Rev. Raymond Branch's Heavenly Rainbow: August 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013

"Let the Light From the Lighthouse Shine on Me"

Omnichord and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch.

Archival broadcast recording from the Rainbow Gospel Hour, date unknown

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Sunday, August 18, 2013

"He Put the Seal of Heaven on My Soul"

Omnichord and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch. Archival recording, date unknown

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

"Lord Have Mercy on This Old Soul of Mine"

Omnichord and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch. Archival recording, date unknown

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

"Take Me to the Water"

Featuring Sister Jean Branch, vocals. Guitar and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch. Archival recording, date unknown

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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.