KEN-YATTA
Ken-Yatta is a small family run gospel label out of Greensboro, North Carolina. The label was owned by Rev. Curtis Carrington who named the label after his son Ken-Yatta. The sons Ken-Yatta and James R. Carrington form the core of the 'house-band' and the producers staff. Most of the releases on the Ken-Yatta label are by local North Carolina artists.
It's very unlikely that the Ken-Yatta 45's and albums discography we have here are complete. When you have additions, please email them to us. It's highly appreciated.
The 45's discography is in numerological order:
| Rone Sisters of Burlington, NC | Try the Lord now | Ken-Yatta 308 (72474) | c. 1972 | |
| Just keep on walking | Ken-Yatta 308 (72574) | |||
| Heavenly Echoes of Brooklyn, NY & Bro. Huggins | Oh Lord do something to me | Ken-Yatta 316 | ||
| Jesus loves me | ||||
| Roger Jessup | Stand in the storm | Ken-Yatta 925 | ||
| When the saints go marchin' in | ||||
| Thurman Lilly & Gospel Connections II | Long as you got Jesus you've got everything | Ken-Yatta 1182 | 1982 | |
| I'll never be the same | ||||
| Cords of Joy of Amityville,NY | I'm working on a building | Ken-Yatta 1274 | ||
| God will provide | ||||
| Curtis Carrigton & Carrington Singers | Last but not least He made you and me | Ken-Yatta 1832 | ||
| There is not a friend | ||||
| Fantasitc Royalairs of Roanoke, VA | I want to be ready | Ken-Yatta 2013 | c. 1968 | |
| When the roll is called up yonder | ||||
| Curtis Carrigton & Carrington Singers | He made you and me | Ken-Yatta 2930 | 1981 | |
| A man called Martin | ||||
| Sis. Earnestine Cole | His eye is on the sparrow | Ken-Yatta 3773 | ||
| I didn't have no doubt | ||||
| Curtis M. Carrington | Go down Moses | Ken-Yatta 7977 | ||
| Unknown Title | ||||
| Curtis Carrigton & Carrington Singers | Do you love the savior | Ken-Yatta 11868 | ||
| The Lord is so good to me | ||||
| Curtis Carrigton & Carrington Singers | If the Lord needs somebody - send me | Ken-Yatta 11122 | ||
| One big family | ||||
| Mighty Gospel Persuaders | God is coming by | Ken-Yatta 12456 | c. 1970 | |
| What would profit me | Ken-Yatta 12457 | |||
| Hamlet Chapel Male Chorus of Pittsboro, NC | How much do I owe Him | Ken-Yatta 13172 | ||
| When you bow in the evening say a word for me | Ken-Yatta 13173 | |||
| Revivaliers | There's gonna be a roll call | Ken-Yatta 13380 | ||
| This man Jesus | ||||
| Raymond L. Couthen & Winston-Salem Community Choir | Thank you Lord | Ken-Yatta 16753 | ||
| I surrender all | ||||
| Joseph Brown & Gospel Stars of Greensboro, NC | Jesus is on the main Line | Ken-Yatta 42972 | ||
| George Brynt & Gospel Stars of Greensboro, NC | Come by here my Lord | Ken-Yatta 42972 | ||
| Roger Jessup | Thank you Lord | Ken-Yatta 72971 | ||
| Nobody's fault but mine | ||||
| Curtis M. Carrington | I want to see Jesus after all | Ken-Yatta ???? | ||
| Unknown Title |
So far only seven Ken-Yatta albums have been traced. In alphabetical order:
| Bethel AME Choir of Greensboro, NC | God Is | Ken-Yatta LP 41580 | ||
| Methodist Church Gospel Choir | Union Memorial | Ken-Yatta LP 1176 | ||
| Rev. W.H. Moore | Unknown Title | Ken-Yatta LP 91672 | ||
| Willie Mae Norman | Willie Mae Norman | Ken-Yatta LP 4407 | ||
| Willie Mae Norman | Singing | Ken-Yatta LP 5674 | ||
| St. Paul Baptist Church Choirs | Songs By The St. Paul Baptist Church Choirs | Ken-Yatta LP 7873 | ||
| Mary Thigpen | Let Us Pray | Ken-Yatta LP 15076 | 1980 | |
| Trinity Gospel Singers of Greensboro, NC | Presents Songs In Stereo | Ken-Yatta LP 3473 |
Additional Source:
- Ray Meyers
- Bob Laughton