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Testament Music

  Testament Music and Calhoun Street Music and their affiliated companies are the music publishing companies associated with HighTone Records. All compositions in the Calhoun catalog are embodied in masters owned by Shout Factory on the HighTone, HMG and Testament labels.

   Testament Music writers include Robert Nighthawk, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Big Joe Williams, Walter Horton, Johnny Young, Dr Ross, Johnny Shines, Eddie Taylor and numerous other Chicago blues, Delta Blues and gospel writer/performers.  The recordings that contain the Testament compositions were recorded by musicologist Pete Welding in the 1960s and are classic, authentic blues and gospel music.

The Calhoun Street/Martha Road music catalog contains songs by modern bluesman James Armstrong, HighTone producer/partner Bruce Bromberg, singer/songwriter Laura Minor, Americana artist Ben Atkins, The Hollisters, The Hot Club of Cowtown, Redd Volkaert, Buddy Miller, and Teddy Morgan.  The recordings that contain these songs are owned by Shout Factory.
Extra Grande Music can coordinate master and sync licensing for these recordings.

Following is a list of featured Testament recordings.  We can supply audio files upon request.

               

Best of Testament Blues
Chicago and Delta Blues
Produced by Pete Welding
 
Billy Boy Arnold                       Baby Jane                                       (Billy Boy Arnold)
Robert Nighthawk                  Black Angel Blues                            (Robert Nighthawk)
Robert Nighthawk                  Bricks in My Pillow                          (Robert Nighthawk)
John Lee Granderson             County Farm Blues                           (JL Granderson)
Robert Nighthawk                  Crowing Rooster Blues                     (Robert Nighthawk)
John Lee Granderson             Hard Luck John                               (JL Granderson)
Johnny Shines                         Hello Central                                   (Shines/Shines)
Eddie Taylor                           Jackson Town                                  (Eddie Taylor)                        
Honeyboy Edwards                 Just Like Jesse James                      (D. Edwards)
Mott Willis                              Knife Instrumental                           (Mott Willis)
Mott Willis                              M&O Blues                                      (Mott Willis)
Johnny Shines Band                 Mr Tom Green’s Farm                      (Johnny Shines)
Honeyboy Edwards                  My Baby’s Gone                                (D. Edwards)
Johnny Shines Band                 My Black Mare                                 (Johnny Shines)
Arthur Weston                        Pea Vine Whistle                               (Arthur Weston)
JB Hutto & the Hawks            Pet Cream Man                                  (JB Hutto)
Johnny Shines Band                 So Cold in Vietnam                            (Johnny Shines)
JB Hutto & the Hawks            The Girl I Love                                 (JB Hutto)
Big Joe Williams                      These Are My Blues                          (Joe Williams)
Arthur Weston                        Uncle Sam Called Me                        (Arthur Weston)
                                                 (I Got to Go)
Mississippi Fred McDowell     Waiting for My Baby                         (Fred McDowell)       
JB Hutto & the Hawks            Wild Wild Woman                             (JB Hutto)      
 
 
The Best of Testament Spirituals
Produced by Pete Welding (except where noted)
 
Blind Connie Williams          Crossed the Separated Line                (Connie Williams)
Clay & Scott                        Get Together with the Lord                (Clarence Clay/William Scott)
Blind Connie Williams          Gonna Talk for My Savior                  (Connie Williams)
Doug Quattlebaum               He May Not Come When                     (Doug Quattlebaum)
                                             You Want Him
Blind Connie Williams           He’s the Lily of the Valley                  (Connie Williams)
Blind Connie Williams           I Can See Everybody’s                       (Connie Williams)
                                             Mother, Can’t See Mine
Mississippi Fred &                Jesus Gonna Make Up My                  (Fred McDowell)
Annie Mae McDowell             Dying Bed
Fred & Annie Mae McDowell Just a Little More Faith                     (Fred McDowell)
With the Hunter’s Chapel
Singers
Blind Connie Williams            Mother Left Me Standing                  (Connie Williams)
                                              On the Highway
Blind Connie Williams            Take Your Burden to the                    (Connie Williams)
                                               Lord
Mississippi Fred and             The Lord Will Make a Way                (Fred McDowell)
Annie Mae McDowell
Doug Quattlebaum                 The Story of Adam & Eve                   (Doug Quattlebaum)
Fred & Annie Mae McDowell  This Little Light of Mine                   (Fred McDowell)
With the Hunter’s Chapel
Singers
Clay & Scott                           Wait Til I Put on My Robe                 (Clarence Clay/William Scott)
Geoff Muldar                         Wait Til I Put on My Robe                 (Clarence Clay/William Scott)
                                               *HighTone Records                            Produced by Geoff Muldaur
Clay & Scott                           Walk All Over God’s Heaven               (Clarence Clay/William Scott)


 

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