Between 1967 and 1981, Detroit’s downriver neighbor Ecorse, Michigan, had its very own Moe Asch. Set up in a basement on 18th Avenue, electronics wiz, guitarist, and Ford plant foreman Felton Williams chronicled the musical lives of Ecorse’s citizens and issued them on his Solid Rock, Compose, Cass, and Revival labels. Compiled here are 24 of Williams’ most fascinating recordings, covering gospel (Shirley Ann Lee, Gospel Supremes, Calvin Cooke, etc), group soul (the Combinations), garage-punk (Young Generation), jazz (Bobby Cook & the Explosions), and funk (The Organics, Burgess Band). Also included in both the CD and double LP is a Region 1 DVD stuffed with more than 200 sound recordings culled from Williams’ extensive archive, giving the listener a chance to hear every demo, steel guitar tutorial, and choir practice, plus a 30-minute documentary film featurette on the making of Downriver Revival. A1 –Shirley Ann Lee There's A Light 2:00 A2 –Gospel Supremes, The Sinner Man 2:35 A3 –Coleman Family Peace On Earth 1:47 A4 –Calvin Cooke Walk With Me 2:39 A5 –Shirley Ann Lee I Shall Not Be Moved 2:55 A6 –Revelations, The (6) Take Care Of Us 2:47 B1 –Bobby Cook & Explosions, The Untitled Jam 2:23 B2 –Organics* Foot Stumping (Alternate) 2:23 B3 –Combinations (3) While You Were Gone 2:05 B4 –Apostles Of Music Wade In The Water 3:29 B5 –Deliverance Echoes Heaven 3:26 B6 –Bobby Cook & Explosions, The On The Way 3:15 C1 –Shirley Ann Lee How Can I Lose 2:00 C2 –Young Generation Running Mod 1:58 C3 –Burgess Band, The Untitled 0:46 C4 –Bobby Cook Quartet* Ridin' High (Original Take) 4:10 C5 –Mighty Voices Of Wonder Every Year Carries A Number 2:54 C6 –Shirley Ann Lee Please Accept My Prayer 2:11 C7 –Calvin Cooke What Happens To People 3:35 D1 –Coleman Family People Has It Hard 3:03 D2 –Junior Mays Group Round N' Round 1:34 D3 –Pilgrim Wonders He Never Failed 2:41 D4 –Mighty Walker Brothers He'll Make A Way 5:39 D5 –Voices Of Deliverance* The Power Of God 5:16
