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Molly Skaggs shared the story behind the song, [5] saying: "Ain't No Grave" is rooted in old-time Appalachian gospel music. It is a marriage of the old, with Brother Claude Ely's original chorus and the new, my personal testimony of overcoming fear and shame, woven into each verse. For me, this song is steeped in the reality of Jesus and what ...
An African-American gospel song, "C'aint no grave," has been traced back to a 1933 Chuch of God in Christ hymnal by blogger Debi Simons. [1] That version was recorded by Bozie Sturdivant in July 1942 (and released in 1943 as "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down") in a slower, gospel style and in 1946-7 by Sister Rosetta Tharpe with barrelhouse ...
Writing hymns and Southern gospel songs Ira Forest Stanphill (February 14, 1914 – December 30, 1993) was a well-known American gospel music songwriter of the mid-twentieth century. Early years
Russ Taff was born to Joe and Ann Taff on November 11, 1953, the fourth of five sons, and grew up in Farmersville, California. Taff's father was a pastor of a small Pentecostal church - the Eastside Tabernacle Church which was located in an old laundromat - and machinist while his mother, Ann, was a field worker who picked fruit and chopped cotton.
Music videos were made for "Winds of Change" and "I Cry" to promote the album. The Way Home was ranked at number 11 on CCM Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. [3] The album includes a one-minute version of the traditional gospel song "Ain't No Grave" – Taff later recorded a longer version on his 1991 album Under Their Influence.
Hess' career started at the age of 16, when he joined the popular John Daniel Quartet in 1943, [5] making his recorded debut on "Just a Prayer Away". (He had previously sung with Louie Auten and the Tennessee Valley Boys.) [4] After that, he sang with three of his brothers as the Hess Brothers Quartet.
The book is a "set" consisting of the earlier mentioned book and a music CD. The set, entitled Ain't No Grave: The Life & Legacy of Brother Claude Ely, was released in 2010 by Dust-to-Digital out of Atlanta, Georgia. [1] American VI: Ain't No Grave is a posthumous album by Johnny Cash. It was released on February 23, 2010, three days before ...
Glen died due to complications from cancer on October 15, 1999, aged 72 during the Cathedral's farewell tour, just five days before his 73rd birthday. Although unable to attend that year, Glen made his final performance at the National Quartet Convention via telephone hook-up from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt Hospital.