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We will start this
page by saying "Ever Since". Ever since
Ray Walker
was the song leader for Batsell Barrett Baxter at the original
Hillsboro Road congregation in Nashville, those of us interested in
congregational singing have been enthralled with his ability and the
eagerness of audience's response when he hummed the pitch. And then
came the Madison influence with Ray and the beloved Ira North as they
both set new standards on the Nationally Televised "Amazing Grace"
program.
Through all these years we have believed in
Ray Walker
and the powerful positive influence that congregational singing can
be. Listed above are recordings of Ray leading singing in
actual praise settings and situations.
We have preserved these treasures so that they can endure, through the ages, of what
true congregational singing should sound like. "Oh What a Foretaste of
Glory Divine."
The talent Ray Walker shared with the world on the
Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline
and Rick Nelson
recordings (and hundreds of other living performers, being bass for
the internationally known Jordanaires) he has used for the church
also! What a talent, in fact the
Jordanaires
have been on more recordings than anybody else in history. Ray is a
regular on the Grand Ole Opry
and is a
Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Of all Ray Walker has done, this simple
"SongBook Song Series" is his true legacy, and we all know it.
We are planning more religious recordings that feature him.
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