You could spend the whole rest of your day–or week, of month–wandering about the internet listening to various artists perform songs by Charles Tindley. Here is a little playlist of various YouTube versions of Tindley songs that I enjoyed while taking that tour myself. I found it helpful to search for lyrics of each song and read along while listening.
“The Storm Is Passing Over”
Blind Joe Taggart, 1928
Donald Vails Choraleeers, 1977
Morgan State University Choir, 2005
American By Choir, 2013
Jamaica Youth Choir, 2023
“Stand By Me”
Madame Magdalene Tartt Lawrence, 1922 (first known recording of the song)
Five Blind Boys of Alabama, 1953
Ernest Tubb (country), 1963
Elvis Presley, 1966
The Violinaires, 1966
Albertina Walker and the Caravans, 1972
Bob Dylan (live, 1990)
“Nothing Between”
Marian Williams, 1958
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1960
“What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?”
Mavis Staples, 2013
Mogwai, 2023 (Scottish post-punk band, from the soundtrack to the French TV series “Les Revenants,” or “The Returned”)
Statehouse Electric Americana, 2018 (Arkansas bluegrass/country)
“We’ll Understand It Better Bye and Bye”
Washington Phillips, late 1920s
The Davis Sisters (uncertain date, possibly 1950s)
Thelonius Monk, 1960 (instrumental)
Sweet Honey in the Rock, 1985
Jehovah Shalom A Capella (2023, from Kampala, Uganda)
“Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There”
Blind Boys of Alabama, 2013
Joe & Rory (country due Rory Feek and Rory Week), 2020
“Beams of Heaven”
Mahalia Jackson (uncertain date, live)
Clara Ward, 1972
Morgan State University Choir, 2006
