Banjo Evangelist

Uncredited artist is a male vocalist. Record starts with solo banjo playing and ends with solo banjo playing. (From the catalog: "The colored preacher starts the service with the banjo; after giving the announcements for the week, "Gone to Glory” is sung with banjo accompaniment. The parson sees no necessity for his paying a debt of fifteen cents.”) Leeds & Catlin matrix [L & C cat 44816] recorded in early 1906, New York City. Also issued on Imperial 44816, Sun 44816, and Oxford 11816. Notes: - See [l=Leeds Records (2)] 4050 for Spencer's original version of this title with [a=Parke Hunter] (banjo). - this was also recorded on Columbia 1561.