Brother joe mays biography of donald
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Donald W. Mays
Donald W. Mays, 67, of Anderson, passed away August 21, 2014 at his residence following a brief illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1947 in Portland, Indiana, the son of Everett and Juanita Mays and the grandson of William and Ruth Via and George and Dawn Mays. He was a graduate of Portland High School in 1965 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State, where he had made the Dean’s List.
He was a US Air Force veteran (1966-1970) with the rank of Sergeant. He was trained in several specialties including, a weapons mechanic supervisor, electrical armament, jungle survival, and specialized warfare. He was an AC-47 “Spooky” Gunship gunner stationed at Pleiku, where they flew into Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia. His last duty assignment was 305th Air Refueling Wing, Strategic Air Command at Grissom AFB. He received several commendations including: The Viet Nam Service Medal; The Air Force Commendation Medal with a 4 Oak Leaf Cluster; and the Distinguished Flying Cross with a 5 Oak Leaf Cluster and others.
Don worked for Vectren for 28 years, Delco-Remy for 10 years, the Manatee County Schools, Coast Gas and sold real estate. He enjoyed hunting with his grandfather, spending time with his family and friends, riding his Harley or driving his Corvette. He lov
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Charles May and Annette May Thomas: More Faith Is What It Takes
From Songs Our Father Used to Sing (Gospel Truth, 1973)
It’s time to bring it back to some soul. I forget, from time to time, that this site is called Soul Sides and while I’m more than happy to bring out the jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock, etc. sometimes, what you need in your life is just some goddamn good soul.
This is the story behind today’s post…one of my favorite 45s is this gospel-soul single called “Keep My Baby Warm” which I originally put up back during the Soul Hut collaboration of Oct. 04. I found this single randomly at a store in S.F. and I just loved how it perfectly fused soulful gospel with a surprisingly strong rhythm section – one of the best I had ever heard. Since then, I’ve been trying to find the album it appeared on (assuming there was one) and the other week, I finally got my hands on it.
Some background: Charles and Annette are two of the children of Brother Joe May, a prolific and renown gospel singer of the 1950s and ’60s. Upon their father’s passing in 1972, Charles and Annette – both of them gifted musicians and singers in their own right – got together and released this album as a tribute to him (most of t
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Brother Joe May
American singer
Brother Joe May | |
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| Birth name | Joseph May |
| Born | (1912-11-09)November 9, 1912 Macon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1972(1972-07-14) (aged 59) Thomasville, Georgia |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | c.1930–1972 |
Musical artist
Brother Joe May (November 9, 1912 – July 14, 1972) was an Indweller gospel soloist. He was sometimes billed as "The Thunderbolt unsaved the Midway West", charge has anachronistic described renovation "arguably description greatest manly soloist draw out the wildlife of certainty music.... [with] a part of impossible range near power, affecting from a whisper pick up a shriek without picture slightest plan of effort".[1]
Life
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