Eight African American Renditions Of "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Songs (from the 1950s to 2015)

Mississippi John Hurt - Topic,   Mar 27, 2019

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Where Shall I Be · Mississippi John Hurt

D.C. Blues - The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1

Released on: 2004-03-09
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This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about the African American early Gospel songs that are entitled "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds?" 

This post presents eight YouTube sound files or videos of renditions of "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds?". These examples of this African American Gospel song were recorded or performed from the 1950s through 2015.

The lyrics for these examples aren't included in this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/05/where-shall-i-be-when-that-first.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents selected comments from Mudcat folk music forum about examples of the religious song song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds?" 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/05/where-shall-i-be-when-that-first_28.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube sound file of the African American Gospel song "Where Shall I Be When That First Trumpet Sounds?" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926) and showcases a YouTube sound file of that song by Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (1927).

That post also includes information about Blind Lemon Jefferson and information about Rev. Edward W. Clayborn. The lyrics for those versions of "Where Shall I Be?" are also included in that post.

The content of this post is presented for religious, historical, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown person/persons who was/were the first composer of this Gospel song. Thanks also to all the arrangers/composers, singers, and musicians who are featured in the sound files and videos in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.

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ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF THIS GOSPEL SONG

With the exception of Video #1, these examples are given in chronological order based on the year that they were recorded or performed.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2- Professor Johnson And His Gospel Singers- Where Shall I Be

alzo61, Jun 15, 2012

From the 1950's Gospel Classics: Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers, Henry Green, Rev. A. Johnson, Deacon Leroy Shinault, Rev. Robert Ballinger...Complete Recorded Works (1950-1958) In Chronological Order

Recorded January 1950, New York City...

Photography by Jack Delano

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Dan Smith - Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds

TheBWJohnson, May 19, 2012

Good Morning Blues. 1975. Biograph

Smith sang in church and played harmonica as a child. He didn't begin his professional career until the early '60s, when he played behind folk legends Rev. Gary Davis and Pete Seeger. However, his musical style is overwhelmingly oriented to Chicago blues.

by Bil Carpenter

photos: George Mitchell and Larry Towell

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - The Friendly Brothers: Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds (1978)

Alan Lomax Archive, Nov 30, 2010

The Friendly Brothers of Tallulah, Louisiana (identified by Lomax as the "Sensational Friendly Brothers"), perform "Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds" at the St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, Mississippi. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 11, 1978

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Where Shall I Be (When The First Trumpet Sounds)

Dorothy Love Coates - Topic, Jul 19, 2019

Provided to YouTube by Malaco Records

Where Shall I Be (When The First Trumpet Sounds) · Dorothy Love Coates

Standing On The Rock

℗ 1980 Savoy Records

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Where Shall I Be (When The First Trumpet Sounds) · The Golden Echoes

The Golden Echoes - Topic,  Nov 11, 2018

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group

Old Time Religion

℗ 1992 Specialty Records/Fantasy, Inc.

Released on: 1992-01-01

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7-Where Shall I Be

The Supreme Angels Topic, November 19, 2017

The Judgement

℗ 2007 Malaco, Inc.

Released on: 2007-03-06

Contributor: Howard Hunt, Jr.

Main Artist: Slim and the Supreme Angels

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #8 - Where Shall I Be? (When Judgment Day Is Drawing Nigh)

 

Wyeth Duncan, Feb 28, 2015

An old song by Rev. Charles P. Jones (1865-1949).  I'm reading it from an old (1954 edition) A.M.E. Hymnal

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