Masters Family

SESSIONS
sessionography revised by Michel Ruppli
1948 poss. Johnson City, TN - Masters Family aka Dixie Sweethearts
D01 I'M GONNA LET IT SHINE Rich-R-Tone 439
D02 WHEN HE HEARD MY PLEA Rich-R-Tone 439
D03 SILVER IN MY MOTHER'S HAIR Rich-R-Tone 427
D04 WREATH OF FLOWERS Rich-R-Tone 427
ca. September 1948 Jacksonville, FL- Masters Family (Producer: Murray Nash)
001 1880/MN-17 I FOUND IT IN MOTHER’S BIBLE Mercury 6131
002 1881/MN-18 GIVE THEM ROSES NOW 6131
003 1882/MN-19 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE IS NEEDING JUST YOU 6156
004 1883/MN-20/PBE-840 THE MAN OF GALILEE 6156/MGW-12262
April 1949 unknown - Masters Family, * & Foggy Mountain Boys (Jim Shumate, Mac Wiseman [gt], Cedric Rainwater)
005 2208/PE-837 THAT LITTLE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH HOUSE* 6182 6302-X45/MG 20542 MGW 12262
006 2209 IT’S ALL COMING TRUE 6213
007 2210 I WON’T HAVE TO CROSS JORDAN ALONE 6213
008 2211 WREATH OF FLOWERS 6182
009 2212 WHEN HE HEARD MY PLEA unissued
20 November 1950 poss. Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
010 HCO 4354/NASH 958? WHILE THE AGES ROLL ON Columbia 4-20813/HL-7197
011 HCO 4355/NASH 959? LET THE SPIRIT DESCEND 4-20785/HL-7197
012 HCO 4356/NASH 960? I’LL BE GOING TO HEAVEN SOMETIME 4-20785/HL-7298
013 HCO 4357/NASH 961? JUST A SINNER SAVE BY GRACE 4-20813/HL-7197
8 May 1951 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
014 CO 45888 HAPPINESS COMES ON SPIRITUAL WINGS 4-20851/HL-7298
015 CO 45889 THIS OLD WORLD IS ROCKING IN SIN 4-20996/HL-7298
016 CO 45890 STOP KICKIN‘ GOD’S CHILDREN AROUND 4-20996/HL-7298
017 CO 45891 HAND ME DOWN MY TRUMPET 4-20851/HL-7197
018 CO 45892 WHEN THE WAGON WAS NEW 4-20888
019 CO 45893 FROM 40 TO 65 4-20888
13 March 1952 poss. Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Masters Family
020 CO 47733/NASH-1431? GLORY LAND MARCH 4-20940/HL-7197
021 CO 47734/NASH-1432? SOUTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN 4-21044
022 CO 47735/NASH-1433? MY HEART’S LIKE A BEGGAR 4-21044
023 CO 47736/NASH-1434? THE CRY FROM THE CROSS 4-20940/HL-7197
10 November 1952 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Masters Family
024 CO 48547/NASH 1580? MARCHING ON TO GLORY 4-21094/HL-7197
025 CO 48548/NASH-1581? SINGING IN THE PROMISED LAND 4-21136/HL-7279
026 CO 48549/NASH-1582? HEAVEN 4-21549-C/HL-7197
027 CO 48550/NASH-1583? THEY’VE MADE A NEW BIBLE 4-21094/HL-7298
From unknown session (1950 to 1952) unknown - Masters Family
028 I HAVE CHANGED 4-21136/HL-7279
28 August 1953 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
029 CO 49887/NASH 1709? NEW WORLD TO COME 4-21219/HL-7259
030 CO 49888/NASH 1710? YOU GOTTA PRAY 21175/HL-7298
031 CO 49889/NASH 1711? BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS 4-21219
032 CO 49890/NASH 1712? WIDE YE GOLDEN GATES 4-21175/HL-7197
24 March 1954 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
033 CO 51185/NASH-1814/ZSP-31523 WHEN HE HEARD MY PLEA 4-21272/HL-7298
034 CO 51186/NASH-1815/ZSP-31524 GOD OWNS IT ALL 4-21272/HL-7259
035 CO 51187/NASH-1816/ZSP-31525 IT TAKES A LOT OF LOVIN‘ 4-21313/HL-7298
036 CO 51187/NASH-1817/ZSP 31526 NOAH AND THE MIGHTY ARK 4-21313/HL-7197
29 October 1954 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
037 CO 52679/NASH 1937/ZSP-34381 DON’T YOU WAIT TO GO TO HEAVEN 4-21357/HL-7259
038 CO 52680/NASH 1938/ZSP-34382 FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD 4-21357/HL-7259
039 CO 52681/NASH 1939/ZSP-34383 EVERSLASTING JOY 4-21413/HL-7259
040 CO 52682/NASH 1940/ZSP-34384 COMING TO CARRY ME HOME 4-21413/HL-7298
30 April 1956 poss. Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family
041 CO 55980/OB 1103?/ZSP-38528 I WASN’T THERE 4-21549-C
042 CO 55981/OB 1104?/ZSP-38529 unknown title
043 CO 55982/OB 1105?/ZSP-38530 WAITING THE CALL 4-40847
044 CO 55983/OB 1106?/ZSP-38531 OVER INT HE GLORY LAND 4-40847
12 October 1961 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family (unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)
045 111242/NA 11758 MAN OF GALILEE Decca DL-74237
046 111243/NA 11759 MEDALS FOR MOTHERS 31378/DL-74237
047 111244/NA 11760 TAKE UP THY CROSS DL-74237
048 111245/NA 11761 ONE WAY TICKET TO THE SKY DL-74237
049 111246/NA 11762 FAMILY GET TOGETER DL-74237
050 111247/NA 11763 DON¢T CAUSE THE ANGELS CRY DL-74237
12 October 1961 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Masters Family (unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)
051 111248/NA 11764 THE LITTLE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH DL-74237
052 111249/NA 11765 THE GREAT GILDED HALL 31378/DL-74237
053 111250/NA 11766 WALK AROUND HEAVEN DL-74237
054 111251/NA 11767 GOD¢S KISS OF FORGIVENESS DL-74237
055 111252/NA 11768 WHEN THE WAGON WAS NEW DL-74237
056 111253/NA 11769 JESUS PUT A RAINBOW IN MY HEART DL-74237
ca. March or April 1963 Starday Sound Studio,3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Masters Family
057 GLORYLAND MARCH Starday SLP-246
058 ALMOST HOME SLP-246
059 WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL PLACE SLP-246
060 MY LORD'S GONA CALL ME HOME SLP-246
061 SALVATION'S REAL SLP-246
062 PAPA SLP-246
063 HAND ME DOWN MY SILVER TRUMPET SLP-246
064 VISION OF JESUS SLP-246
065 DEVIL WAS MY SHADOW SLP-246
066 I'M NOT AFRAID OF TOMORROW SLP-246
067 LORD I'M READY TO GO SLP-246
068 THEY TELL ME SLP-246
Masters Family recorded after 1963. Some info in albums list
Source: Michel Ruppli – Decca/Mercury discography

ALBUMS
Harmony HL-7197 Sacred Songs By The Masters Family: The Cry From The Cross; Glory Land March; Just
A Sinner Saved By Grace; Marching On To Glory; Swing Wide Ye Golden Gates; Hand Me Down My Trumpet; While The Ages Roll On; Noah And The Mighty Ark; Heaven; Let The Spirit Descend – 07-59
Decca DL-4237/DL-74237 Gospels Sing: (for tracks see sessions; exact order of tracks unknown)– 62
Harmony HL-7259 Everlasting Joy: Singing In The Promised Land; I Have Changed; God Owns It All; New World To Come; Don't You Want To Go To Heaven; Filled With The Spirit Of God; Over In The Glory Land; Waiting The Call; Everlasting Joy; I Wasn't There – 09-62
Harmony HL-7298 Spiritual Wings: It Takes A Lot Of Lovin' To Get To Heaven; Coming To Carry Me Home; I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime; Stop Kicking God's Children Around; This Old World Is Rocking In Sin; You Gotta Pray; When He Heard My Plea; Back In The Good Old Days; Happiness Comes On Spiritual Wings; They've Made A New Bible – 03-63
Starday SLP-246 Gloryland March And Other Country Gospel Favorites By The Masters Family: Gloryland March; Almost Home; Wonderful Beautiful Place; My Lord's Gonna Call Me Home; Salvation Is Real; Pa Pa; Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet; A Vision Of Jesus; The Devil Was My Shadow; I'm Not Afraid Of Tomorrow; Lord I'm Ready To Go; They Tell Me - 63
Regency RR-6014 The One Who Made It Possible: The Greatest Celebration; The Last Walk I'll Ever Take Alone; I've Been Saved; I've Got To Stop And Talk To Him; That's How Long I've Got; The One Who Made It Possible; Loaded For Bear; Here I Am; This Is Not My Home; Kinfolks In High Places - 83

SINGLES
Mercury (1948-49)
6131 Give Them The Roses Now / I Found It In My Mother's Bible - 10-48
6156 The Man Of Galilee / Somebody Needs Just You - 02-49
6182 That Little Old Country Church / Wreath Of Flowers - 04-49
6213 It's All Coming True / I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone - 08-49
6302-X45 That Little Old Country Church House / [Flatt & Scruggs:] Cora Is Gone - 01-01-51
Columbia (1950-56)
4-20785 Let The Spirit Descend / I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime - 02-51
4-20813 Just A Sinner Saved By Grace / While The Ages Roll On -04-51
4-20851 Happiness Comes On Spiritual Wings / Hand Me Down My Trumpet - 08-51
4-20888 From Forth To Sixty-Five / When The Wagon Was New - 12-51
4-20940 Glory Land March / The Cry From The Cross – 16-05-52
4-20996 Stop Kicking God's Children Around / This Old World Is Rocking In Sin - 08-52
4-21044 My Heart's Like A Beggar / Southbound Passenger Train - 11-52
4-21094 Marching On To Glory / They've Made A New Bible - 04-53
4-21136 I Have Changed / Singing In The Promised Land - 07-53
4-21175 You Gotta Pray / Swing Wide Your Open Gates – ca. 10-53
4-21219 New World To Come / Back In The Good Old Days - 01-54
4-21272 God Owns It All / When He Heard My Plea - 06-54
4-21313 Noah And The Mighty Ark / It Takes A Lot Of Lovin' - 09-54
4-21357 Filed With The Spirit Of God / Don't You Wait To Go To Heaven - 12-54
4-21413 Everlasting Joy / Coming To Carry Me Home - 07-55
4-21549 Heaven / I Wasn't There - 09-56
4-54006 Just A Sinner Saved By Grace / While The Ages Roll On – (reissue)
4-54026 The Cry From The Cross / Glory Land March - (reissue)
4-40847 Waiting For The Call / Over In The Gloryland - 02-57
(EPs)
B 2828 Just A Sinner Saved By Grace / While The Ages Roll On / Glory Land March / The Cry From The Cross - 58
Decca (1961)
31378 The Great Gilded Hall / Medals For Mothers - 04-62