He presently serves as training specialist for the state of tennessees institute for public service. Aint was a prominent target of early prescriptivist writers. Radio diaries news and punctum radio diaries radio diaries. Aint no grave was actually written in 1934, by a 12yearold boy named claude ely. For those who remember watching ron ely as tarzan you can still purchase the tv series on dvds. Lawrence valley, the champlain valley, the thousand islands, jefferson county, lewis county and. Mar 03, 2012 brother claude ely aint no grave may 6, 2011 leave a comment. Heres some more information on macel elys book which came from his efforts to find out about his uncles widespread influence, aint no grave. Theres the telephone switchboard operator, the chicago police officer, the private eye, the hotel piano player and many more. Aint no grave is a traditional american gospel song attributed to claude ely 19221978 of. The life and legacy of brother claude ely is written as an oral, biographical history taken from the recorded interviews of more than 1,000 people in the appalachian mountains who knew brother claude ely. My brother sam is dead questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on my brother sam is. His family prayed for his health, and in response he spontaneously performed this song. New federal data show 319,063 west virginians living below the poverty line last year, a 17.
Melvin patrick ely, author info, published books, bio, photo. It is also used in judaism to refer to the jewish people and by members of some christian denominations to refer to themselves. Brother claude ely, pictured in 1953 in front of the letcher county courthouse in whitesburg, ky. Coined as the king recording label s gospel ranger, brother claude ely was. Here, from last nights broadcast, is the founding moment of brother claude elys artistic and spiritual mission. Discovered this book and bro claude ely on npr of course. She got in a prayer line at a brother claude ely revival, and she says she was healed. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, some writers began to propound the need to establish a. Explore releases from brother claude ely at discogs. Brother claude ely was a pentacostal preacher who could play guitar and hold a tune. Brother claude ely songs keyword found websites listing. Membersupported public radio for the north country serving communities in the adirondacks, the st. This book is over 300 pages of stories, songs, and anecdotes chronicling the life of brother claude ely, a pentecostalholiness preacher from the appalachian mountains whose music influenced the likes of elvis presley, johnny cash, and many others.
A southern experiment in black freedom from the 1790s through the civil war, tells the story of free african americans in one virginia county and their relations with whites and enslaved blacks. Macel ely ii, is based upon oral history ascertained from over 3,000 personal interviews with musical artists, ministers and appalachian residents who remembered the singerpreacher and his impact upon the lives of countless mountain people. May 05, 2011 npr s scott simon penned an oped for the chicago tribune today to explain why. Once described as the king recording labels gospel ranger, brother claude ely 19221978 was known and loved throughout the appalachian mountains as both a religious singersongwriter and a pentecostalholiness preacher. Npr s scott simon penned an oped for the chicago tribune today to explain why. Hazlehurst is the birthplace of blues legend robert johnson.
May 06, 2011 heres some more information on macel ely s book which came from his efforts to find out about his uncles widespread influence, aint no grave. Yesterday, we brought you the tale of brother claude ely and the song aint no grave gonna hold my body down. Goodbye babylon early southern gospel music, with lance ledbetter posted in episodes by nissarhusseinkhan on march 19, 2010 brother claude ely. Aug 29, 2016 brother claude ely s great nephew has written a book based on over 1,000 personal interviews he conducted.
The song became an anthem among pentecostal people in the appalachian mountains. Nov 21, 2015 all things considered on national public radio. Ely went on to become an itinerant pentecostal preacher known to his followers as brother claude, the gospel ranger. Ahl alkitab is an islamic term which refers to jews, christians, sabians, and zoroastrians. Last night nprs all things considered featured a radio diary with. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from brother claude ely at the discogs marketplace. Recently, brother claudes nephew, a private investigator named macel ely ii has published a biography of claude ely titled aint no grave. Brother claude ely vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Brother claude ely born july 21, 1922 in the virginia hill country near pucketts creek in lee county, a few miles outside of pennington gap was the greatest white gospel singer there ever was, and the only one ive ever heard who could hold his own with the great black gospel shouters of the golden era of gospel quartets 194666 julius cheeks. Macel ely ii, wrote an official biography on brother claude elys life. Brother claude ely was a pentacostal preacher who could play guitar and hold a. I heard a band playing this old gospel blues tune in cambridge, ma. Nov, 2010 recently, brother claude s nephew, a private investigator named macel ely ii has published a biography of claude ely titled aint no grave.
When i first picked up the book to read it, i was hoping it would keep my attention and perhaps entertain my current state of boredom. The old, weird america project looking for authenticity in. National public radios all things considered featured story on brother claude ely and the book aint no grave click here. The book is based upon oral history ascertained from over 1,000 personal interviews dr. The newport folk festival is an american annual folkoriented music festival in newport, rhode island, which began in july 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established newport jazz festival.
Brother claude ely aint no grave may 6, 2011 leave a comment. The book is a set consisting of the earlier mentioned book and a music cd. Aint continued to be used without restraint by many upper middle class speakers in southern england into the beginning of the 20th century. The life and legacy of brother claude ely by macel ely. Brother claude elyain t no grave download story of brother ely mp3 kevin fontenot, an expert on country music history at tulane university, says that in.
I met ron ely at earthling bookshop in santa barbara while he was signing his book east beach, also a jake sands mystery. The life and legacy of brother claude ely by macel. Story of the importance of pentecostals in rock and roll, especially brother claude ely with parallel comments about the spirituality involved in that music. Claude ely describes composing the song while sick with tuberculosis in 1934 when he was twelve years old. The festival is often considered one of the first modern music festivals in america the newport jazz festival being the first modern festival in. Ive written about the story behind macel ely writing this book before.
Ely conducted with musical artists, ministers, and appalachian residents who remembered the singerpreacher. John was a writin the cooke duet nearer to thee the lefevre trio the old gospel ship fairfield four somebody touched me the messengers qt. Claude ely didnt disappoint anyone when he came to town. Dust to digitals ola belle reed southern mountain music on the masondixon line. I spent wednesday and thursday at the library of congress celebrating the release of a project that i did the restoration and mastering for. The life and legacy of brother claude ely published by the wonderful atlanta outfit dusttodigital, compiler and publisher of the peerless sixcd set goodbye, babylon, and many other musical classics. We went down to blues marker by the train station, and they had an old caboose there. My brother sam is dead questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on my brother sam is dead. Over the past decade, macel ely decided to find out who his greatuncle the late gospel singer brother claude ely really was. On this episode of the radio diaries podcast, were bringing you eleven stories from studs working tapes. May 06, 2011 brother claude elyain t no grave download story of brother ely mp3 kevin fontenot, an expert on country music history at tulane university, says that in 1953, king records heard about brother claude ely. May 05, 2011 over the past decade, macel ely decided to find out who his greatuncle the late gospel singer brother claude ely really was. Joseph ellis shares what inspired him to follow his award winning biography of thomas jefferson with founding brothers and what kind of research went into this book.
The book is written by brother ely s great nephew, macel ely ii. May 5, 2011 over the past decade, macel ely decided to find out who his greatuncle the late gospel singer brother claude ely really was. May 06, 2011 last night npr s all things considered featured a radio diary with macel ely, the greatnephew of the legendary preacher and gospel singer brother claude ely. This is a beautiful book, complete with hundreds of pictures and a dvd of brother elys songs on top of it.
Authored by brother claude elys nephew, macel ely ii, the bio is supplemented by 290 photos along with a cd. The life and legacy of brother claude ely 19221978. On this episode of the radio diaries podcast, we bring you audio diaries from a retirement home. The life and legacy of brother claude ely by macel, ii, ph. Brother claude ely vinyl records and cds american singersongwriter and preacher, july 22, 1922 may 7, 1978 brother claude ely discography price guide recently listed email alerts. Influential elvis presley, johnny cash gospel singer and pentecostal holiness preacher. We woke up and headed about 30 minutes up the road to hazlehurst, mississippi. Brother claude ely talk about jesus the cavaleers qt. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, some writers began to propound the need to establish a pure or correct form of english. The life and legacy of brother claude ely is now available.
Melvin patrick ely the family name rhymes with really writes and teaches about the history of african americans and of the south. As a biography its not quite what i thought it was going to be. If you doubt it read the last two paragraphs of the written story first. Dec 26, 2018 brother claude ely talk about jesus the cavaleers qt. Hell speak at the main branch of the public library of cincinnati and hamilton county on. Instead, i was delighted to find it not only entertained me but it also captivated me. Sister rosetta tharpe recorded a version in 1956, and it was one of the last songs recorded by johnny cash. Celebrating ola belle reed at the library of congress. The brothers, on john foster dulles and allen dulles, by stephen kinzer.
An ordained minister himself, macels professional experience is quite diverse. The book is written by brother elys great nephew, macel ely ii. Morgan recalls having trouble with her back as a child. Brother claude elys great nephew has written a book based on over 1,000 personal interviews he conducted. It was probably written down by 1947 and recorded by brother claude in 1953.
Aint no grave also known as gonna hold this body down is a traditional american gospel song attributed to claude ely 19221978 of virginia. Once described as the king recording labels gospel ranger, brother. Last night npr s all things considered featured a radio diary with macel ely, the greatnephew of the legendary preacher and gospel singer brother claude ely. Brother claude was an itinerant pentecostal preacher in eastern kentucky, and his music inspired some of the biggest names in rock n roll. The life and legacy of brother claude ely by macel ely ii, the war of the worlds by h. Brother claude was a fiery speaker and an electrifying singer. Census bureaus american community survey shows 88,351 children under 18 years old in poverty, or 24 percent of those living in west virginia in 2016. What made you decide to follow your award winning biography of thomas jefferson with founding brothers and what kind of research went into this book. Brother claude ely aint no grave heroes of indie music. The fools who purport to tell the history of american music seemed to have relegated brother claude ely to a footnote, the man who recorded the. In interviews with nearly 1,400 people, macel discovered that.
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