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There have been at least a half-dozen recordings of this song over the last several years by artists such as Beyond The Ashes, the Freemans, the Greenes, Gordon Mote and Wilburn & Wilburn. The highest charting version of the song came in the early 1990’s by Charles Johnson and the Revivers. I found this YouTube clip of Charles Johnson and the Revivers performing this week’s inductee in to the Southern Gospel song hall of fame; “I Can’t Even Walk”. Enjoy!
Sheila Johnson, Carl Johnson, Cody Johnson
 (0 fans) Sheila JohnsonSheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African-American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars.Johnson is team president, managing partner, and governor of the WNBA's Washington Mystics, a position she earned before the 2005 season. On May 24, 2005, Washington Sports and Entertainment Chairman, Abe Pollin, sold the Mystics to Lincoln Holdings LLC, where Johnson served as president. She is the first African-American woman to be an owner or partner in three professional sports franchises: the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA), and the Washington Mystics (WNBA). Johnson is CEO of Salamander Hospitality, a company s… more » Year:20163:5222,910 Views Playlists:#107 The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.comI thought number one would surely be me I thought I could be what I wanted to be I thought I could build on life's sinking sand But now I can't even walk without you holding my hand I thought I could do a lot on my own I thought I could make it all day long I thought of myself as a mighty big man But Lord I can't even walk without you holding my hand Oh Lord, I can't even walk without you holding my hand The mountains too high and the valleys too wide Down on my knees that's where I learned to stand Oh Lord, I can't even walk without you holding my hand I think I'll make Jesus my all and all And if I'm in trouble on his name I'll call If I didn't trust him I'd be less of a man 'Cause Lord I can't even walk without you holding my hand Oh Lord, I can't even walk without you holding my hand The mountains too high and the valleys too wide Down on my knees that's where I learned to stand 'Cause Lord I can't even walk without you holding my hand Oh Lord, I can't even walk without you holding my hand The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.comWritten by: COLBERT CROFT, JOYCE CROFT Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Famed gospel songwriter Pastor Colbert Croft and his wife of 49 years, Joyce, penned more than 5,000 songs together. These songs include “I Can’t Even Walk (Without You Holding My Hand)," “Flow Through Me,” “I Believe He Died For Me,” “Come Into the Presence,” “Almost Home," "First Million Years," "Is That Footsteps That I Hear." Each Labor Day, for the past quarter century, the Crofts hosted a community gospel sing in Valdosta that featured their famed friends in the gospel music community, often performers who had recorded the Crofts' songs. For the past several years, Colbert Croft often missed the Labor Day gospel sing due to illness. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, Colbert Croft passed away after he suffered another massive stroke, according to the Singing News. Croft was 72. The Crofts' musical collaboration created an impact in gospel music while the couple retained their North Florida/South Georgia roots and ministry. Yet, music brought them together. She had taken piano lessons since the age of 12 in Valdosta. Her high school senior year, Joyce performed in one of her music teacher’s programs. Colbert worked sound equipment, recording the show. He asked Joyce out. She said yes. They were married 49 years. They also shared a musical rapport. Colbert would think of a song and sing it. Given her music studies, Joyce picked up the tune of his singing and played the song. They began writing their songs down. The young Colbert predicted they would have sheet music in the future. Little did he realize, they would eventually have sheet music for 5,000 songs. They would share in the creative duties of writing songs from their home in Jasper, Fla. While pastoring at Faith Chapel in Jasper, they began a free Labor Day Gospel Sing in Hamilton County, Fla. In 1998, the Crofts moved to Colbert’s hometown of Valdosta. In past Times interviews, Joyce Croft has told the story about when she and Colbert attended a concert as audience members. As a gospel group sung the refrain, “I’m gonna walk, I’m gonna talk for my Lord,” the singers dedicated the gospel tune to its songwriters, the Crofts. The group had no idea that the Crofts were seated in the audience. Many people know the Crofts’ music but don’t associate it with the songwriters. The Kingsmen and Marty Stuart, for example, lead a long list of musicians who have sung and recorded “I Can’t Even Walk (Without You Holding My Hand).” But it was the Crofts who wrote those famous lines in 1974. It was the Crofts who penned the lines: “I can’t even walk without You holding my hand. The mountain’s too high and the valley’s too wide. Down on my knees, I learned to stand. And I can’t even walk without You holding my hand.” People didn't always recognize the Crofts while claiming the Crofts' songs as favorites. Joyce Croft once recalled the time when she and her husband performed “I Can’t Even Walk.” “The pastor’s wife said, ‘That is my favorite song.’ We thanked her and asked, ‘When did you find out we wrote it?’ She looked at us and said, ‘You wrote it?’” |
I can t even walk without you holding my hand original singer
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