Stand by Me (Charles Albert Tindley song)

"Stand by Me" should not to be confused with "Stand by Me Father", by Sam Cooke and James W. Alexander.^[1]

Though sometimes known as "Stand by Me Father", "Stand by Me" is a 1905 gospel song by the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley.^[2] Although often thought to be a "traditional spiritual", Tindley copyrighted the song in 1905.^[3][4] The song of the same name by Ben E. King draws on Tindley's song. The song has been sung in Tindley's original gospel form by various artists including Bob Dylan.^[5]

Lyrics

"When the storms of life are raging, stand by me, stand by me

In the midst of tribulation, stand by me"

Recordings

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The song has been recorded by artists including:^[6]

• 1928 – Pace Jubilee Singers (10" 78rpm single Victor 21551) ^[7]
• 1937 – Norfolk Jubilee Singers (Decca Records)
• 1941 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Decca)
• 1949 – Ernest Tubb (10" 78rpm single Decca 14506) ^[8]
• 1961 – The Staple Singers (Vee Jay)
• (Date unknown) The Pilgrim Travelers Re-issued on "The Best Of Gospel Choirs" (1995, Baur Music Production BMP 51143) ^[9]

References

1. "The Soul-Stirring Gospel Sounds of the Pilgrim Travelers". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. Robert Darden, Bob Darden People Get Ready!: A New History of Black Gospel Music 2005- Page 162 "Tindley had a rare gift for both creating Bible-based images and imminently singable choruses: "Stand by Me" (Charles Albert Tindley, originally copyrighted 1905) When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me When the storms of life are ..."
3. "Stand By Me". hymnary.org. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
4. "Stand By Me". nethymnal.org. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
5. Oliver Trager Keys to the rain: the definitive Bob Dylan encyclopedia 2004 - Page 584 ""Stand by Me" a "Stand by Me" (Charles Albert Tindley) aka "Oh Lord, Stand by Me' Elvis Presley,... to Mahalio Jackson (1996) Dylan only performed this gospel song (not the same tune popularized by Ben E. King and by the effective 1989 adolescent buddy flick starring the late River Phoenix)."
6. Steve Sullivan Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings - Volume 2 -2013 Page 94 "It was inspired by the gospel standard Stand By Me (also known as Stand By Me Father), written in 1905 by Charles Albert Tindley (a Philadelphia-based African Methodist Episcopal minister), and recorded by, among others, the Pace Jubilee Singers (for Victor in 1928), the Norfolk Jubilee Singers (for Decca in 1937), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (for Decca in 1941), and the Staple Singers (for Vee Jay in January 1961 just before King's record was issued). Anthony Heilbut remarks that it “combines the fervor of a Dr. Watts hymn with a terse economy of a spiritual”: “When the storms of life are raging, stand by me, stand by me . . . In the midst of tribulation, stand by me . . .”472 The Tindley song . ...
7. "Victor 21500–22000". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
8. "Decca 14500 series Numerical Listing". 78discography.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
9. "The Best Of Gospel Choirs". www.muziekweb.nl. Retrieved January 9, 2016.