The Best of Sacred Steel

The playing of the steel guitar was introduced into African American Holiness-Pentecostal praise music in the 1930s by Willie Eason, and it remains an essential instrument to this day. In addition to two tracks by Eason, this compilation features many of the important sacred steel guitar players including Aubrey Ghent, the Campbell Brothers Derick and Chuck, Glenn Lee and the Lee Boys, Sonny Treadway, and Calvin Cooke. Of particular note in this collection is Eason’s “rap” “Franklin D. Roosevelt, A Poor Man’s Friend.”

Track Listing

101	Don't Let the Devil Ride	Sonny Treadway	03:01
102	Call Him by His Name	Glenn Lee	03:33
103	Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Poor Man's Friend	Willie Eason	05:57
104	I Feel Good	Chuck Campbell	03:52
105	End of My Journey	Darick Campbell	04:35
106	The Train	Ted Beard	05:25
107	Without God	Robert Randolph	05:57
108	Precious Lord Take My Hand	Josh Taylor	03:08
109	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Aubrey Ghent	04:29
110	Since I Laid My Burden Down	Calvin Cooke	03:52
111	Say Yes!	The Lee Boys	03:34
112	Where Could I Go but to the Lord	Darick Campbell	06:30
113	Footie's Medley (Pink Panther)	Footie Covington	03:29
114	Then Comes Joy	Elton Noble	04:39
115	Praise the Lord Everybody	Henry Nelson and Aubrey Ghent	07:54
116	Near the Cross	Willie Eason	02:08