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In this episode, Jeff Little announced he would take about a two-song break to let Wayne and Randy do a couple of old-time things, welcoming Wayne Henderson back out to the stage and asking if they wanted to do "Leather Britches."
Wayne Henderson then suggested doing a gospel tune, dedicating it to his 89-year-old grandmother who was there that night, stating that they like to include a gospel song because it is very inherent to the region and they believe it. He introduced this favorite old-time gospel tune as "The Unclouded Day."
After performing "The Unclouded Day," someone praised the Lord and noted it was good to see the congregation at the First Baptist Church of Blowing Rock, seeing Miss Denise Sanders of the Sanctified Sanders Singers present and ready to lead a tune. Following reminders about tomorrow morning being building fund morning for a special offering for a new Sunday school room and encouraging attendees to take envelopes home, Miss Denise Sanders stated she had a song she would like to do called "Angel Band." Miss Denise Sanders mentioned she was not used to performing in that key, noting someone in the congregation had asked her to change keys. Miss Denise performed "Angel Band" with lyrics including "My race is nearly run, my strongest trial now is past" and the chorus "Oh, carry me away on your snow-white wings to my immortal home."
Jeff Little thanked the audience, calling them a wonderful crowd and a great singing audience, stating they had time for two or three more tunes and that Wayne would lead them, adding that Wayne was a great singer though Wayne said he would not sing at all. Wayne said he would give the audience another chance to sing a familiar tune that everyone knew, suggesting they pick through it slow two times for the singing part before making it an instrumental and picking it fast. He added he had been depressed watching the Atlanta Braves lose. Thank yous were exchanged, and someone called the audience the best bunch of ballgame singers they'd had in a long time. They appreciated the audience coming out, noted they had used their two hours, and invited Joe to have them back anytime. Wayne introduced the last tune as one of his favorites that he learned watching the Globetrotters, relating it again to the Atlanta Braves and stating the tune, "Sweet Georgia Brown," was one someone could really whistle.
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Subject
Folk music
Appalachian Region, Southern
North Carolina, Western
Shannon, Joe Wayne, 1949-2014
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