James Roots
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, celeste, vocalist, organ
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 75259 | 9/14/1949 | Silent night, Holy night | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 75260 | 9/14/1949 | White Christmas | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 75261 | 9/14/1949 | He arose from the grave-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano, celeste | |||
| Decca | 75262 | 9/14/1949 | Jesus | The Rosette Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, celeste | |||
| Decca | 75263 | 9/14/1949 | Jesus is all the world to me | The Rosette Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, celeste | |||
| Decca | 75264 | 9/14/1949 | So high | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano, celeste | |||
| Decca | 75586 | 12/12/1949 | Pressing on the upward way | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 75587 | 12/12/1949 | My body belongs to God | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 75588 | 12/12/1949 | Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, organ | |||
| Decca | 75589 | 12/12/1949 | Bells of St. Mary's-2 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76254 | 5/2/1950 | You gotta move | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76255 | 5/2/1950 | When I take my vacation in heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76256 | 5/2/1950 | The Lord blessed me-1 | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76258 | 5/2/1950 | I'm so glad | The Rosette | instrumentalist, celeste | |||
| Decca | 76259 | 5/2/1950 | I'll be satisfied | The Rosette | instrumentalist, celeste | |||
| Decca | 76260 | 5/2/1950 | Jesus remembers | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76261 | 5/2/1950 | Swing low sweet chariot | The Rosette | instrumentalist, celeste | |||
| Decca | 76264 | 5/3/1950 | Run to Jesus everyone | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76265 | 5/3/1950 | Is everybody happy | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76266 | 5/3/1950 | In shaded green pastures | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76267 | 5/3/1950 | Lord, search my heart-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76268 | 5/3/1950 | I shall know Him | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76269 | 5/3/1950 | There's a highway to heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76270 | 5/3/1950 | I'm bound for higher grounds | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 76271 | 5/3/1950 | I was healed | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83690 | 12/6/1952 | Old landmark-1, 2 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83691 | 12/6/1952 | Pressing on-1, 2 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83692 | 12/6/1952 | Get away Jordan-2 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83693 | 12/6/1952 | on my appointed time-2 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83694 | 12/6/1952 | I just keep from crying sometimes-2 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83695 | 12/6/1952 | Never let go His hand-1,2 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83696 | 12/6/1952 | All alone with Christ the Lord-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85396 | 10/17/1953 | I'm so glad | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85397 | 10/17/1953 | All the good we can do | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85398 | 10/17/1953 | Sing and shout-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85399 | 10/17/1953 | Shadrack | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85401 | 10/17/1953 | God spoke to me | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85402 | 10/17/1953 | Calvary | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85403 | 10/17/1953 | I tell it wherever I go | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85404 | 10/17/1953 | This old soul of mine | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2576 | 1/10/1952 | Tell Him you saw me | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2577 | 1/10/1952 | When I first sought the Lord | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2578 | 1/10/1952 | Come unto me | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2579 | 1/10/1952 | Have a little talk with Jesus | Red Foley ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2580 | 1/11/1952 | The last mile of the way | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2581 | 1/11/1952 | (There'll be) Peace in the valley for me | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2582 | 1/11/1952 | Near the cross | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2583 | 1/11/1952 | In the garden | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2674 | 3/5/1952 | Let's talk about Jesus | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2898 | 12/7/1952 | Let's go on-1, 2 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2899 | 12/7/1952 | Jesus walk with me-2 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2900 | 12/7/1952 | I'll meet you over yonder-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2901 | 12/7/1952 | How well do I remember-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2902 | 12/7/1952 | I just couldn't be contented | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roots, James," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208783.
Roots, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208783.
"Roots, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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