Rev. Raymond Branch's Heavenly Rainbow: "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow" (w/ Brother Roland Payne)

Sunday, January 19, 2014

"The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow" (w/ Brother Roland Payne)

Reverend Raymond Branch is joined on this recording by the late Brother Roland Payne on lead vocal. Roland Payne was a childhood friend of Rev. Branch's and in their youth, the two made up half of a Gospel quartet in Louisiana. A move to Los Angeles late in life reunited him with Rev. Branch, and it is from that era that this recording, "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow," originates.

Brother Roland Payne, vocal; Rev. Branch, guitar and vocal.

Archival recording, date unknown

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Watch a more contemporary performance of "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow" here.

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For over 40 years, New Orleans native Reverend Raymond Branch shared his home and church recordings each week on Los Angeles' Rainbow Gospel Hour. Emanating from Inglewood's KTYM, the diminished late night signal and the program's pre-dawn scheduling, followed by KTYM's subsequent removal of musical programs from its streaming service, made hearing Rev. Branch's broadcasts almost impossible for most listeners. Our hope was that this site would go some way toward rectifying that.

In 2014, Rev. Branch retired the historic broadcast upon learning KTYM would be changing ownership and format. Archival tapes of Rev. Branch's shows will continue to be posted here.

Rev. Branch previously recorded as "Ray Branch and His Guitar" on his own Branch Bros. Records label. If you own those 45s, we would very much appreciate copies in any format for our archives.

Rev. Branch passed away in September 2017. This archive continues in his memory.