Gabriel Records # 101 - Date Unknown.
Gulfport, Mississippi.
"HAPPY PAPPY" Powell Shaw.
Side A - Thankfull.
Side B - What's My Verdict.
Rose of Okla - Accordian
Jack Youngblood - Violin
Ace Dening - Steel.
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| Rev Jack Charles Jessup and his band |
Two fabulous country gospel sides can be found here on the Gabriel label in Gulfport, Mississippi I would imagine from around 52/53. Sacred songs never sounded so great with the rich tones of singer Powell Shaw and his little band. The whole thing is sublime and has a very pure and pleasant sound. Great voice, Steel, Accordian and fiddle makes this a very nice record for any sacred country collector.
Label owner Rev J. Charles Jessup was a fraudster, thief, bigamist, musician, cock fighter and an all round bad egg by all accounts. Indicted for mail fraud in 1963 and convicted in 1968 the Rev Jessup owned record labels and preached on border radio shows through the 1940's, 50's and 60's in which he would entice poor southern folk to give him their money and be saved by Jesus Christ! (the money never made it to Jesus but to the Revs own bank and nice cars, boats and real estate)
He was also responsible for the theft of song writing credits of Jimmy Donley who just a few years later committed suicide in 1963 after seeing various songs he had written but credited to Jessup being hits for Jerry Lee Lewis & Fats Domino.
The whole startling article by Jim Linderman can be found in the link below.
