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The Drinkard Singers
A Joyful Noise
Album US 1958 on RCA Victor label
R&B/Soul (Gospel)
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York, April 9, 14, 16 and 25, 1958. Personnel (other than those mentioned on the liner) taken from GOSPEL RECORDS 1943-1969: A BLACK MUSIC DISCOGRAPHY Volume One A to K, by Cedric J. Hayes and Robert Laughton (Record Information Services, England, 1992; ISBN 0 907872 28 X) Judy Guions is better known as Judy Clay; Lee Drinkard Warrick is her adoptive mother, and the biological mother of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick; Emily Drinkard Garland (better known as Cissy Houston) and Marie Drinkard Epps are Lee Warrick's sisters, and thus the aunts of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. Uncredited on the album and in the Hayes/Laughton discography, but appearing in the cover photo (second from right) is Nicky Drinkard, who definitely played piano with this group, but his participation in the recording is uncertain.
Musicians
 | The Drinkard Singers , album by |
 | Teddy Jones bass, uncredited |
| Moe Harper drums, uncredited |
| Dicky Mitchell organ, uncredited |
| John Johnson Jr piano, uncredited |
 | Kelly Owens p, piano, uncredited |
| Unknown Artist tambourine, uncredited |
 | Ann Moss voc, *1927 vocals |
 | Judy Clay voc, 1938-2001 US vocals |
 | Larry Drinkard voc, vocals |
 | Lee Warrick voc, 1921-2005 vocals |
 | Marie Epps voc, vocals |
 | Cissy Houston bvoc, voc, *1933 US vocals, uncredited |
 | Nicky Drinkard voc, vocals, piano, uncredited, possibly cover photo only |
Producers
| Ray Hall engineer |
| Joe Bostic liner notes |
| Murray Laden photography |
| Brad McCuen producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Rock | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 2 | Use Me, Lord | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 3 | Rise, Shine | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 4 | One Day | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 5 | Listen To The Lambs | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 6 | After It's All Over | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 7 | Somebody Touched Me | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 8 | Wade In The Water | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 9 | Just A Little While To Stay Here | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 10 | Singing In My Soul | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 11 | Ring Those Golden Bells | The Drinkard Singers | ||
| 12 | Sweet Hour Of Prayer | The Drinkard Singers | William B. Bradbury, William W. Walford |
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