Harmoneers Quartet

2nd version

by Bill Daniels, Praguefrank, Margaret Rogers, Al Turner
SESSIONS
27 November 1945 [09:00-10:30] Room 1024 Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC – The Harmoneers Quartet (w. Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes and Eades)
001 D5-AB-829-1-1A AN EMPTY MANSION unissued
002 D5-AB-830-1-1A THERE IS A CHANGE unissued
003 D5-AB-831-1-1A THE SWEETEST SONG I KNOW unissued
004 D5-AB-832-1-1A I’LL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING unissued
27 November 1945 [11:00-12:15] Room 1024 Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC – The Harmoneers Quartet (w. Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes and Eades)
005 D5-AB-833-1 JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS RCA 20-1979 20-4524
006 D5-AB-834-1 WHERE COULD I GO? 20-1816 20-4533
007 D5-AB-835-1 ON THE JERICHO ROAD 20-1979
008 D5-AB-836-1 CROWN HIM KING 20-1816
28 May 1946 [13:30-15:30] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (Bobby Jim Strickland [vcl], Aycel D. Soward [vcl], Paul J. Stringfellow [vcl], Fred C. Maples [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
009 PD6-VB-2233-1 THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD 20-2882 48-0039 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
010 PD6-VB-2234-1 TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY 20-2881 48-0038 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
011 PD6-VB-2235-1 HAVE THINE OWN WAY, LORD 20-2882 48-0039 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
012 PD6-VB-2236-1 I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY 20-2883 48-0040 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
28 May 1946 [16:30-18:00] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (Bobby Jim Strickland [vcl], Aycel D. Soward [vcl], Paul J. Stringfellow [vcl], Fred C. Maples [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
013 PD6-VB-2237-1 JUST AS I AM 20-2283 48-0040 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
014 PD6-VB-2238-1 ROCK OF AGES 20-2881 48-0038 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
015 PD6-VB-2239-1 LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING 20-2884 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
016 PD6-VB-2240-1SOFTLY AND TENDERLY 20-2884 EPB-3094/LPM-3094
28 May 1946 [18:30-20:30] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (Bobby Jim Strickland [vcl], Aycel D. Soward [vcl], Paul J. Stringfellow [vcl], Fred C. Maples [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
017 D6-VB-2241-1 THERE IS A CHANGE 20-2291
018 D6-VB-2242-1 AN EMPTY MANSION 20-2140 48/0196 20/47-4533
019 D6-VB-2243-1 THE SWEETEST SONG I KNOW 20-2291
020 D6-VB-2244-1 I’LL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING 20-2140-B 48-0196 20/47-4535
26 August 1947 [13:30-15:30] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (Bobby Jim Strickland [vcl], Aycel D. Soward [vcl], Paul J. Stringfellow [vcl], Fred C. Maples [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
021 D7-VB-1562-1 AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE’LL SERVE THE LORD 20-2578 48-0190
022 D7-VB-1563-1 I’LL FLY HOME 20-2773
023 D7-VB-1564-1 WELL DONE MY CHILD 20-2773
024 D7-VB-1565-1 I HAVE A HOME 20-3107 48-0191
26 August 1947 [15:45-17:00] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (Bobby Jim Strickland [vcl], Aycel D. Soward [vcl], Paul J. Stringfellow [vcl], Fred C. Maples [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
025 D7-VB-1566-1 LIVING WITH JESUS 20-3107 48-0191
026 D7-VB-1567-1 THE ROAD OF LIFE 20-2578 48-0190
027 D7-VB-1568-1 MY LABOR WILL BE O’ER 20-2475
028 D7-VB-1569-1 LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORY 20-2475 47-4534
1948 unknown The Harmoneers Quartet as by The Maple Leaf Quartet
029 IF YOU WANT TO GO HOME Quartet 0016
030 YOU MUST GET RIGHT Quartet 0016
The Harmoneers released several recordings as the "Maple Leaf Quartet" on the 'Quartet' label of Lee Roy Abernathy. This name change was a result of their exclusive recording contract with RCA Victor.
1 January 1949 [?-11:30] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (+ Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes and Charles Grean)
041 D9-VB-23-1 GO RIGHT OUT 21-0008
042 D9-VB-24-1 WHERE THE ROSES NEVER FADE 21-0008
043 D9-VB-25-1 ROCK OF AGE 21-0137 48-0140
044 D9-VB-26-1 I WANT TO GO THERE 21-0088 48-0087
1 January 1949 [12:00-13:00] RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Harmoneers Quartet (+ Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes and Charles Grean)
045 D9-VB-27-1 JESUS IS COMING AGAIN 21-0137 48-0140 47-4535
046 D9-VB-28-1 I’VE BEEN LISTENING IN 21-0088 48-0087 47-4536
047 D9-VB-29-1 OLD TIME RELIGION SONG 21-0041 48-0187
048 D9-VB-30-1 THE HARMONEERS GOSPEL SPECIAL 21-0041 48-0187
28 March 1950 [13:30-15:30] Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – The Harmoneers Quartet (Fred Maples [vcl], H.B. Crown [vcl]. W. F. Edwards [vcl], S. L. Hilton [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
049 E0-VB-4034-1 HALLELUJAH BOOGIE 21/48-0321
050 E0-VB-4035-1 SONG OF DELIGHT 21/48-0380
051 E0-VB-4036-1 MY HEAVENLY HOME 21/48-0322
052 E0-VB-4037-1 I’M FREE AGAIN 21/48-0320 47-4536
28 March 1950 [15:45-17:00] Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – The Harmoneers Quartet (Fred Maples [vcl], H.B. Crown [vcl]. W. F. Edwards [vcl], S. L. Hilton [vcl] + Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
053 E0-VB-4038-1 I’M GLAD MY SAVIOR WAS WILLING 21/48-0321
054 E0-VB-4039-1 I’M GONNA SERVE MY LORD 21/48-0322
055 E0-VB-4040-1 ROLL ON JORDAN 21/48-0380
056 E0-VB-4041-1 WAITING FOR HIS RETURN 21/48-0320
19 October 1950 [13:00-16:00] WGST Radio Station, Atlanta, GA - The Harmoneers Quartet (+Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
057 E0-VB-5941-1 SINGING THROUGH LIFE 21/48-0422
058 E0-VB-5942-1 JAMES 4:2 (JAMES FOUR AND TWO) 21/48-0422
059 E0-VB-5943-1 WAY OUT YONDER 21/48-0453
060 E0-VB-5944-1 I’M READY, LORD 21/48-0453
8 May 1951 [13:30-16:30] Acoustic Equipment, 87 Walton St., Room 321, Atlanta, GA - The Harmoneers Quartet (+Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
061 E1-VB-948-1 PEACE IN THE VALLEY 21/48-0480
062 E1-VB-949-1 GONNA SAIL AWAY 20/47-4292
063 E1-VB-950-1 JOURNEY TO THE SKY 21/488-0480
064 E1-VB-951-1 IS IT WELL WITH YOUR SOUL? 20/47-4292
17 October 1951 WGST Radio Station, Atlanta, GA - The Harmoneers Quartet (+Charles Key [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
065 E1-VB-4046-1* WEAPON OF PRAYER 20/47-4391
066 E1-VB-4047-1* WHAT COULD YOU DO 20/47-4391
067 E1-VB-4048-1 YOU BETTER GET READY FOR THE JUDGMENT 20/47-4480
068 E1-VB-4049-1 WE’LL TALK IT OVER 20/47-4480
* master numbers may have been reversed
ca March 1952-1954 poss. WEAS Radio Station, Atlanta, GA – The Harmoneers Quartet (Fred Maples [vcl], Happy Edwards [tenor vcl], Bob Henson Cre [2nd tenor vcl], Seals Hinton [bass vcl] + Charles Key [piano]) [Harmoneers signed Feb. 2, 1952]
069 THE HEAVENLY PARADE Bibletone 8003
070 PEACE LIKE A RIVER Bibletone 8003
071 BEAUTIFUL LIFE Bibletone 8004
072 HE BOUGHT MY SOUL AT CALVARY Bibletone 8004
073 RIDING THA RANGE FOR JESUS Bibletone 8005
074 HEAVEN IN A DREAM Bibletone 8005
075 ANGELS WATCH OVER ME Bibletone 8006
076 ETERNITY Bibletone 8006
077 SOON WE’LL BE GOING HOME Bibletone 8007
078 I JUST CAN’T HELP LOVING MY JESUS Bibletone 8007
079 TALK, TALK, TALK ABOUT JESUS Bibletone 8008
080 MY HEAVENLY FATHER WATCHES OVER ME Bibletone 8008
081 DOES JESUS CARE?  Bibletone 8009
082 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE  Bibletone 8009
083 unknown title Bibletone 8010
084 unknown title Bibletone 8010
085 JESUS WILL TAKE CARE Bibletone 8011
086 GO DOWN TO THE JORDAN Bibletone 8011
087 TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOTHER AND DAD Bibletone 8012
088 COME IN THE ROOM Bibletone 8012
089 EZEKIEL’S DRY BONES Bibletone 8013
090 unknown title Bibletone 8013
091 WHEN THE SUN GOESDOWN Bibletone 8014
092 YOU BETTER STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Bibletone 8014
093 unknown title Bibletone 8015
094 unknown titlee Bibletone 8015
095 unknown titlee Bibletone 8016
096 unknown titlee Bibletone 8016
097 WAY OUT YONDER Bibletone 8017
098 LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORY Bibletone 8017
099 HARMONEERS GOSPEL SPECIAL Bibletone 8018
100 HALLELUJAH SONG Bibletone 8018
101 OVER THE MOON Bibletone 8019
102 PRICE OF JOY Bibletone 8019
103 KEEP YOUR FEET ON PRAYING GROUND Bibletone 8020
104 ONE OF THE FEW Bibletone 8020
105 IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE Bibletone 8021
106 WHO BUILT THE ARK Bibletone 8021
107 ROAD TO PARADISE Bibletone 8022
108 HARMONEER MEDLEY Bibletone 8022
109 E4KB-8058 I CLIMB UP THE MOUNTAIN Bibletone 8023
110 E4KB-8059 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Bibletone 8023
111 I NEED THEE Bibletone 8024
112 WHAT A SAVIOR Bibletone 8024

1955 unknown – Harmoneers Quartet

F8OW-3651 RUSTY OLE HELO 8052

F8OW-3652 OPEN UP YOUR HEART 8052
Harmoneers Quartet recorded after 1954, incomplete info in albums and singles list There is also black gospel group The Harmoneers recorded e.g. for Savoy

ALBUMS
RCA Victor LPM-3094 The Church In The Wildwood and The Other Hymns Of The Heart: Rock Of Ages; Tell Me The Old, Old Story; The Church In The Wildwood; Have Thine Own Way, Lord; I Love To Tell The Story; Just As I Am; Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; Softly And Tenderly - 12-01-53 (MX E2VL-4683/4)
Skylite SRLP/SSLP-5972 It's the Harmoneers Again: God Made a Way; When I'm Alone; Tenderly; I'm Ready to Go; He Set Me Free; God Bless You; Go with God; God Will Bless You All; He Will See You Through; Inside the Gate; When I Get to Heaven; I Have a Savior; Wonderful Love – 60 (rec. RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN)

Sing LP 551  This Little Light Of Mine: This Little Light Of Mine; How Great Thou Art; Meeting In The Air; No Tears In Heaven; In The Garden; Shurely I Will Lord; Let Us Break Bread Together; I Told Everybody; I'll Never Know; Redeemed; Moving Up To Heaven; Rock Of Ages, Hide Thou Me – 61

Skylite SRLP 5996 The Henson Harmoneers Quartet: The Lord Is Coming By And By; Palace Of Prayer; I Know My Savior Is There; I've Got It, You Can Have It: When I Believed; Just Put Your Faith In Jesus; I Want To Know More About My Jesus; He Whispers Sweet Peace To Me; Living With Jesus; Little Biddy Chapel; When The Good Lord Calls Us Home; I've Found A New Way – 11-62 (rec. RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN)

EPs
RCA Victor
EPB-3094 The Church InThe Wildwood And Other Hymns Of The Heart: Rock Of Ages; Tell Me The Old, Old Story / The Church In The Wildwood; Have Thine Own Way, Lord / I Love To Tell The Story; Just As I Am / Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; Softly And Tenderly – 53 (double EP, also as 547-0222, 547-0223. MX: E2PW 0825/6 and E2PW0827/8, mastered September 15, 1952)

SINGLES
RCA Victor (1945-1952)
20-1816 Crown Him King / Where Could I Go – 02-46
20-1979 Just A Little Talk With Jesus / On the Jericho Road – 10-46 (rev. Oct. 12)
20-2140 An Empty Mansion / I’ll Meet You In The Morning – 02-47 (rev. Feb. 8)
20-2291 There Is A Change / The Sweetest Song I Know – 05-47 (rev. May 31)
20-2475 Lord, Build Me A Cabin In Glory / My Labor Will Be O'er – .09-47 (rev. Sept. 27)
20-2578 Road Of Life / As For Me And My House – 11-47 (rev. Dec. 13)
20-2773 Well Done My Child / I'll Fly Home – 03-48
20-2881 Rock Of Ages / Tell Me The Old, Old Story – 05-48
20-2882 The Church In The Wildwood / Have Thine Own Way, Lord – 05-48
20-2883 I Love To Tell The Story / Just As I Am – 05-48
20-2884 Let The Lower Lights Be Burning / Softly And Tenderly – 05-48
20-3107 I Have A Home / Living With Jesus – 09-48 (rev. Sept. 11)
21-0008 Where The Roses Never Fade / Go Right Out – 02-49 (rev. Feb 12)
21-0041 Old Time Religion Song / Harmoneers Gospel Special – 04-49 (rev. Apr. 23)
48-0038 Rock Of Ages / Tell Me The Old, Old Story – 04-49 (45 RPM Reissue Of 20-2881)
48-0039 Church In The Wildwood / Have Thine Own Way, Lord – 04-49 (45 RPM Reissue Of 20-2882)
48-0040 I Love To Tell The Story / Just As I Am – 04-49 (45 RPM Reissue Of 20-2883)
21-0088/48-0087 I Want To Go There / I've Been Listening In – 07-49 (rev. July 19)
21-0137/48-0140 Quartet Rock Of Ages / Jesus Is Coming Again – 11-49 (rev. Nov. 5)
48-0187 Old Time Religion Song / Harrmoneers Gospel Special – 02-50 (45 RPM reissue of 21-0041)

48-0196 An Empty Mansion / I’ll Meet You In The Morning – 50 (reissue)
21/48-0320 I'm Free Again / Waiting For His Return – 05-50 (mastered April 10)
21/48-0321 Hallelujah Boogie / I‘m Glad My Saviour Was Willing – 05-50 (rev. May 20)
21/48-0322 My Heavenly Home / I'm Gonna Serve My Lord – 05-50
48-0190 Road Of Life / As For Me And My House – 06-50 (reissue of 20-2578, mastered June 21, rev. Sept. 2)
48-0191 I Have A Home / Living With Jesus – 06-50 (reissue of 20-3107, mastered June 21)
48-0196 An Empty Mansion / I’ll Meet You In The Morning – 06-50 (reissue of 20-2140, mastered June 21)
21/48-0380 Roll On Jordan / Song Of Delight – 09-50 (mastered Aug. 11, rev. Sept. 16)
21/48-0422 James Four And Two / Singing Through Life – 12-50 (mastered Dec. 7, rev. Dec. 30)
21/48-0453 Way Out Yonder / I'm Ready, Lord – 04-51 (mastered March 5)
21/48-0480 Journey To The Sky / Peace In The Valley – 06-51 (mastered May 16, rev. June 9)
20/47-4292 Gonna Sail Away / Is It Well With Your Soul? – 09-51 The Harmoneers (mastered Sept. 6, rev. Sept. 29)
20/47-4391 What Could I Do? / Weapon Of Prayer – 11-51 The Harmoneers (mastered Nov. 1, rev. Nov. 24)
20/47-4480 We'll Talk It Over / You Better Get Ready For The Judgement - 01-52 The Harmoneers (mastered Dec. 26, 1951, rev. Jan. 19)
20/47-4533 Empty Mansion / Where Could I Go – 52 (reissue)
20/47-4534 Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory / Just A Little Talk With Jesus - 52 (reissue)
20/47-4535 I’ll Meet You In The Morning / Hide Me, Rock Of Ages – 52 (reissue, mastered Jan. 24))
20/47-4536 I’ve Been Listening In On Heaven / I’m Free Again – 52 (reissue)
Quartet (1948) as by Maple Leaf Quartet
0016 If You Want To Go Home / You Must Get Right
Bibletone (1952-54)
8003 The Heavenly Parade / Peace Like A River – 04-52 (rev. Apr. 5)
8004 Beautiful Life / He Bought My Soul At Calvary – 04-52
8005 Riding The Range For Jesus / Heaven In A Dream - 52
8006 Angels Watch Over Me / Eternity – 05-52 (rev. May 24)
8007 Soon We’ll Be Going Home / I Just Can’t Help Loving My Jesus – 08-52 (rev. Aug. 16)
8008 Talk, Talk, Talk About Jesus / My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me – 09-52 (rev. Sept. 20)
8009 Does Jesus Care? / Just A Closer Walk With Thee - 52
8010 ? / ?
8011 Jesus Will Take Care / Go Down To The Jordan – 03-53 (rev. March 21)
8012 Take Care Of Your Mother And Dad / Come In The Room - 53
8013 Ezekiel’s Dry Bones / ? – 05-53 (rev.May 23)
8014 When The Sun GoesDown / You Better Stop! Look! Listen! – 06-53 (re. June 13)
8015 ? / ?
8016 ? / ?
8017 Way Out Yonder / Lord, Build Me A Cabin In Glory – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 7)
8018 Harmoneers Gospel Special / Hallelujah Song -12-53 (rev. Dec. 12)
8019 Over The Moon / Price Of Joy – 03-54 (rev. March  27)
8020 Keep Your Feet On Praying Ground / One Of The Few – 05-54 (rev. May 29)
8021 In My Father’s House / Who Built The Ark – 05-54  (rev. May 29)
8022 Road To Paradise / Harmoneer Medley - 54
8023 I Climb Up The Mountain / The Old Rugged Cross - 54
8024 I Need Thee / What A Savior – 10-54 (rev. Oct. 31)

8052 Rusty Ole Helo / Open Up Your Heart - 55
Harmoneers Quartet (1950s)
500 Tell My Friends / One Of The Few
501 Waiting The Suns Return / ?

502 This Old House / Walking In The Garden

503 ? / ?

504 Gospel Singer's Heaven / Singing Through Life

505 God Is Everywhere / How About Your Heart

506 I Saw A Ma / Trouble In My Way
Stateswood (1958)

1602 I’m In His Care / I Know The Lord – 58 (MX: ∆ 22036/7)
Skylite (1959-)
5003 The Lord's Prayer / Till The Storm Passes By
5004 Hand Down Your Head Poor Sinner / Climbing Up To God – 60 (MX: SO 620/1)