Overview[]
Rev. J.M. Gates was a gospel preacher. He recorded sermons, and his records were the best-selling records in the African-American Community during his carrier.
Biography[]
Reverend J.M. Gates was born in 1885 probably in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the minister of the Cavalry Church. He recorded about 200 songs from 1926-1940. He died c. 1941.
Albums Featured[]
- The Anthology Of American Folk Music
- The Complete Recorded Works Of Rev. J.M. Gates
- Blues, Blues Christmas
- Yonder Come The Blues
- The Gospel Sound
- The Half Ain't Never Been Told (album)
- Too Late, Too Late
- Goodbye, Babylon (album)
- Where Will You Be Christmas Day? (album)
- Before The Blues
- An Introduction To Gospel Song
- Country Gospel Song
- Jazz (album)
- Roots 'n' Blues
- The Black Country Music Of Georgia
Original Discography[]
- Need Of Prayer
- The One Thing I Know
- Death`s Black Train Is Coming
- I`m Gonna Die With The Staff In My Hand
- Baptize Me
- Dying Gambler
- Praying For The Pastor
- After A While
- I Know I Got Religion
- The Dying Mother And Her Child
- Ain`t Gonna Lay My Religion Down
- There`s One Thing I Know
- You Belong To That Funeral Train
- Four And Twenty Elders
- I Prayed, I Prayed
- Sit Down, Servant, And Rest A Little While
- The Dying Gambler
- Ye Must Be Born Again
- Oh! Death Where Is Thy Sting?
- Death`s Black Train Is Comin`
- Goin` To Die With The Staff In My Hand
- Funeral Train
- Must Be Born Again
- Amazing Grace
- One Thing I Know
- You Can Tell The World About This
- Tell Me, How Did You Feel?
- Waiting At The Beautiful Gate
- Goin` To Heaven Anyhow
- I`m Going To Heaven Anyhow
- Tramping To Make Heaven My Home
- Death`s Black Train Is Coming
- I Know I Got Religion, Yes, Yes
- The Funeral Train A-Coming
- Death`s Black Train
- I`ve Left This World Behind
- The Blind Man By The Wayside
- Paul And Silas In Jail
- Judgement Day Is Coming
- I`m Gonna Die A Witness
- Death Might Be Your Santa Claus
- I Am So Glad Trouble Don`t Last Always
- Yonder Comes My Lord With A Bible In His Hand
- Dry Bones In The Valley
- Jesus Rose From The Dead
- Lazarus In Heaven And The Rich Man In Hell
- [[Blow, Gabriel - For It`s Judgment!
- Just As Soon As My Feet Strike Zion
- Adam and Eve In The Garden
- Sad Home Of Death
- You`ve Got To Lay Down And Die Some Day
- I`m A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
- You Got To Cross Jordan
- Hebrew Children In The Fiery Furnace
- Moses In The Wilderness
- I`m So Glad Trouble Don`t Last Always
- I`m Going To Heaven If It Takes My Life
- I`ll Be Satisfied
- Get Right With God
- Praying For The Mourners
- Jonah And The Whale
- Sisters` Prayer Meeting
- Noah And The Flood
- Rich Man And The Needle`s Eye
- Hell Wasn`t Made For Man
- The End Of The World And Time Will Be No More
- Prodigal Son
- Hell Is In God`s Jail House
- Are You Bound For Heaven Or Hell?
- Hell Bound Express Train
- Devil In A Flying Machine
- Where will You Be Christmas Day?
- Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus?
- God`s Wrath In The St. Louis Cyclone
- White Horse And His Rider
- If You Say You Got Good Religion, Don`t Turn Back
- From The Pit To The Throne
- You May Be Alive Or You May Be Dead, Christmas Day
- The First Born Was A Murderer
- He Was Born In A Manger
- Samson And The Woman
- A Bank That Never Fails
- A Building That Never Gives Way
- A Sure-Enough Soldier
- Somebody`s Been Stealin`
- Kidnapping
- Do It Yourself
- Tiger Flowers` Last Flight
- The Ball Game Of Life
- Who Shall Deliver Me From The Body Of This Death?
- The Eagle Stirs Her Nest
- The California Kidnapping
- Things That You Can Move Don`t Ask God To Move
- Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
- Woe Be Unto You Liars
- Stop For The Red Light
- Pay Your Furniture Man
- The Rattlesnake Coils Before He Strikes
- Deacon Board Meeting
- Women Spend Too Much Money
- Why Don`t You Live So God Can Use You Anytime?
- You Mother Heart Breakers
- Speed On, Hell Is Waiting For You
- Straining At A Gnat And Swallowing A Camel
- You Midnight Ramblers
- Dead Cat On The Line
- The Flood Of Alabama
- Death Is On Your Track
- Lord, I`m In Your Hands
- Down Here, Lord, Waiting For You
- Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail?
- No Room In The Jail House
- Manish Women
- Saturday Night Black Marier Riders
- Meeting The Judge On Monday Morning
- You Gonna Need This Man Jesus On Your Bond
- I`m Going Home On The Heaven-Bound Train
- Jacob `Rassled With The Angel
- Elijah The Key Man
- Dead Cat On The Line No. 2
- Corn Licker And Gasoline
- The Woman And The Snake
- Clean The Corners Of Your Mind
- Scat To The Cat And Suie To The Hog
- David And Uriah
- These Hard Times Are Tight Like That
- Is The Rope Around Your Neck?
- Kinky Hair Is No Disgrace
- Pay Your Policy Man
- Keep The Graves Of Your Loved Ones Clean
- Prison Bound
- He`ll Feed You When You`re Hungry
- Pray For Better Times To Come
- Lord, I`m In Your Care
- On The Battlefield
- There Is Something About The Lord Mighty Sweet
- No Bad Streets In Town
- Will You Have Christmas Dinner In Jail?
- Highway To Hell
- Hell Ain`t Half Full
- Don`t Hide From Your Furniture Man
- President Roosevelt Is Everybody`s Friend
- No Bread Line In Heaven
- Highway Robbers In The Night
- Rev. Gates` Song Service
- Valley Of Death
- Goin` Through The Pearly Gates
- Born To Die
- Prepare To Meet Thy God
- Wolf Cat And His Catcher
- New Dead Cat On The Line
- So Glad I`m Here In Jesus` Name
- This Heart Of Mine
- The Racket Train
- Hell Without Fire
- Will hell Be Your Santa Claus?
- Baptist World Alliance In Atlanta, Georgia
- Smoking Woman In The Street
- Job And His God
- Travelin` On
- I`ll Fly Away
- It`s What You Think And Not What You Know
- Men And Women Talk Too Much
- Joe Louis` Wrist And His Fist
- Hitler And Hell
- When The War Is Over
- Guide Me While I Run This Race
- My Foot-Steps Is Numbered
- Not A Dog Shall Move His Tongue
- Gettin` Ready For Christmas Day