"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.

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

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

"Milky White Way"

Featuring Sister Jean Branch, vocal. Guitar and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch.

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"Bless Each Heart in Radioland"

Rev. Branch preaches love for "each heart in Radioland," with support from the voice of Sister Jean Branch and his own guitar accompaniment.

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"Its No Secret What God Can Do"

Featuring Sister Jean Branch, vocal. Guitar and vocal, Rev. Raymond Branch.

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

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

Another vintage recording from the archives where Reverend Branch is joined by the late Brother Roland Payne.

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

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"On the Right Road Now" (w/ Brother Roland Payne)

Reverend Branch is joined once again by the late Brother Roland Payne in this vintage recording from the Heavenly Rainbow archives.

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

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"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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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

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

"One of These Days"

Reverend Raymond Branch reworks "Move On Up a Little Higher" into a new composition, "One of These Days."

Featuring Sister Jean Branch, vocals. Rev. Branch, guitar and vocal.

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2014 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"I Just Can't Keep It to Myself"

Rev. Branch, guitar and vocal.

Archival recording, date unknown

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© 2013 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"Harvest Home"

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

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© 2013 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"Take Me to the Water"

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

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© 2013 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"Jesus Is My Everything"

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

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© 2013 Rev. Raymond Branch, Wyatt Doyle; all rights reserved

"What About Me?"

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

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"I Just Can't Keep It to Myself"

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"What Can I Do Without The Lord?" (1966 Recording)

A vintage Rev. Branch performance from all the way back in 1966! Originally released as a 45 by "Ray Branch & His Guitar" on Branch Bros. records.

Guitar and vocals are by Rev. Branch.

With grateful thanks to Shane Ford.

"So Soon" w/Josh Alan

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Reunited in the pews of the Heavenly Rainbow Baptist Church, Rev. Branch and Josh Alan improvise a new arrangement of one of Rev. Branch's standards, "So Soon." June 2011.

You can see a Rev. Branch solo performance of "So Soon" here.

© 2011 Rev. Raymond Branch, Josh Alan, Wyatt Doyle

"Deep Heaven" (with Josh Alan)

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Reverend Raymond Branch and Josh Alan reunited! Together again in the pews of the Heavenly Rainbow Baptist Church, they improvise an acoustic gospel mashup on the spot, blending Doc Watson’s “Deep River Blues” with “I Wonder What They’re Doing in Heaven Today?” June 2011.

© 2011 Rev. Raymond Branch, Josh Alan, Wyatt Doyle

"I Want My Crown"

Archival recording, date unknown.

© 2010 Rev. Raymond Branch

"Step by Step" With Josh Alan

Reverend Raymond Branch and Josh Alan improvise an arrangement of "Step by Step" in the pews of the Heavenly Rainbow Baptist Church, July 2010.

© 2010 Rev. Raymond Branch, Josh Alan, Wyatt Doyle

Rev. Branch and Josh Alan Feel the Spirit!

Rev. Branch improvises with Josh Alan at the Heavenly Rainbow Baptist Church.

To hear more music by Josh Alan, click here.

© 2010 Rev. Raymond Branch, Josh Alan, Wyatt Doyle