GOSPEL 78 : SISTER CLARA HUDMON ON OKEH ELECTRIC 8882

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SISTER CLARA HUDMON ON OKEH ELECTRIC 8882

• Titles are 'Stand By Me’ b/w 'I Want To See Jesus' - great sides and Sister Clara is well encouraged by the Deacon and other Sisters on both sides...................................................................................................................................Stand By Me" was performed by Sister Clara Hudmon. Recorded in Atlanta on December 12, 1930. There is little biographical information on Sister Clara Hudmon, at least pertaining to her early life. She was born in 1903 had been a member of J.M. Gates' Atlanta congregation. She made her first recordings for Okeh in 1930, including this version of "Stand By Me." While still a teenager, Hudmon married Rev. T.T. Gholston shortly after the death of his first wife. The marriage caused a scandal and the couple relocated to New York City where Hudmon recorded a celebrated version of "When The Saints Go Marching In" in 1932. After divorcing Gholston, Hudmon left the Baptist church for a Pentecostal sect. Hudmon received a major break in her career when she headlined at Radio City Music Hall during a program of gospel music. She was nicknamed The Georgia Peach, a name under which she recorded during the 1940s and after. She became one of the foremost gospel singers of her generation, along with such figures as Mahalia Jackson and Sallie Martin. Hudmon died in 1966. "Stand By Me" is a hymn written by the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley. Tindley was a Methodist minister and an influential composer of sacred songs in the early 20th century. Among his compositions are "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today," "We'll Understand It Better By and By" and "Take Your Burden to The Lord and Leave It There," all of which were recorded numerous times during the 1920s and '30s. Tindley also wrote "I'll Overcome Someday," which was later adapted into the Civil Rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome." Tindley influenced a generation of Gospel songwriters, including Thomas A. Dorsey.
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1. The record is in V to V+ / V condition with light needlewear on both sides. Side 2 plays best if you mix out the background noise, side 1 is fine and the record plays really well

2. The labels are fine

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