues - Walter Roland, Josh White - Milk Cow Blues - Josh White, Clarence Williams - Barbeque Bess - Lucille Bogan, Josh White - Paul And Silas Bound In Jail - Walter Roland, Josh White - Oh Lordy Mama No 2 - Buddy Moss, Josh White - Silicosis Is Killin' Me - Josh White - Careless Love - Sidney Bechet, Josh White - Jerry - Josh White & His Carolinians - Trouble - Josh White & His Carolinians - Billy Boy - Josh White - Liza Jane - Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Josh White - Baby Baby - Libby Holman, Josh White - Evil Hearted Man - Josh White - Hold On - Union Boys, Josh White - Pretty Flowers In My Backyard - Leadbelly, Josh White - No. 12 Train - Josh White - Strange Fruit - Josh White - Outskirts Of Town - Josh White - House Of The Risin' Sun - John Simmons, Josh White - Jelly, Jelly - J.C. Heard, John Simmons, Josh White - John Henry - J.C. Heard, John Simmons, Josh White - Minute Man - Josh White, Mary Lou Williams - Lord Randall, My Son - J.C. Heard, John Simmons, Josh White - I Left A Good Deal In Mobile - Josh White - Watercress - John Simmons, Bill White, Josh White - Betty And Dupree - Josh White - Sometime - Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Josh White - Lass With The Delicate Air - J.C. Heard, John Simmons, Josh White - Man Who Couldn't Walk Around - J.C. Heard, Al McKibbon, Josh White - Blind Man Stood On The Road And Cried - Raymond Fol, Josh White - Wanderings - Burns, Coleman, Josh White - Lonesome Road - Josh White - Black Gal - Josh White - Apples, Peaches And Cherries - Norman Burns, Fitzroy Coleman, Jack Fallon, Steve Race, Josh White - You Don't Know My Mind - Josh White - Free And Equal Blues - Josh White - Mint Julep - Kenny Baker, Jack Fallon, Bertie King, Josh White - Bonbons, Chocolate And Chewing Gum - Sammy Benskin, Jimmy Crawford, Sam Gary, Al Hall, Beverly White, Bill White, Josh White - Come Along, Charlie - Sammy Benskin, Jimmy Crawford, Sam Gary, Al Hall, Beverly White, Bill White, Josh White - She's Too Much For Me - Sammy Benskin, Jimmy Crawford, Sam Gary, Al Hall, Beverly White, Bill White, Josh White - Go Away From My Window - Sammy Benskin, Jimmy Crawford, Sam Gary, Al Hall, Beverly White, Bill White, Josh White - One Meat Ball - Sam Gary, Al Hall, Josh White - Scandalize My Name - Sam Gary, Al Hall, Josh White - St. James Infirmary - Sam Gary, Al Hall, Josh White - I'm A Mean Mistreater - Sammy Benskin, Panama Francis, Leonard Gaskin, Josh White HMV BLUE201CD Josh White discography
20	1996	Songs For Political Action Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left - 1926-1953 Disc One - The Leftist Roots of the Folk Revival Carl Sandburg, John Allison, Charles and Ruth Crawford Seeger, Aunt Molly Jackson, Sara Ogan Gunning, Tilman Cadle, John Handcox, Bob Miller, The New Singers and The Manhattan Chorus Disc Two - Theater and Cabaret Performers 1936-1941 Mordecai Bauman, Earl Robinson, Paul Robeson, Tony Kraber, Saul Aaron, Harrison Dowd and Josh White Disc Three - The Almanac Singers - July 1941 Songs for John Doe, Talking Union, Sod Buster Ballads, and Deep Sea Chanteys Disc Four - Fighting the Fascists 1942-1944 The Almanac Singers, The Priority Ramblers, Songs of the Lincoln Brigade and The Union Boys Disc Five - World War II and the Folk Revival Earl Robinson, Dooley Wilson, Sir Lancelot, Vern Partlow, Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston, and Citizen C.I.O. Disc Six - The People's Songs Era 1945-1949 Josh White, Lee Hays, Bob Claiborne, Bernie Asbel, Lord Invader, Brownie McGhee, Sis Cunningham, Malvina Reynolds, Bill Oliver, The Berries, Mario Casetta, Vern Partlow, Dick Blakeslee and others Disc Seven - Pete Seeger: 1946-48 with Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Hally Wood and others Disc Eight - Charter Records 1946-1949 Sir Lancelot, Goodson and Vale, People's Songs Chorus, The Berries, Pete Seeger, Mario Casetta, Betty Sanders, The Weavers and The Peekskill Story Disc Nine - Campaign Songs: 1944-1949 1944 Roosevelt campaign: Earl Robinson, Josh White and Bill Oliver. 1946 F.T.A./Cannery Workers campaign: Vern Partlow and Mara Alexander. 1948 Henry Wallace/Glen Taylor Presidential campaign: Richard Huey, Royal Harmonaires, Abigail Alvarez, Paul Robeson, Michael Loring, Sis Cunningham, Bill Oliver, Malvina Reynolds, Sir Lancelot, Alan Lomax, and others. 1949 Mayoral campaigns: The Weavers, Hope Foye, Laura Duncan, and others Disc Ten - An Era Closes Camp Unity's Freedom Theater, Gerald Gallant, Fred Hellerman, The Weavers, Ernie Lieberman, Hope Foye, Laura Duncan, Betty Sanders, Osborne Smith, Jewish Young Folksingers, Joe Glazer, Bill Friedland and Woody Guthrie 10 CD set incl. 200-pp. book Bear Family BCD 15720 JL (Germany 1996)
21	2002	Good News 100 Gospel Greats disc 1: - He Took My Sins Away (3:03) - The Birmingham Jubilee Singers - Wonder Where Is The Gambling Man (3:11) - The Norfolk Jubilee Quartet - Didn't It Rain (3:13) - The Norfolk Jubilee Quartet - Everytime I Feel The Spirit (2:40) - The Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (3:19) - The Silver Leaf Quartet Of Norfolk - I Dreamed Of The Judgment Morning (2:40) - Dunham Jubilee Singers - Clanka-A- Lanka (3:06) - Famous Blue Jay Singers - I'm Leaning On The Lord (3:11) - Famous Blue Jay Singers - Brother Jonah (2:46) - Famous Blue Jay Singers - I'm Bound For Canaan Land (3:16) - Famous Blue Jay Singers - Them Bones (2:59) - Mitchell's Christian Singers - I'm Praying Humble (2:50) - Mitchell's Christian Singers - Take My Hand (Precious Lord) (2:53) - Mitchell's Christian Singers - Lead Me To The Rock (2:49) - Heavenly Gospel Singers - Walk In The Light (2:59) - Heavenly Gospel Singers - When The Gate Swings Open (2:26) - Heavenly Gospel Singers - Cheer The Weary Traveler (3:08) - Heavenly Gospel Singers - My Lord Is Writing All The Time (2:42) - Heavenly Gospel Singers - Have You Heard About The World (2:39) - Alphabetical Four - I Saw The Light (2:43) - Selah Jubilee Singers - He Knows Just How Much We Can Bear (3:01) - Selah Jubilee Singers - King Jesus Knows I'm Coming (2:37) - Joshua White & His Carolinians - Lord Give Me Wings (2:43) - Kings Of Harmony - Rough And Rocky Road (2:19) - Stars Of Harmony - Where Shall I Be (2:47) - Stars Of Harmony disc 2: - Golden Gate Gospel Train (2:34) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Gabriel Blows His Horn (2:20) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - John The Revelator (2:16) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Rock My Soul (2:00) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Every Time That I Feel The Spirit (2:46) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Noah (2:33) - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Didn't It Rain (2:24) - Golden Gate Quartet - Jesus Is A Rock In The Weary Land (2:38) - The Charioteers - Don't Rock The Boat (2:44) - The Charioteers - Wade In The Water (2:44) - The Charioteers - Walk Together Chillun (2:53) - The Charioteers - I'm Bound For The Promised Land (2:23) - The Charioteers - Jubilee (1:58) - Charioteers - Milky White Way (2:36) - The Trumpeteers - Babylon's Fallen (1:59) - The Trumpeteers - Gideon And The Sword (2:41) - The Trumpeteers - Buckle My Shoe (2:56) - The Dixieaires - Time's Winding Up (3:03) - The Dixieaires - Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus (3:00) - The Dixieaires - The Book Of The Seven Seas (2:10) - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Every Knee Surely Must Bow (2:43) - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Amazing Grace (2:45) - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Don't You Want To Join That Number (2:33) - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (2:42) - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Ezekiel Saw The Wheel (2:32) - The Dixie Hummingbirds disc 3: - Rock Me (2:33) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - That's All (2:32) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Precious Lord, Hold My Hand (3:01) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happen Every Day (2:48) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train (2:48) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air (2:28) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - What Could I Do (2:56) - Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 1 (2:40) - Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 2 (3:19) - Mahalia Jackson - Dig A Little Deeper (2:55) - Mahalia Jackson - Get Away Jordan (2:36) - Mahalia Jackson - Just Over The Hill, Pt.1 (2:41) - Mahalia Jackson - Just Over The Hill, Pt.2 (2:42) - Mahalia Jackson - The Lord's Prayer (3:06) - Mahalia Jackson - My Record Will Be There (2:51) - Sister Ernestine Washington - The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow (2:58) - Sister Ernestine Washington - God's Amazing Grace (2:55) - Sister Ernestine Washington - I'm Gonna Live The Life I Sing About (2:44) - Sister Ernestine Washington - We Will Walk Through The Valley (2:55) - Sister Ernestine Washington - Each Day (2:49) - Sister Ernestine Washington - Everyday Will Be A Sunday (2:27) - Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coate - I'm Sealed (2:48) - Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates - Just To Behold His Face (2:53) - Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates - When I Reach My Heavenly Home (2:24) - Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates - Get Away Jordan (2:45) - Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates disc 4: - I Want To Rest (3:03) - The Soul Stirrers - This Is My Prayer (2:51) - The Soul Stirrers - Jesus Prays For You And Me (2:08) - The Soul Stirrers - Glory, Glory Hallelujah (2:23) - The Soul Stirrers - Does Jesus Care (2:50) - The Soul Stirrers - Peace In The Valley (2:41) - The Soul Stirrers - I'm Standing On The Highway (2:14) - The Pilgrim Travelers - The Old Rugged Cross (2:30) - The Pilgrim Travelers - Mother Bowed (2:53) - The Pilgrim Travelers - Jesus Met The Woman At The Well (2:27) - The Pilgrim Travelers - God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (2:20) - The Pilgrim Travelers - Satisfied With Jesus (2:33) - The Pilgrim Travelers - I Want My Crown (2:03) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - I've An Interest Over There (3:15) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Living On Mother's Prayer (2:51) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Honey In The Rock (2:30) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabam - Anyhow (2:19) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Canaan Land (3:17) - Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Jesus Traveled This Road Before (2:50) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Must Be A God Somewhere (2:24) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Something Within Me (2:31) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Jesus Gave Me Water (2:47) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - In The Wilderness (2:54) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - In This World Alone (2:48) - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Search Me Lord (3:01) - Brother Joe May 4 CD set 48-pp. booklet with notes by Jerry Gordon, Axel Küstner & Brett Bonner Proper Box 42 (UK 2002)

Sources / Further reading:
- Jac Holzman & Gavan Daws: Follow The Music - The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture.- Santa Monica (FistMedia Books), 1998
- own record collection
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

Thanks to Stephen Banker for identifying Dean Lawrence as Dean Gitter & my three question marks as Tom Wilson and to Linda Bush Campbell (Sam Gary's niece) for providing information about date and location of his birth and death, to Dave Moore and Cary Ginell for additional info

Sam Gary 1955
source: Booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean

Sam Gary, Dean Laurence & ??? 1955; source: Booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean)
Sam Gary, Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter] & ??? [Tom Wilson] 1955
source: Booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean

Dean Laurence & Sam Gary 1955; Booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean)
Dean Laurence [Dean Gitter] & Sam Gary 1955
source: Booklet accompanying Transition trlp F-1; photographer: Nick Dean

Al Hall, Sam Gary and Josh White
source: Liner notes of Elektra EKL 102; photographer: Jac Holzman

Holzman & Daws 1998 throughout their pages devoted to the Josh White recordings (pp. 24-27) erroneously give the name of White's companion as "Sam Hall", thus combining the names of bassist Al Hall with White's friend and bass vocalist Sam Gary!