Savoy Records Catalog: 45 rpm Sharp 100, 600 series

Sharp 100 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

45-100   Jimmy Scott - What Good Would It Be / I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over   1960

Jimmy Scott, vocal; Howard Biggs, piano, arranger; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Bunny Shawker, drums; and five violins.

NYC, December 1, 1959

SJS70674I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
SJS70676What Good Would It Be

45-101   Drink Small - I Love You Alberta / Cold, Cold Rain   1960

Drink Small, guitar, vocal; and others.

November 20, 1959

SDS70669I Love You Alberta
SDS70671Cold, Cold Rain

45-102   Kip Anderson - Oh My Linda / Till Your Love Is Mine   1960

Kip Anderson, vocal; and others.

1959

Oh My Linda
Till Your Love Is Mine

45-103   Little Sylvia - Little Boy / The Ray-O-Vacs - I'll Always Be In Love With You   1960

no details.

45-104   Preston McKinnon - Till I Met Sweet You / I Have Problems   1960

Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Carl Lynch, Lord Westbrook, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Preston McKinnon, vocal; Teacho Wiltshire, director.

July 6, 1959

SPM70599I Have Problems
SPM70600Till I Met Sweet You

45-105   The Enchanters - The Decision / We Make Mistakes   1960

The Enchanters, vocal group.

January 13, 1960

WW201AThe Decision
WW201BWe Make Mistakes

45-106   Billy Hope And The Badmen - Mesmodia The Stranger / Little Dogi   1960

no details.

45-107   Troy Ferguson - Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere / Should I Get Wise   1960

Troy Ferguson, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Sammy Lowe, arranger.

February 19, 1960

STF70750Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere
STF70751Should I Get Wise

45-108   Lloyd Arnold - Dixie Boogie / Great Speckled Bird   1960

Lloyd Arnold.

April 7, 1960

SLA9932Dixie Boogie
SLA9935Great Speckled Bird

45-109   Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / An Evening In Paradise   1960

Jimmy Scott, vocal; Robert Banks, piano; Hy White, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Paul Gusman, drums; Sy Miroff, Felix Orlewitz, David Soyer, violin; Isadore Zir, viola; Maurice Brown, cello.

NYC, April 7, 1960

SJS9924Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
SJS9945An Evening In Paradise

45-110   Arnold Bennett - Wahoo / Test Of Time   1960

Arnold Bennett.

June, 1960

SPB0620Test Of Time
SPB0621Wahoo

45-111   Dud Bascomb - Happy Horns / Grumpy   1960

Dud Bascomb, Taft Jordan, trumpet; Dickie Harris, trombone; Arthur Clark, alto sax; Sam "The Man" Taylor, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano; Carl Lynch, guitar; Teddy Cromwell, bass; Shep Shepherd, drums; Sammy Lowe, arranger.

NYC, November 9, 1959

SDB70664Happy Horns

Dud Bascomb, Taft Jordan, trumpet; Arthur Clarke, Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Ernie Hayes, piano, organ; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Teddy Cromwell, bass; Shep Shepherd, drums; Sammy Lowe, arranger.

NYC, February 4, 1960

SDB70729Grumpy

45-112   Little Danny - Mind On Loving / Your Precious Love   1960

Little Danny, vocal; and others.

September 23, 1960

SLD7591Mind On Loving
SLD7593Your Precious Love

45-113   Jimmy Barnes - Baby I Love You / Let Me Know   1960

Jimmy Barnes, vocal; and others.

August 5, 1960

SJB7771Baby I Love You
SJB7774Let Me Know

Sharp 600 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

45-600   not used?

45-601   The Famous Caravans - Jesus / The Sold Rock

unknown, piano; Albertina Walker, Cassietta George and 2 others, James Cleveland, vocal group.

Chicago, IL, 1955

GCA70345 | S1531The Sold Rock

unknown, piano, organ; Albertina Walker, Imogene Greene, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, James Cleveland, vocal group.

Chicago, IL, 1956

GCA70350 | S1604Jesus

45-602   The Famous Caravans - Tell The Angels / Think Of His Goodness To You

unknown, piano, organ; Albertina Walker, Ora Lee Hopkins, Elyse Yancey, Nellie Grace Daniels, vocal group.

Chicago, IL, April 18, 1952

GCA70342 | S1115Think Of His Goodness To You
GCA70343 | S1116Tell The Angels

45-603   The Staple Singers - This May Be My Last Time / This Same Jesus

Roebuck Staples, guitar, vocal; Cleotha Staples, Cynthis Staples, Mavis Staples, Purvis Staples, Yvonne Staples, vocal; and others.

Chicago, IL, December, 1954?

GST70387 | U1516This May Be My Last Time
GST70389 | U1514This Same Jesus

45-604   The Gospel Cavaliers - Are You Listening / He Gave Us You

The Gospel Cavaliers, vocal group.

February 18, 1960

SGC70734He Gave Us You
SGC70735Are You Listening

45-605   Eddie Williams And The Crusaders - Where's Your Child / Come On In The Ark Now

Eddie Williams And The Crusaders, including Clara Walker, vocal.

February 23, 1960

SEW70741Where's Your Child
SEW70742Come On In The Ark Now

45-606   Eddie Williams And The Crusaders - Pass Me Not / They Won't Believe In Me

same session.

February 23, 1960

SEW70740They Won't Believe In Me
SEW70743Pass Me Not

45-607   The Gospel Cavaliers - Who Was It / I Found Out

The Gospel Cavaliers, vocal group.

February 18, 1960

SGC70736Who Was It
SGC70738I Found Out

45-608   The Joy Harmonizers - Soon One Morning / He's A Mighty Rock

The Joy Harmonizers.

June 8, 1960

SJC8807He's A Mighty Rock
SJC8811Soon One Morning

45-609   no information

45-610   The Famous Smith Sisters - Blessed Is The Man / Give Me The Holy Spirit

unknown, piano, drums, tambourine; Robert Banks, organ; The Famous Smith Sisters, female vocal group.

May 12, 1960

SSS9992Blessed Is The Man
SSS9993Give Me The Holy Spirit

45-611   The Joy Harmonizers - He Cares / Thank The Lord

The Joy Harmonizers.

June 8, 1960

SJC8806He Cares
SJC8808Thank The Lord

45-612   The Famous Spiritual Sons - He Don't Love You / Don't You Want To Go

The Spiritual Sons.

March 6, 1961

SSS601He Don't Love You
SSS604Don't You Want To Go

45-613   The Murrie Singers - The Lord Saveth Me / Trouble

unknown, piano, organ, drums, tambourine; Roscoe Myers, Roy Rogers, Russell Henry, Andrew Roach, Donald Johnson, Rufus Brown, vocal group.

February 10, 1961

SMS5463The Lord Saveth Me
SMS5464Trouble

45-614   Prof. Charles Taylor - Test In Judgement / Lord What About Me

Prof. Charles Taylor, vocal; unknown, female vocal group.

February 18, 1958

SCT70226Lord What About Me

Prof. Charles Taylor, vocal.

March 25, 1960

SCT9915Test In Judgement

45-615   Raymond Rasberry Singers - If I Work For Jesus / Jesus Is Ever Near

The Rasberry Singers, led by Raymond Rasberry.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 2, 1960

SRS70725If I Work For Jesus
SRS70726Jesus Is Ever Near

45-616   The Stars Of Faith - Touch Me Lord Jesus Parts 1 & 2

Alberta Carter, piano; probably Robert Banks, organ; Marion Williams, Kitty Parham, Frances Steadman, Henrietta Waddy, Mattie Williams, vocal group.

January 21, 1960

SSF70700Touch Me Lord Jesus Part 1
SSF70701Touch Me Lord Jesus Part 2

45-617   The Harmonizing Five - I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord / The Glorious Voice Of God

The Harmonizing Five, vocal group.

August, 1961

SHF144I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord
SHF150The Glorious Voice Of God

45-618   The Spiritual Sons - Hold To God's Hand / Hard Times Coming Through The Years

The Spiritual Sons.

March 6, 1961

SSS605Hold To God's Hand
SSS606Hard Times Coming Through The Years

45-619   Raymond Rasberry Singers - Somebody's Knocking / The Chariot's Coming

The Rasberry Singers, led by Raymond Rasberry.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 2, 1960

SRS70722The Chariot's Coming
SRS70723Somebody's Knocking

45-620   The North Philadelphia Juniors - Pen Of Love / I Know Jesus Is Calling   1962

The North Philadelphia Juniors, mixed vocal group.

November 17, 1961

SPJ6133Pen Of Love
SPJ6134I Know Jesus Is Calling

45-621   Prof. Charles Taylor - Just Like Jesus / Saved And I Know I Am   1962

Prof. Charles Taylor, vocal.

November 15, 1961

SCT6113Saved And I Know I Am
SCT6116Just Like Jesus

45-622   The Gospel Emeralds - I've Been Running / We're On Our Way   1962

The Gospel Emeralds.

December 11, 1961

SGE6160We're On Our Way
SGE6161I've Been Running

45-623   The Murrie Singers - When You Pray / Jewels   1962

unknown, piano, organ, drums, tambourine; Roscoe Myers, Roy Rogers, Russell Henry, Andrew Roach, Donald Johnson, Rufus Brown, vocal group.

January 31, 1962

SMS6238Jewels
SMS6239When You Pray

45-624   The Sally Jenkins Singers - I've Done What You Told Me To Do / Some Day   1962

The Sally Jenkins Singers, vocal group.

February 7, 1962

SJS6265Some Day
SJS6266I've Done What You Told Me To Do

45-625   The Royal Silvertones - Saviour Don't Pass Me By / Build Me A Cabin   1962

The Royal Silvertones, vocal group.

February 5, 1962

SRS6259Build Me A Cabin
SRS6261Saviour Don't Pass Me By

45-626   Rev. J.A. Tomlin Choir - Don't Listen To A Liar / Sing Amen   1962

Rev. J.A. Tomlin Choir.

February 14, 1962

STC6291Don't Listen To A Liar
STC6292Sing Amen

45-627   The Ellison Singers - In The Upper Room / He's Holding Me   1962

The Ellison Singers, vocal group.

March 12, 1962

SES6311He's Holding Me
SES6315In The Upper Room

45-628   The Gospel Messengers - Walking With Jesus / Waiting   1962

The Gospel Messengers.

February 28, 1962

SGM6298Walking With Jesus
SGM6300Waiting

45-629   The Christones - If I Could Hear My Mother Pray / Faith   1962

The Christones, vocal group.

July 11, 1962

SCT6424If I Could Hear My Mother Pray
SCT6427Faith

45-630   The North Philadelphia Juniors - Battle Axe / A Grave Can't Hod My Body Down   1962

The North Philadelphia Juniors, mixed vocal group.

November 17, 1961

SPJ6131Battle Axe

same personnel.

April 23, 1962

SNP6369A Grave Can't Hod My Body Down

45-631   The Gospel Messengers - Joy Like A River / His Love   1962

The Gospel Messengers.

August 21, 1962

SGM6473Joy Like A River
SGM6476His Love

45-632   The Greater Harvest Baptist Church Choir - Without God / What A Difference In My Life   1963

The Greater Harvest Baptist Church Choir.

November 23, 1962

SGH6552Without God
SGH6554What A Difference In My Life

45-633   The Gospel Emeralds - Blest Is He That Cometh / Daniel   1963

The Gospel Emeralds.

December 11, 1961

SGE6159Daniel

same personnel.

November 13, 1962

SGE6547Blest Is He That Cometh

45-634   The Royal Travelers - Send My Child / Closed Doors   1963

The Royal Travelers.

February 21, 1963

SRT63-031Send My Child
SRT63-033Closed Doors

45-635   The Ellison Singers - This Is The Day / Open Up Your Heart   1963

The Ellison Singers, vocal group.

March 12, 1962

SES6312Open Up Your Heart
SES6314This Is The Day

45-636   The Gospel Cavaliers - Wonderful Jesus / This Is The Moment   1963

The Gospel Cavaliers, vocal group.

February 27, 1963

SGC63-035Wonderful Jesus
SGC63-038This Is The Moment

45-637   The Christones - It's Me Lord / I Love To Call His Name   1963

The Christones, vocal group.

July 11, 1962

SCT6425It's Me Lord
SCT6426I Love To Call His Name

45-638   The Sensational Six Of Birmingham, Alabama - Guide My Hand / I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray   1963

The Sensational Six of Birmingham, Alabama.

circa July, 1963???

SSS63-237Guide My Hand
SSS63-238I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

45-639   The Royal Travelers - In The Need Of Prayer / Jesus Changed My Life   1963

The Royal Travelers.

February 21, 1963

SRT63-029Jesus Changed My Life
SRT63-032In The Need Of Prayer

45-640   Prof. Charles Taylor - Made It Over / Everybody Should Serve The Lord   1964

Prof. Charles Taylor, vocal.

November 15, 1961

SCT6114Made It Over
SCT6115Everybody Should Serve The Lord

45-641   The Soul Satisfiers - He'll Do Better Things For You / Deliver Me   1964

The Soul Satisfiers, vocal group.

January 19, 1964

SSS64-013Deliver Me
SSS64-014He'll Do Better Things For You