CLARENCE FOUNTAIN
The Jewel Years (1969–1978)
One of the great heroes of Gospel Music is Clarence Fountain. With a music career spanning more than 6 decades it’s impossible to tell his whole story on just one page. A highly underrated part of his career are his solo years without the other Blind Boys from Alabama when he recorded for the Jewel label out of Shreveport, LA. He recorded 7 albums for Jewel before rejoining the Alabama Blind Boys in 1977. Roscoe Robinson joined the Blind Boys around the same time. Fountain and the Boys joined the cast for ‘The Gospel At Colonus’ in 1983. Surprisingly, he made one other solo album in 1988.
Clarence Fountain:
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Soul Gospel |
Jewel LPS 0030 |
1969 |
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In The Gospel Light |
Jewel LPS 0033 |
1970 |
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Live And In Person |
Jewel LPS 0055 |
1972 |
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At His Best |
Jewel LPS 0077 |
1973 |
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Jewel LPS 0101 |
1974 |
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Jewel LPS 0108 |
1975 |
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Golden Moments In Gospel |
Jewel LPS 0143 |
1978 |
| Leave Them There | Wajji Records LP 1304 | 1988 |
His Jewel 45s in chronological orders:
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Last mile of the way |
Jewel 143 |
1969 |
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This little girl of mine |
Jewel 143 |
1969 |
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Confusing times |
Jewel 150 |
1970 |
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Peace among the nations |
Jewel 150 |
1970 |
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Just a closer walk |
Jewel 160 |
1971 |
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Shady green pastures |
Jewel 160 |
1971 |
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Must Jesus bear the cross |
Jewel 166 |
1971 |
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Precious Lord |
Jewel 166 |
1971 |
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Peace in the valley (part 1) |
Jewel 182 |
1972 |
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Peace in the valley (part 2) |
Jewel 182 |
1972 |
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Battle hymn of the republic |
Jewel 193 |
1972 |
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Me and Jesus |
Jewel 193 |
1972 |
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Sending up my timber |
Jewel 200 |
1973 |
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Why |
Jewel 200 |
1973 |
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Didn’t it rain |
Jewel 215 |
1973 |
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When he calls me |
Jewel 215 |
1973 |
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Jewel 233 |
1974 |
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Blessed assurance |
Jewel 233 |
1974 |
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