Cleavant Derricks

Reverend Cleavant Derricks (May 13, 1910 in Chattanooga, Tennessee – April 14, 1977) was a pastor and choir director at a number of black Baptist churches.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chattanooga (city in and county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States), Died April 14, 1977

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-054555	10-in.	10/8/1940	Just a little talk with Jesus	Four Great Wonders	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer, lyricist
Victor	D5AB-0833	10-in.	11/13/1945	Just a little talk with Jesus	Harmoneers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	CO40914	10-in.	June 1949	When God dips his love in my heart	Daniel Sisters ; Otis L. McCoy	Male vocal solo, with female vocal chorus and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL527	10-in.	5/13/1938	Just a little talk with Jesus	Stamps Quartet	Vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Derricks, Cleavant," accessed January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353242.

Derricks, Cleavant. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353242.

"Derricks, Cleavant." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.

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