Rev. J.M. Gates

==Overview==
Rev. J.M. Gates was a gospel preacher. He recorded sermons, and his records were the best-selling records in the African-American Community during his carrier.
==Biography==
Reverend J.M. Gates was born in 1885 probably in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the minister of the Cavalry Church. He recorded about 200 songs from 1926-1940. He died c. 1941.
==Albums Featured==
* The Anthology Of American Folk Music
* The Complete Recorded Works Of Rev. J.M. Gates
* Blues, Blues Christmas
* Yonder Come The Blues
* The Gospel Sound
* The Half Ain't Never Been Told (album)
* Too Late, Too Late
* Goodbye, Babylon (album)
* Where Will You Be Christmas Day? (album)
* Before The Blues
* An Introduction To Gospel Song
* Country Gospel Song
* Jazz (album)
* Roots 'n' Blues
* The Black Country Music Of Georgia
==Original Discography==
* Need Of Prayer
* The One Thing I Know
* Death`s Black Train Is Coming
* I`m Gonna Die With The Staff In My Hand
* Baptize Me
* Dying Gambler
* Praying For The Pastor
* After A While
* I Know I Got Religion
* The Dying Mother And Her Child
* Ain`t Gonna Lay My Religion Down
* There`s One Thing I Know
* You Belong To That Funeral Train
* Four And Twenty Elders
* I Prayed, I Prayed
* Sit Down, Servant, And Rest A Little While
* The Dying Gambler
* Ye Must Be Born Again
* Oh! Death Where Is Thy Sting?
* Death`s Black Train Is Comin`
* Goin` To Die With The Staff In My Hand
* Funeral Train
* Must Be Born Again
* Amazing Grace
* One Thing I Know
* You Can Tell The World About This
* Tell Me, How Did You Feel?
* Waiting At The Beautiful Gate
* Goin` To Heaven Anyhow
* I`m Going To Heaven Anyhow
* Tramping To Make Heaven My Home
* Death`s Black Train Is Coming
* I Know I Got Religion, Yes, Yes
* The Funeral Train A-Coming
* Death`s Black Train
* I`ve Left This World Behind
* The Blind Man By The Wayside
* Paul And Silas In Jail
* Judgement Day Is Coming
* I`m Gonna Die A Witness
* Death Might Be Your Santa Claus
* I Am So Glad Trouble Don`t Last Always
* Yonder Comes My Lord With A Bible In His Hand
* Dry Bones In The Valley
* Jesus Rose From The Dead
* Lazarus In Heaven And The Rich Man In Hell
* [[Blow, Gabriel - For It`s Judgment!
* Just As Soon As My Feet Strike Zion
* Adam and Eve In The Garden
* Sad Home Of Death
* You`ve Got To Lay Down And Die Some Day
* I`m A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
* You Got To Cross Jordan
* Hebrew Children In The Fiery Furnace
* Moses In The Wilderness
* I`m So Glad Trouble Don`t Last Always
* I`m Going To Heaven If It Takes My Life
* I`ll Be Satisfied
* Get Right With God
* Praying For The Mourners
* Jonah And The Whale
* Sisters` Prayer Meeting
* Noah And The Flood
* Rich Man And The Needle`s Eye
* Hell Wasn`t Made For Man
* The End Of The World And Time Will Be No More
* Prodigal Son
* Hell Is In God`s Jail House
* Are You Bound For Heaven Or Hell?
* Hell Bound Express Train
* Devil In A Flying Machine
* Where will You Be Christmas Day?
* Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus?
* God`s Wrath In The St. Louis Cyclone
* White Horse And His Rider
* If You Say You Got Good Religion, Don`t Turn Back
* From The Pit To The Throne
* You May Be Alive Or You May Be Dead, Christmas Day
* The First Born Was A Murderer
* He Was Born In A Manger
* Samson And The Woman
* A Bank That Never Fails
* A Building That Never Gives Way
* A Sure-Enough Soldier
* Somebody`s Been Stealin`
* Kidnapping
* Do It Yourself
* Tiger Flowers` Last Flight
* The Ball Game Of Life
* Who Shall Deliver Me From The Body Of This Death?
* The Eagle Stirs Her Nest
* The California Kidnapping
* Things That You Can Move Don`t Ask God To Move
* Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
* Woe Be Unto You Liars
* Stop For The Red Light
* Pay Your Furniture Man
* The Rattlesnake Coils Before He Strikes
* Deacon Board Meeting
* Women Spend Too Much Money
* Why Don`t You Live So God Can Use You Anytime?
* You Mother Heart Breakers
* Speed On, Hell Is Waiting For You
* Straining At A Gnat And Swallowing A Camel
* You Midnight Ramblers
* Dead Cat On The Line
* The Flood Of Alabama
* Death Is On Your Track
* Lord, I`m In Your Hands
* Down Here, Lord, Waiting For You
* Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail?
* No Room In The Jail House
* Manish Women
* Saturday Night Black Marier Riders
* Meeting The Judge On Monday Morning
* You Gonna Need This Man Jesus On Your Bond
* I`m Going Home On The Heaven-Bound Train
* Jacob `Rassled With The Angel
* Elijah The Key Man
* Dead Cat On The Line No. 2
* Corn Licker And Gasoline
* The Woman And The Snake
* Clean The Corners Of Your Mind
* Scat To The Cat And Suie To The Hog
* David And Uriah
* These Hard Times Are Tight Like That
* Is The Rope Around Your Neck?
* Kinky Hair Is No Disgrace
* Pay Your Policy Man
* Keep The Graves Of Your Loved Ones Clean
* Prison Bound
* He`ll Feed You When You`re Hungry
* Pray For Better Times To Come
* Lord, I`m In Your Care
* On The Battlefield
* There Is Something About The Lord Mighty Sweet
* No Bad Streets In Town
* Will You Have Christmas Dinner In Jail?
* Highway To Hell
* Hell Ain`t Half Full
* Don`t Hide From Your Furniture Man
* President Roosevelt Is Everybody`s Friend
* No Bread Line In Heaven
* Highway Robbers In The Night
* Rev. Gates` Song Service
* Valley Of Death
* Goin` Through The Pearly Gates
* Born To Die
* Prepare To Meet Thy God
* Wolf Cat And His Catcher
* New Dead Cat On The Line
* So Glad I`m Here In Jesus` Name
* This Heart Of Mine
* The Racket Train
* Hell Without Fire
* Will hell Be Your Santa Claus?
* Baptist World Alliance In Atlanta, Georgia
* Smoking Woman In The Street
* Job And His God
* Travelin` On
* I`ll Fly Away
* It`s What You Think And Not What You Know
* Men And Women Talk Too Much
* Joe Louis` Wrist And His Fist
* Hitler And Hell
* When The War Is Over
* Guide Me While I Run This Race
* My Foot-Steps Is Numbered
* Not A Dog Shall Move His Tongue
* Gettin` Ready For Christmas Day
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