Rev. Raymond Branch's Heavenly Rainbow: Ray Branch and His Guitar

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

"Mother Don't Worry About Me" (excerpt) - Ray Branch and His Guitar

Found on ebay: A vintage record dealer auctioning a copy of one of Rev. Branch's earliest recordings, "Mother Don't Worry About Me," recorded as "Ray Branch and His Guitar" on his own Branch Bros. Records.

The seller included a brief portion of the song and a photograph of the A-side label, and here it is.

If anyone out there has this record, Rev. Branch would very much appreciate a complete copy of both sides in any format.

To view on YouTube, click above. To watch via Vimeo, see below.

Click here to listen to a home recording of the same song, decades later.

© 2015 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

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.