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"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals .
Kenneth Morris (August 28, 1917 – February 1, 1989) [1] was an African American composer of gospel music and publisher who popularized several songs, including "Just a Closer Walk with Thee". Morris was born in New York in 1917 and performed in church as a youth before becoming a professional jazz musician.
The song was released as the fifth and final single from the album. "Where the River Flows" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, becoming the band's fourth single to do so. The song became a top-40 hit in Canada, peaking at number 39 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.
Just a Closer Walk with Thee: Stuart Hine (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) November 16, 1959: 3:30 8: My Lord What a Mornin' H. T. Burleigh (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) January 28, 1960: 2:30 9: Great Getting Up Mornin' (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) January 28, 1960: 3:25 10: Were You There (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) November 16, 1959: 3:23 11: Break ...
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Worship & Faith is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis.It was released on November 11, 2003 by Word Records.The album is composed of twenty covers of traditional gospel tunes.
Mahalia Jackson (1911 – 1972) was the preeminent gospel singer of the 20th century, her career spanning from about 1931 to 1971. She began singing in church as a child in New Orleans, then moved to Chicago as an adolescent and joined Chicago's first gospel group, the Johnson Singers.
"Watching the River Flow" is a song by American singer Bob Dylan. Produced by Leon Russell , it was written and recorded during a session in March 1971 at the Blue Rock Studio in New York City. The collaboration with Russell formed in part through Dylan's desire for a new sound—after a period of immersion in country rock music—and for a ...