Dwayne Friend

 *16-09-1936, + 17-07-2019
by Praguefrank with help of sghistory.com
SESSIONS  also member of The Blackwood Brothers
1967 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN – Dwayne Friend
001 WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW CAS 4632
002 BORN TO SERVE THE LORD CAS 4632
003 GIVE UP CAS 4632
004 WHO AM I CAS 4632
005 I'M TOO NEAR HOME CAS 4632
006 GOODBYE WORLD, GOODBYE CAS 4632
007 JESUS USE ME CAS 4632
008 TOUCH THE HAND OF THE LORD CAS 4632
009 I'M NEARER HOME CAS 4632
010 I WILL FOLLOW THEE CAS 4632
1968 Nashville, TN – Dwayne Friend (Dwayne Friend [gt], Harold Friend [rh gt], Leon Rhodes [rh gt],  Roy Huskey, Jr. [bass], Buddy Harmon [drums],  Hargus Robbins [piano],  Bill Pursell [organ].Producer: Joel E. Gentry)
011 JUST A CLOSER WALK SSLP 6069
012 MAMA'S TEACHING ANGELS HOW TO SING SSLP 6069
013 MEDLEY: MEETING IN THE AIR/KEEP ON THE FIRING LINE/HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE SSLP 6069
014 CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT SSLP 6069
015 WALKING TO JERICHO SSLP 6069
016 HAPPY TRACKS SSLP 6069
017 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN SSLP 6069
018 WHERE GOES THE WIND SSLP 6069
019 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT SSLP 6069
020 THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT SSLP 6069
021 HOW ABOUT YOUR HEART SSLP 6069
022 ONWARD CHRISTIAN SSLP 6069   
1969 unknown – Dwayne Friend
023 I'D BE THERE IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRIP STLP 3001
024 THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER STLP 3001
025 I'VE GOT A DETERMINATION STLP 3001
026 WHO IS THE KING OF GLORY STLP 3001
027 I MET THE KING STLP 3001
028 RACE WITH TIME STLP 3001
029 IN TWAIN HE RENT THE VAIL STLP 3001
030 GOD MADE A WAY STLP 3001
031 ABOVE ALL STLP 3001
1969 unknown – Dwayne Friend
032 NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE STLP 2508  
033 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS STLP 2508  
034 WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN STLP 2508  
035 A THING CALLED LOVE STLP 2508
036 I'LL FLY AWAY STLP 2508  
037 TRAVELLING PREACHER STLP 2508  
038 I AM A PILGRIM STLP 2508  
039 JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE STLP 2508
040 LION OF JUDAH STLP 2508  
041 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC STLP 2508
1970s New Life Studio, Spokane, WA – The Clott Family with Dwayne Friend ( Carrol Clott, Gene Clott, Laurie Clott [vcl],  Dwayne Friend [ld gt],  Harold Friend [rh gt], Frank Merica [banjo/violin],  Noel Waters [bass],  Tom Schager [drums],  David Gourley [piano])
042 JESUS IS HIS NAME LP 1006  
043 THE ROAD TO EMMAUS LP 1006
044 EXCUSE ME WORLD LP 1006  
045 THIS LOVE IS REAL  LP 1006  
046 THE BEST PART OF LIVING IN THIS OLD WORLD (IS GONNA BE WHEN I SAY GOODBYE) LP 1006  
047 THINK ON JESUS LP 1006  
048 JESUS IS THE SWEETEST NAME I KNOW LP 1006  
049 AMAZING GRACE LP 1006  
050 THE POINT OF NO RETURN LP 1006  
051 MEDLEY: WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN / I'LL FLY AWAY  LP 1006
1973 unknown – Dwayne Friend
052 CAMPING IN CANAAN Artist’s 730818  
053 DON'T TAKE MY CROSS AWAY Artist’s 730818  
054 THERE'S POWER IN THE BLOOD Artist’s 730818  
055 LITTLE BOY FROM THE CARPENTER SHOP Artist’s 730818  
056 TO HIM Artist’s 730818  
057 I CAME HERE TO STAY Artist’s 730818  
058 JUST AS I AM Artist’s 730818  
059 COME SPRING Artist’s 730818  
060 THAT'S GOSPEL Artist’s 730818  
061 LONELINESS Artist’s 730818
1974 unknown – The Friends
F01 I’LL SOON BE GONE Dwayne Friend 741121  
F02 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED Dwayne Friend 741121  
F03 FIRST LOOK Dwayne Friend 741121  
F04 ONE DAY AT A TIME Dwayne Friend 741121  
F05 JESUS I LOVE YOU Dwayne Friend 741121
F06 LIVING IN CANAAN Dwayne Friend 741121  
F07 HE’LL HOLD TO MY HAND Dwayne Friend 741121  
F08 I NEVER SHALL FORGET THE DAY Dwayne Friend 741121  
F09 THE LOVE OF GOD Dwayne Friend 741121
F10 SORRY I NEVER KNEW YOU Dwayne Friend 741121  
1975 unknown – Dwayne Friend
062 EVERYWHERE I GO Artist’s 750645
063 A WALK WITH GOD Artist’s 750645
064 SMALL LONELY HILL Artist’s 750645
065 GOODBYE WORLD GOODBYE Artist’s 750645
066 GOING NOWHERE Artist’s 750645
067 TIRED OF HOLDING ON Artist’s 750645
068 THE GOSPEL FINGER STYLE Artist’s 750645
069 MY MOM AND DAD Artist’s 750645
070 THOUGHTS Artist’s 750645  
1978 unknown – Dwayne Friend
071 WHO SHALL DECLARE HIS GENERATION DF Crusades 780205
072 IN THE CHAMBER DF Crusades 780205
073 NOW I HAVE EVERYTHING DF Crusades 780205
074 FOR THIS CAUSE DF Crusades 780205
075 THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE GOING HOME DF Crusades 780205
076 I DON'T SING THOSE SONGS ANYMORE DF Crusades 780205
077 THAT NAME DF Crusades 780205
078 LIFE IS WORTH LIVING DF Crusades 780205
079 THIS IS THE REFRESHING DF Crusades 780205
080 I BELIEVE HE'D GO TO CALVARY FOR ME DF Crusades 780205  
Dwayne Friend recorded later, details unknown, some info in albums list

ALBUMS
Canaan CA/CAS 4632 Dwayne Friend Picks Happy Goodman Hits: Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now; Born To Serve The Lord; Give Up; Who Am I; I'm Too Near Home; Goodbye World, Goodbye; Jesus Use Me; Touch The Hand Of The Lord; I'm Nearer Home; I Will Follow Thee – 67 (reissued in 2012 on DeJaVu)
Skylite SRLP/SSLP-6069 Mr. Gospel Guitar: Just A Closer Walk; Mama's Teaching Angels How To Sing; Medley: Meeting In The Air/Keep On The Firing Line/He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Chapel In The Moonlight; Walking To Jericho; Happy Tracks; When The Saints Go Marching In; Where Goes The Wind; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; The Church Triumphant; How About Your Heart; Onward Christian Soldiers  - 68 (reissued in 1973 on Artists 730743 and in 2012 on DeJaVu ).
Steeple STLP 3001 Dwayne Friend Sings: I'd Be There It's Been A Good Trip; The Night Before Easter; I've Got A Determination; Who Is The King Of Glory; I Met The King; Race With Time; In Twain He Rent The Vail; God Made A Way; Above All – 69 (reissued as part of Dwayne Friend Crusades 760403  Sings And Picks in 1976)
Steeple STLP 2508 Just Pickin': Neither Do I Condemn Thee; The Old Rugged Cross; When We All Get To Heaven; A Thing Called Love; I'll Fly Away; Travelling Preacher; I Am A Pilgrim; Joshua Fit The Battle; Lion Of Judah; Battle Hymn Of The Republic – 12-69 (MX: ARC 691205A-B; reissued as part of Dwayne Friend Crusades 760403  Sings And Picks in 1976 and in 2012 on DeJaVu)
Wildwood LP 1006[cover]/WW-1006LP[label]  The Clott Family With Dwayne Friend: Jesus Is His Name; The Road To Emmaus; Excuse Me World; This Love Is Real; The Best Part Of Living In This Old World (Is Gonna Be When I Say Goodbye); Think On Jesus; Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know; Amazing Grace; The Point Of No Return; Medley: When We All Get To Heaven / I'll Fly Away – 7-
Artist’s 730818 Sings, Writes, Picks: Camping In Canaan; Don't Take My Cross Away; There's Power In The Blood; Little Boy From The Carpenter Shop; To Him; I Came Here To Stay; Just As I Am; Come Spring; That's Gospel; Loneliness – 73  (reissued in 2012 on DeJaVu)
Dwayne Friend 741121 The Friends: I’ll Soon Be Gone; I Should Have Been Crucified; First Look; One Day At A Time; Jesus I Love You; Living In Canaan; He’ll Hold To My Hand; I Never Shall Forget The Day; The Love Of God; Sorry I Never Knew You – 74 The Friends
Artist’s 750645 Just Me: Everywhere I Go; A Walk With God; Small Lonely Hill; Goodbye World Goodbye; Going Nowhere; Tired Of Holding On; The Gospel Finger Style; My Mom And Dad; Thoughts - 75
Dwayne Friend Crusades 780205 Songs Of David: Who Shall Declare His Generation; In The Chamber; Now I Have Everything; For This Cause; There's A Whole Lot Of People Going Home; I Don't Sing Those Songs Anymore; That Name; Life Is Worth Living; This Is The Refreshing; I Believe He'd Go To Calvary For Me – 78
DeJaVu ? Guitar Tunes: A Walk With God;  The Gospel Finger Style; Thoughts; To Him; Traveling Preacher; That's Gospel; Galilean Sunset; I Surrender All; In the Sweet Bye and Bye; Running With Elijah – 12
DeJaVu ? Friends: One More River to Cross; Until You've Known; Without Jesus; In the Sweet Forever; That Day Is Almost Here; I'll Fly Away; Reach Out to Jesus; Take Me in the Lifeboat; A Good Year for Jesus; If God Is Dead – 12

non-music album
Artist’s 720439  The Four Horsemen:  (sermon) - 72