James Roots Quartet

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 75259 9/14/1949 Silent night, Holy night Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 75260 9/14/1949 White Christmas Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 75261 9/14/1949 He arose from the grave-1 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 75264 9/14/1949 So high Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 75588 12/12/1949 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 75589 12/12/1949 Bells of St. Mary's-2 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76254 5/2/1950 You gotta move Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76255 5/2/1950 When I take my vacation in heaven Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76256 5/2/1950 The Lord blessed me-1 Vivian Cooper Musical group  
Decca 76257 5/2/1950 Rock of ages Vivian Cooper Musical group  
Decca 76258 5/2/1950 I'm so glad The Rosette Musical group  
Decca 76259 5/2/1950 I'll be satisfied The Rosette Musical group  
Decca 76261 5/2/1950 Swing low sweet chariot The Rosette Musical group  
Decca 76268 5/3/1950 I shall know Him Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76269 5/3/1950 There's a highway to heaven Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76270 5/3/1950 I'm bound for higher grounds Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  
Decca 76271 5/3/1950 I was healed Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "James Roots Quartet," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323106.

James Roots Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323106.

"James Roots Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323106

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