CHAMP
The offices and studio of Champ were right next door to HSE at 1705 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee. Champ owner Jim Stanton's hands on approach is evident when looking at label scans and albums covers. He is credited on many Champ productions as producer and/or engineer. With minimal budgets Stanton was able to make some of the most interesting gospel records of the time. Stanton wasn't only recording gospel, he was also involved in the recording of many country tunes. And for a time he even owned the country label Rich-R-Tone Records. Stanton was involved in the music business till his death in 1989.
Both the 45s and the Album discography are far from complete. Consider them as works in progress. And when you've additional information please email it to me.
| Champ 840 | The Supreme Jubilees | Jesus, we don't never say no | ||
| Listen to the raindrops | ||||
| Champ 841 | Rev. Ravenell & the Jeremiah Ensemble | Move Satan | ||
| Unknown | ||||
| Champ 842 | Bill Young & the Marble City Singers | Listen | ||
| That's my mama | ||||
| Champ 843 | Fabulous Friendly Four Gospel Singers | I had it hard | ||
| Unknown | ||||
| Champ 844 | Sallie & the Fantastic Davis Sisters | Lord have mercy | ||
| 23rd Psalm | ||||
| Champ 845 | Joe L. Carter | He Cares For Me | ||
| In The Morning | ||||
| Champ 848 | Robert Chatman | Holy ghost trip | ||
| Ballad of Martin Luther King | ||||
| Champ 850 | The Sacred Four | Lord I'll make it somehow | ||
| Somebody watching you | ||||
| Champ 851 | Golden-Aires | The story of Jesus | ||
| I've come a long way | ||||
| Champ 852 | Rev. Robert Welch & the Twilight Gospel Singers of Alabama | He holds tomorrow | ||
| Let's get home | ||||
| Champ 853 | The Fantastic BJ's | Gratitude and love | ||
| Best thing ever happened to me | ||||
| Champ 854 | The White Singers | Tell the angels | ||
| When he spoke | ||||
| Champ 855 | Helen McGiver & the McGiver Singers | I'm just a voice | ||
| Luke warm | ||||
| Champ 856 | Gospel Trio of Birmingham | The man is alright with me | ||
| Don't turn away | ||||
| Champ 857 | The Mighty Wonders | With His hands | ||
| Holy train | ||||
| Champ 858 | The King Brothers | Crying Lord remember | ||
| Jesus loves me | ||||
| Champ 859 | Evangelist Ruth C. Bell | It's well with my soul | ||
| Standing at the door | ||||
| Champ 860 | Union Gospel Singers | Right road now | ||
| Oh yes He's been good to me | ||||
| Champ 861 | Mighty Gospel Entertainers & Arthur Davis | He touced me | ||
| Somebody's callin my name | ||||
| Champ 862 | Sensational Friendly Six | When trouble comes around | ||
| Resting with Jesus | ||||
| Champ 863 | John Cooksey & the Southern Four | Jesus is my all and all | ||
| Bye and bye | ||||
| Champ 864 | Bernard Harvey & the Fantastic Clouds of Harmony | We need love | ||
| God bless this world | ||||
| Champ 1201 | Chuck Stuart | There's a tide raging on the sea | ||
| Something's on my mind | ||||
| Champ 1203 | Michingan Nightingales & J.B. Wells | Do Lord remember me | ||
| The Lord will make a way | ||||
| Champ 1204 | Golden Trumpets | There's been a change | ||
| God's wonderful gift | ||||
| Champ 1209 | The Indiana Soul Searchers | Lord, don't move the mountain | ||
| Make old satan leave me alone | ||||
| Champ 1210 | The Indiana Soul Searchers | I've found the Lord and I'm glad | ||
| In a little wooden chapel | ||||
| Champ 1213 | Janie Swann | Sinner man | ||
| Going home | ||||
| Champ 1225 | Oliver Cheatham | Celebrate | 1987 | |
| dub side | ||||
| Champ 1226 | Rising Stars | Take time to pray | ||
| The Rising Star's Prayer | ||||
| Champ 1227 | Truth & Devotion | To know Him | ||
| I'm so happy | ||||
| Champ 1229 | Mighty Gospel Travelers | When the roll is called | ||
| Fire | ||||
| Champ 1231 | Friendly Four | Somebody's gone | ||
| If it wasn't for the Lord | ||||
| Champ 1234 | Northern Travelers | After awhile | ||
| The day I was converted | ||||
| Champ 1235 | Sandy Jones | Love technician | ||
| Walkin' the back streets cryin' | ||||
| Champ 1236 | Sermons Gospel Singers | Ban the baptism | ||
| Don't forget to pray | ||||
| Champ 1238 | The Gospel Crusaders (feat. Bill Pratt) | Ride on a cloud | ||
| Pearly gates | ||||
| Champ 1238 | New Gospel Stylistics | Someone who really loves you | ||
| Jesus love | ||||
| Champ 1243 | Gospel Mello-Tones | I've Been Changed | ||
| Fall Down On Your Knees And Pray | ||||
| Champ 1246 | Hills of Zion | Heaven bound train | ||
| Standing on the promises | ||||
| Champ 1247 | Music City Gospelaires | Step by step | ||
| He's alright | ||||
| Champ 1249 | Lonnie Allen Lusby | I'm going over yonder | ||
| Because He lives | ||||
| Champ 1254 | The New Hebron Echoes | I got heaven on my mind | ||
| By and by | ||||
| Champ 1255 | The Dixieland Singers of Jackson, Tennessee | Go ahead | ||
| John the Revelator | ||||
| Champ 1703 | The Kings of Joy | How can I sing without the Lord | ||
| Thank you Jesus | ||||
| Champ 1713 | Adward Alston & the Treveletts | In memorial | ||
| Come on down | ||||
| Champ 1717 | Gospel Crusaders (of Honestown, Mississippi) | My God is real | ||
| I'm on my journey | ||||
| Champ 1725 | Bill Williams, Bill & the Gospel Jubilees | Been singing so long | ||
| I want to be in that meeting | ||||
| Champ 1731 | Sensational Meadow Larks | Give me just enough | ||
| His love | ||||
| Champ 1736 | The Supreme Wonders | Somebody's calling my name | ||
| Let Jesus lead you | ||||
| Champ 1739 | Mighty Gospel Clouds | God is real in my soul | ||
| Jesus we love you | ||||
| Champ 1741 | Sensational Monarchs | Judgment day | ||
| I just want to thank you | ||||
| Champ 1743 | The Indiana Soul Searchers (& Rev. Mozel Davis) | How I got over | ||
| Living on mother's prayer | ||||
| Champ 2004 | The Minors | Unchained melody | ||
| Lonely boy | ||||
| Champ 2030 | Soul Impossibles | Interpretation - Soul power #1 (not gospel) | 1971 | |
| Souladelic (not gospel) |
Additional Source:
- Bob McGrath (ed): The R&B Indies
- John Glassburner
- William Luck
- Ray Meyers