Sacred Steel

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All Music Guide - Cub Koda
Sacred Steel is one amazing collection. Subtitled "Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music in Florida," this multi-artist chronicling of this seldom-heard genre is a musical and emotional delight. The electric lap steel guitar has been the instrument of choice in both the Jewel Dominion and Keith Dominions both African-American Holiness-Pentecostal churches since the late ''30s, replacing the traditional church organist. This collection showcases the pioneering work of five of its best known and most influential sacred steel practitioners: Willie Eason, Sonny Treadway, Glenn Lee, Henry Nelson, and his son, Aubrey Ghent. Their individual approaches to this style ...
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All Music Guide - Cub Koda
Sacred Steel is one amazing collection. Subtitled "Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music in Florida," this multi-artist chronicling of this seldom-heard genre is a musical and emotional delight. The electric lap steel guitar has been the instrument of choice in both the Jewel Dominion and Keith Dominions both African-American Holiness-Pentecostal churches since the late ''30s, replacing the traditional church organist. This collection showcases the pioneering work of five of its best known and most influential sacred steel practitioners: Willie Eason, Sonny Treadway, Glenn Lee, Henry Nelson, and his son, Aubrey Ghent. Their individual approaches to this style range from crude blues-based slides and slurs blues table steel master Hop Wilson is called to mind more than once here to highly technical flourishes bordering on country pedal steel sounds, with all of it played with a sincerity and spirit indigenous to the music, which is nothing short of heartfelt and energetic. Split evenly between instrumentals and the instrument interfacing with the congregation and choir at live religious services, the music runs the gamut from still and beautiful Sonny Treadway''s instrumentals to the wild and abandoned playing of Aubrey Ghent. This is 75 minutes of music that will appeal to blues and gospel and even retro-minded rock & roll fans willing to take the time to explore this fascinating genre.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/21/1997
  • Label: Arhoolie Records
  • UPC: 096297045022
  • Catalog Number: 450

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Don't Let the Devil Ride - Sonny Treadway (3:03)
  2. 2 In the Garden - Sonny Treadway (3:08)
  3. 3 At the Cross - Sonny Treadway (2:49)
  4. 4 Call Him by His Name - Glenn Lee (3:36)
  5. 5 Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour - Glenn Lee (2:35)
  6. 6 Joyful Sounds - Glenn Lee (4:27)
  7. 7 Just a Closer Walk with Thee - Willie Eason (4:59)
  8. 8 Little Wooden Church on a Hill - Willie Eason (4:28)
  9. 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Poor Man's Friend - Willie Eason (5:59)
  10. 10 This Is a Holy Church - Sonny Treadway (7:17)
  11. 11 At the Cross - Sonny Treadway (2:18)
  12. 12 Amazing Grace - Sonny Treadway (1:51)
  13. 13 God Be With You - Sonny Treadway (0:55)
  14. 14 Closing Prayer - Sonny Treadway (0:25)
  15. 15 Praise the Lord Everybody - Henry Nelson (7:55)
  16. 16 Amazing Grace - Henry Nelson (4:47)
  17. 17 Praise Music - Aubrey Ghent (4:22)
  18. 18 Father in Jesus' Name - Aubrey Ghent (3:13)
  19. 19 House of God March - Aubrey Ghent (4:29)
  20. 20 God Be with You - Aubrey Ghent (1:42)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Alvin Lee Electric Bass, Electric Guitar
Terrence Elliot Electric Bass
John Hampton Electric Guitar
Sonny Treadway Steel Guitar, Track Performer
Benjamin Beckford Drums
Fayette Coney Vocals
Ronnie Mozee Electric Guitar
Aubrey Ghent Steel Guitar, Track Performer
Timothy Williams Drums
Lejena Manning Drums
Glenn Lee Pedal Steel Guitar, Track Performer
Willie Eason Steel Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Carlos Fox Keyboards
Francine Jones Keyboards
Henry Nelson Steel Guitar, Track Performer
Technical Credits
Paul Butterfield Engineer
Meal Ticket Composer
John Newton Composer
Robert Stone Producer, Engineer, Text
Chris Strachwitz Executive Producer
Dix Bruce Graphic Design, Layout Concept
Fayette Coney Arranger
Hubert C. Depree Liner Notes
Sherry S. Depree Liner Notes
William Dudley Engineer
Aubrey Ghent Arranger
Traditional Composer
Teresa Hollingsworth Re-Release Coordinator
C. Austin Miles Composer
Henry Nelson Arranger
Fran King Composer
Michael Stapleton Engineer
Berry Composer
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