Showing posts with label Sound Associates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sound Associates. Show all posts

Friday, April 16, 2021

Ralston (Bowles) on Sound



Ralston

27643 - Thankful
27644 - Realization
Sound
SCR 114
Sound Associates
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1971


 


Born in 1952, Ralston Bowles is today often referred to as the godfather of West Michigan's acoustic music scene. His songwriting has been lauded and awarded. He has opened for Shawn Colvin, T Bone Burnett, Arlo Guthrie and for Bob Dylan at the Rothbury music festival.

 

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralston_Bowles

https://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/2009/08/profile_musician_and_songwrite.html

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Joe Shultz, evangelist and ventriloquist



Joe Shultz
Joe and Jake

"Joyfully Yours"
28681 -  "Oh, I Know It" / ABC
28682 -  "He Took My Sins Away"
 
SCR 121
Sound Associates
Box M Grand Rapids, Michigan
1971

Joe Shultz was a multi talented evangelist who used humor as well as music to convey his message. He composed over 30 published songs and produced three albums.

Joseph Harmon Shultz, born Feb 13, 1931 in Wichita Kansas, began his preaching ministry in Canton, Kansas when he was 18 years of age and was officially ordained into the ministry at the age of 21, while a student in Bible College. For twelve years he directed Youth for Christ in McPherson, Kansas and Canton, Ohio.
 
Joe Shultz was a gospel magician, ventriloquist, and speaker who worked with youth in school and church programs.  He was the founder of Kings Valley Ranch and Boys Home in Southern Ohio that provided many safe summers for countless children. He was also a member of the North American Assoc. of Ventriloquists and the American Assoc. of Foster Parents. 
 
Joe has spoken in over 3,000 public high school assembly programs and over 1,000 churches in 45 states, 5 Canadian provinces and joined in frequent missionary trips to Mexico, Panama, the Marshall Islands, Guatemala, Honduras and Brazil.

He died in 2005.

This 45 is currently offered for sale here (sound clips are provided)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Ken McWilliams & The Twi-Lighters


Ken McWilliams & The Twi-Lighters

Twi Lite 1002 (EP)

26805 - Drums Along Muskegon / Zodiacal Land
26806 - Gentle On My Mind (Featuring Gene Harris) /Picknina Polka (Featuring Don Kirchner)

Twi Lite 1001 - not Rite - issued Ken McWilliam' s "Sax Man Country Style" and "Devil On Death Highway", the latter a song Ken wrote about a dangerous curve on the North side of Big Rapids on old 13.

Twi Lite 1001 has ""Sound Associates Box M Grand Rapids Michigan" printed on label.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Low Ebb on Patten Bennett



Low Ebb
Patten Bennett 1001

26069 - Somewhere
(Nelson-Rogers)


26070 - Can't Make Up My Mind
(Peasley)


Produced and recorded by Sound Associates
Grand Rapids, Michigan



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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Harlan, John, Todd

Harlan, John, Todd

LP "Time Takes On Meaning"
Disciple DRC 1036
Rite 31197/31198
1973
Sound Associates, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Side One
01. Why Do You Turn The Other Way
02. Thank You Lord
03. Keep Me Through The Weak Parts
04. Grey Sky At Dawn
05. Those Who Are Forgiven Much
Side Two
01. Time Takes On Meaning
02. Walking In The Shadows
03. Could It Be
04. Blue Horizon
05. A Song To Sing
Xian folk