A gospel medley: I'll Fly Away/Somebody Touched Me.
I'll Fly Away is an Albert E. Brumley tune from 1929. Probably the most recorded gospel of all time. It is sung in worship services and country/bluegrass jam sessions.
Recorded by so many it is not worth listing them. The Chuck Wagon Gang's 1948 recording of the song sold over a million copies and was originally released as a B-side. The Library of Congress in 2017 selected their recording for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".
If you have not heard this tune before, I'd love to know where you have been hiding out!
Somebody Touch Me (Glory, Glory, Glory) is an old-time tradition gospel 'zipper' song (you zip another word in and you have a whole new verse). I picked it up off The Dillards "Back Porch Bluegrass" album that Izzy Young loaned me from the Folklore Center's LP collection. But like the common cold, I could have pick it up almost anywhere since it has been done by about everyone as well as their brothers and sisters. One of the first recordings of the tune was done in 1949 by John Reedy and His Stone Mtn. Hillbillys. Wished I had a banjo flailing away with me when I did this one.
I think the two tunes go together like ham and eggs so I never just play the one without the other. My live version includes more verses but I did not want the video to be too long,
I'll Fly Away:
Some bright morning when this life is over
I'll fly away
To the land on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away
I'll fly away, oh, Glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by
I'll fly away
Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joy shall never end
I'll fly away
Somebody Touch Me:
While I was praying, somebody touched me
While I was praying, somebody touched me
While I was praying, somebody touched me
Must have been the hand of the lord
Glory, glory, glory, somebody touched me
Glory, glory, glory, somebody touched me
Glory, glory, glory, somebody touched me
Must have been the hand of the lord
While I was praying, somebody touched me
While I was praying, somebody touched me
While I was praying, somebody touched me
Must have been the hand of the lord
Preaching–Sitting–Kneeling–Shouting, etc.
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