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Norfleet Brothers
Notes:
- Each given year indicates when a song was recorded.- For an article on the Norfleet Brothers from the Blues Gazette (1996, Louis Opal Nations), click here, for an article from Blues & Rhythm (1996, Opal Louis Nations), click here.
- This group also released some secular material as the Fleetones and continued to record into the 1990's for labels such as Siest, Siest Stars and GTP.
- For their Bandera release different information is given. Ace CD 808 mentions 1957 (u-card) and 1967 (booklet) as the years when these tracks were recorded. The Gospel Discography gives 1961, which seems most accurate to me.
- For a download of "Standing On The Highway", click here.
- A release number marked red, means that a picture is available. Click on a song title or issue (company & number) to see it.
c. July 1957
NBC100 Jesus Is All The World To Me Job 1115 NBC101 None But The Righteous Job 1115
Detroit, late 1958/early 1959
2550 Mean Old World Divine Grace 101 2551 I Got Jesus On My Mind Divine Grace 101
c. 1961
1967A Draw Me Nearer Bandera 1319 1967B Standing On The Highway Bandera 1319
c. 1961
1428 Jonah Jerico Road EP 701 1428 None But The Righteous Jerico Road EP 701 1429 Shad-Rack Jerico Road EP 701 1429 Child Of The King Jerico Road EP 701
Chicago, September 1963
12690 You Can't Beat God's Giving Checker LP 10008 12691 Live The Life Checker LP 10008 12692 Shadrack Checker LP 10008 12693 I Trust In God Checker LP 10008 12694 Mean World Checker LP 10008 12695 Who Is That Knocking Checker LP 10008 12696 Let Jesus Fix It Checker LP 10008 12697 Yield Not To Temptation Checker LP 10008 12698 Oh Jonah Checker LP 10008 12699 Blessed Quietness Checker LP 10008 12700 On The Cross Checker LP 10008 12701 None But The Righteous Checker LP 10008
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LP title: "Shadrack".
c. 1968
4604-A The Story Of Martin Luther King, Pt. 1 Rush 2703 4606-B The Story Of Martin Luther King, Pt. 2 Rush 2703
c. 1968
VT-701 Marching For Freedom Von-Trice 701 VT-702 We All Praise Him Von-Trice 701
c. 1968?
Z1010A Run On Zodiac 1010 Z1010B I John Zodiac 1010
Both tracks are also Altec LP 1715 and Nation LP 57665 (see below). If these are the same versions, the Zodiac 45 is probably from a later date.
c. 1969
1054A Jesus Is My Friend Emase 1054 1054B Rain Emase 1054
Prob. mid to late 1960's
3569 Brotherhood Brave 1032 3570 Born Too Late Brave 1032
Released as by Art Norfleet and the Norfleet Bros.
Late 60's, early 70's (?)
- How Great Thou Art Nation 7857 - I Was Tired Nation 7857 - Wade In The Water Nation 7858 - What A Friend (We Have In Jesus) Nation 7858
c. 1970-75
- Who's That Knocking Whirl Hill LP 1019 - He's Sweet I Know Whirl Hill LP 1019 - I'll Go Whirl Hill LP 1019 - Dry Bones Whirl Hill LP 1019 - Lord's Prayer Whirl Hill LP 1019 - I'm In His Care Whirl Hill LP 1019 - John Saw His Coming Whirl Hill LP 1019 - What A Friend Whirl Hill LP 1019 - Little David Whirl Hill LP 1019 - Close To Thee Whirl Hill LP 1019 - Pass Me Not Whirl Hill LP 1019 - How Great Thou Art Whirl Hill LP 1019
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LP title: "What A Friend". There's also an LP release on the Nation label called "What A Friend". They may be the same.
Chicago, IL., c. 1977
- I Know The Lord Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - The Blood Of Jesus Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Swing Down Sweet Chariot Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Through It All Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - He Touched Me Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Run On Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - I John Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Knock Knock Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Wade In “D” Water Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765 - Go Down Moses Altec LP 1715, Nation LP 5765
LP title: "Through It All". For a low quality image of the Nation LP, click here.
"Run On" and "I John" could be the same versions as on the Zodiac 45. * Personel on this LP: Peter Norfleet - tenor, Arthur Norfleet - baritone tenor, Joseph Norfleet - tenor and guitarist, Junious Norfleet - leader and baritone & tenor, George Taylor - bass, (a.o,). Album produced by Andre Williams
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Sources:
Cedric J. Hayes and Robert Laughton (The Gospel Discography, 1943-1970)
a.o.