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Brother Joe May - Singles, Album Tracks And Live Recordings 1949-62 - This album is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer. - Brother Joe May was one of the most revered and respected of all the male gospel singers of the post-war era, acquiring the nickname of InchThe Thunderbolt Of The Middle WestInch, and with one critic describing him as Incharguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music, with a voice of unimaginable range and powerInch. Influenced by the likes of Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, he himself became a significant influence on artists like Little Richard. This 84-track 4-CD collection comprises many of the A & B sides of his singles on the Specialty and Nashboro tag during these years, plus titles from his Nashboro albums InchThe Master's On Our SideInch and Walk On And Talk OnInch, not otherwise featured on singles, along with live recordings from between 1952 and 1955. It features studio and 'live' performances with The Sallie Martin Singers, Sister Wynona Carr and The Pilgrim Travellers. It's a substantial and reasonably comprehensive overview of the key first decade and more of his career, when he built his reputation, and is an impressive and entertaining showcase for his highly distinctive style and talents as an inspiring communicator and entertainer.