WANDERING/WONDERING SOULS
The Wandering Souls and Wondering Souls are the same group and two different groups all at the same time. Confusing?
A group from Shelby, North Carolina and one from Dayton, Ohio both recorded as the Wandering Souls and as the Wondering Souls.
Wandering Souls & Wondering Souls of Shelby, NC
The group was formed in 1954 and made made their recording debut as the Wandering Souls on the Gospel and Regent label in 1963. They made their last recording in 1980 for the TCS label out of Philadelphia. The core of the group from day one till 1980 was Harold Williamson (first lead), Robert Edrington (baritone and tenor) and Roosevelt Gardner (lead and tenor). In the late 1960s they recorded one 45 and two albums for the New York based Rae-Cox label. So far we haven't found any recordings by them from the 1970s.
| 45s: | ||||
| Wandering Souls | Father forgive them | Regent 219 | 1963 | |
| Nobody's fault but mine | ||||
| Wandering Souls | Sister Mary | Regent 225 | ||
| Wasn't it sad | ||||
| Wandering Souls | What could I do | Gospel 1108 | 1965 | |
| Lord I'm on my way | ||||
| Wondering Souls | End of my journey | Rae-Cox 147 | 1967/68 | |
| I'm thankful | ||||
| Albums: | ||||
| Wandering Souls of Shelby, NC | God Is Near | Gospel LP 3063 | 1967 | |
| Wondering Souls | Revival Time | Rae-Cox LP 1124 | 1967/68 | |
| Wondering Souls of NC | The Work Of The Lord | Rae-Cox LP 1128 | 1967/68 | |
| Harold Williamson & the Wandering Souls | Let Your Light Shine | TCS LP 111 | 1980 |
Wandering Souls & Wondering Souls of Dayton, Ohio
They made their recoding debut in 1973 at Designer as the Wandering Souls of Dayton, Ohio. In 1978 and 1980 they made albums for Rejoice out of Cincinnati, Ohio as the Wondering Souls. Members of the group through the years for longer and shorter periods were: Morris Anderson (lead vocals), Rev. Henry Philpot (lead vocals), Willie Ballard (vocals), Jimmy Wright (vocals), Ronnie Heard (vocals, guitars), Robert Tolliver Jr (vocals, bass guitar), James Marks (drums, percussion), Leon Neal (vocals, guitars), Ronald Nooks (vocals, keyboards) and Calvin Lark (vocals).
| EP: | ||||
| Wandering Souls of Dayton Ohio | Truly foundation | Designer 7097 | 1973 | |
| Lord, I done what you told me to do | ||||
| Take a lood at Jesus | ||||
| A true story oh Mary | ||||
| Albums: | ||||
| Wondering Souls | God Is Watching | Rejoice LP 376 | 1978 | |
| Wondering Souls | Train Of Love | Rejoice LP 3107 | 1980 | |
Contributors:
- John Glassburner