King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan
King Britt
2005-09-06
Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980) was a painter, singer, and self-proclaimed "bride of Christ" whose visually explosive folk art is celebrated on the museum circuit world-wide. But her sole album, made in New Orleans in the 1960s, is one of black gospel music's secret relics. Those recordings were unearthed and a…
Can You Feel It?
The Campbell Brothers
2005-06-22
In 2001 Ropeadope enlisted the support of John Medeski to produce a recording featuring a then unknown guitar player named Robert Randolph. The Word, went on to spawn a career for Mr. Randolph, while introducing the world to the obscure (yet extremely deep) genre that is Sacred Steel Music -…
The Masters of Sacred Steel
None But The Righteous
2002-09-24
In a rare showing of cooperation and understanding amongst two different labels, Ropeadope and John Medeski put together his favorite selections of gospel and sacred steel tracks from the venerable Arhoolie label and their vaults. With the success of the word (the supergroup centered around Robert Randolph, John Medeski and…
The Word
The Word
2001-07-31
John Medeski, the north Mississippi all-stars and Robert Randolph - 10 instrumental covers of traditional gospel compositions ripped apart and pieced back together in a style and sound that is every bit futuristic as it is steeped in the ancient soul of the blues. This record is rock & roll.…