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A Joyful Noise (Drinkard Singers Album)
''A Joyful Noise'' is a live album by American gospel singing group The Drinkard Singers, released in the U.S. in 1958 on RCA Records. It is a live recording of gospel tunes performed by the family act which comprised Emily Drinkard (later known as Cissy Houston), her sisters Anne Moss, Lee Warrick (mother of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick), and brothers Nickolas and Larry Drinkard and Marie Epps. Anne Drinkard left and was replaced by Lee's adopted daughter Judy Guions, who was later known as Judy Clay. Notes After the Drinkard Singers appearance at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, they recorded the first gospel album to appear on a major label, which would become the live album, ''A Joyful Noise'' for RCA Records in 1958. Track listing U.S. LP Album ;A Side #"My Rock" - 2:39 #"Use Me, Lord" - 2:45 #"Rise, Shine" - 3:10 #"One Day" - 3:06 #"Listen to the Lambs" - 3:11 #"After It's All Over" - 2:39 ;B Side #"Somebody Touched Me" - 2:49 #"Wade in the Water" - 2:23 #"Just a Littl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an American gospel singing group, most successful in the late 1950s and important in the careers of singers Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, and Judy Clay. Family origins Nitcholas (aka ''Nitch'', 1896–1952) and Delia Mae Drinkard (née McCaskill; 1901–1941) who had eight children - sons William (1918–2003), Hansom (1925–1986), Nicky (1929–1992), and Larry (1931–2012), and daughters Lee (1920–2005), Marie (1922–2007), Anne (1927–2003) and Emily "Cissy" (b. 1933). The Drinkard surname, although gained through a Native American ancestor, has British origins with a meaning that alludes to ''the running of water''. Nitcholas Drinkard was born to a part Dutch, part African-American, mother Susan Bell Drinkard (née Fuller; b. 1876) and a full Native American father John Drinkard Jr. (b. 1870). He was descended from a family of African-American landowners in Blakely, Georgia where three of his children were born. The Drink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |