Below is a marvelous website and 2001 CBC radio interview with Bruce Nemerov of Middle Tennessee State University on how he came to locate Sister Ola Mae Terrell. Sister O.M. Terrell was an itinerant “Holy Ghost Preacher” who recorded six sides for Columbia Records in 1953, and never recorded again.
Everyone who enjoys bottleneck slide guitar, gospel music, or a good story about finding a long-lost folk music pioneer will appreciate this interesting interview.
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Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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Sister Terrell doesn’t seem to have recorded after her Columbia discs, but she did do Life Is a Problem/How Long for the Playboy (true!) label earlier. — Alan Young
I have 9 sides by her:
Bible’s Right
God’s Little Birds
How Long
I’m Going To That City (To Die No More)
Life Is A Problem
Lord I Want You To Lead Me On
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
The Bible’s Right
The Gambling Man