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Charles Albert Tindley
Charles Albert Tindley (July 7, 1851 – July 26, 1933) was an American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. His composition "I'll Overcome Someday" is credited as the basis for the U.S. Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome". Another of his hymns is "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There" (1916), as well as "What Are They Doing in Heaven?" (1901). Often referred to as "The Prince of Preachers", he educated himself, became a minister and founded one of the largest Methodist congregations serving the African-American community on the East Coast of the United States. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1851 (Berlin), Died July 26, 1933 (Philadelphia)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-39638 | 10-in. | 7/8/1927 | Bye and bye | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46030 | 10-in. | 6/30/1928 | Nothing between | Pace Jubilee Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, with organ | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46032 | 10-in. | 6/30/1928 | Stand by me | Pace Jubilee Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46033 | 10-in. | 6/30/1928 | Leave it there | Pace Jubilee Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55612 | 10-in. | 7/15/1929 | What are they doing in heaven? | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75809 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | Leave it there | Smilin' Ed McConnell | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75823 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | Leave it there | Smilin' Ed. McConnell | Male vocal solo, with organ | lyricist, arranger, composer | |
Victor | BVE-82855 | 10-in. | 7/31/1934 | We'll understand it better bye and bye | Smith’s Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-031938 | 10-in. | 2/1/1939 | What are they doing in heaven today? | Gospel Light Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W146154 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Nothing between | Paul and John, the Disciples of Harmony | Male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W147575 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | What are they doing in heaven today? | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO38725 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | Bye and bye when the morning comes | Deacon Utley and the Smile A While Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
OKeh | 9348 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Nothin' between | Rev. Wm. McKinley Dawkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | S-73192 | 10-in. | Feb. 1925 | We'll understand it better bye and bye | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403109 | 10-in. | 10/13/1929 | What are they doing in heaven today? | Golden Crown Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403850 | 10-in. | 3/26/1930 | The better home | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403977 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Leave it there | McCravy Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W403978 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Stand by me | McCravy Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404697 | 10-in. | 12/12/1930 | Stand by me | Sister Clara Hudmon | Female vocal solo, with responses, mixed vocal trio, and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E22966-E22967 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | Nothing between | Old Southern Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E25507-E25508 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Bye and bye | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E25564-E25565 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Leave it there | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | vocal duet with violin, guitar, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E25680-E25681 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | What are they doing in heaven today | James McCravy | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E27932-E27932A | 10-in. | 7/31/1928 | Stand by me | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 18752 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | We'll understand it better bye and bye | North Carolina Ramblers ; Posey Rorer | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tindley, Charles Albert," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103553.
Tindley, Charles Albert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103553.
"Tindley, Charles Albert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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