Jack Brown - The Amazing Grace Of God
Original release: Nor-Vel Music 70130, Tennessee circa 1965
Narrated by Jack Brown, with an introduction by Norvel Hayes
Music by gospel choir and solo vocalists under the direction of Jimi Hall
Comments: Although not an LSD or
hallucinogen-related title at all, I had to include this one as I like the
front cover so much. The spoken word contents are actually pretty
interesting, featuring reminiscences and religious testimony from Jack
Brown, who started his career as a criminal and dope addict way back in the
1930s. Brown has a deep, gravelly voice, and like many white ex-cons (think
Charles Manson) speaks with the intonation and accents of a black man. It
would be cool to set him up with Curley McClure of the "Million Dollar
Monkey On My Back" LP, and while waiting for that you can kick back and
enjoy Jack Brown's fiery recollections of doing time with Machine Gun Kelly
in Leavenworth, spending 3 years in isolation at San Quentin, and finally
finding God in the mid-1960s. The gospel music isn't too shabby actually,
but not something that adds to the album's appeal. This is a local release
financed by a Christian business man in Cleveland, Tennessee.
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Patrick The Lama 2008