Blue Ridge Memories: This Ole House

Friday, February 3, 2017

This Ole House

Many a Blue Ridge Quartet concert started out just like this - with Burl Strevel singing "Ain't a gonna need this house no longer, ain't a gonna need this house no more...."

This song was written by Stuart Hamblin in 1954, and picks up a standard Gospel theme of the "old house" – the mortal body – being left behind when the believer goes to "meet the saints". Many artists have recorded "This Ole House." Rosemary Clooney took it to the top of the Billboard charts in 1954. Other versions include one Stuart Hamblin himself singing, The Cathedral Quartet, The Statesmen, Jimmy Dean, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers and The Brian Setzer Orchestra.

But everyone knows my bias on this one - no one before and no one after could rock this song like Burl Strevel and the Blue Ridge Quartet!

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CD #44 Burl's Best To You
CD #43 Front Row Live
CD #42 Live Concerts from Blairstown NJ Oct. 1974, Gouglersville PA Jan. 1980
CD #41 Through The Years With The Blue Ridge Quartet
CD #40 Gospel Singing Caravan Volume 3 & 4
CD #39 Gospel Singing Caravan Volume 1 & 2
CD #38 Hide Me, Rock Of Ages, Peace Like A River
CD #37 My Home, Sunset Is Coming
CD #36 Our Best To You, A Session With
CD #35 Sing Out The Good News, Green Green Grass Of Home
CD #34 Sings The Old-Time Gospel Volume 1 & 2, Autograph Album
CD #33 He's Life, Wings Of A Dove
CD #32 The World Of LaVerne Tripp, Born To Write And Sing
CD #31 Lead Me Back To Calvary, He Cares For You
CD #30 Here They Come, The Battle For My Daddy's Soul
CD #29 Echoes From The Forties, The Blue Ridge Quartet
CD #28 Passing Thru, Rose Covered Lane
CD #27 Church In The Wildwood, Thank You Mister DJ
CD #26 Somethin' Within, Satisfied
CD #25 America's Twelve Favorite Hymns, He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
CD #24 Why Me Lord, It Takes A Happy Man, Let's All Go Down To The River
CD #23 Mark IV Sings, Burl Bill Laverne Donnie and the Mark IV
CD #22 Kenny Gates of The Blue Ridge Quartet, Kenny Gates Piano Artistry
CD #21 Blue Ridge Now, Hymns Of The Hour (Little Jimmy Dickens)
CD #20 Live On Stage, Live At Wheeling
CD #19 Energy, Puts It Together
CD #18 Country Road, Everlasting Joy, A Thing Called Love
CD #17 Those Cotton Pickin Blue Ridge, Rodney Hoots - You Needed Me
CD #16 Cool Calm And Country, Blue Ridge Country
CD #15 Somebody Touched Me, He Came Back, Best Yet
CD #14 Bill Crowe - That Little Girl Of Mine, LaVerne Tripp Sings Country Soul, Our Favorite Hymns
CD #13 Side By Side (Shorty & Dolly Long), Sweeter Than The Flowers (Shorty & Dolly Long), Together (The Sheltons)
CD #12 Burl Strevel Sings Low And Easy, Fred Daniel - Happy Side Of Living
CD #11 Songs We Can't Stop Singing, The Best Of The Blue Ridge, The Old Time Religion
CD #10 Christmas With The Blue Ridge Quartet, Another Christmas, Christmas with LaVerne Tripp and Family
CD #09 The Blue Ridge Quartet featuring Donnie Seabolt, The Blue Ridge Quartet presents Donnie
CD #08 Solid Gold, Hits Forever, Reflections
CD #07 And That's Enough, On The Move, Turn Your Radio On
CD #06 The Love Of God, Who Am I
CD #05 In The Spirit, For God And Country, Close To The Master
CD #04 He Bought My Soul, By His Hand
CD #03 Heavenly Parade, Thanks For Loving Me, The Prettiest Flowers
CD #02 Ride That Glory Train, Rise And Shine, There's A Great Day Coming
CD #01 Happy, Keep On Singing, You Can't Be A Beacon

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Friday, February 3, 2017

This Ole House

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