THE VINE SISTERS
The Vine Sisters also known as The Vines Sisters and The Glorifying Vines Sisters, are a family group from Farmville, North Carolina, east of Rocky Mount. The group consists of four sisters, Dorothy, Alice, Mattie and Audrey; Johnny Ray Daniels, lead guitarist and singer is married to Dorothy; Curtis Harper, drummer is married to Mattie; the group also has Frank Smith, guitarist; and Carl Matthews, guitarist. The sisters are from a family of 10 children, 6 daughters and 4 sons, raised in Farmville. The sisters started performing in 1958 and performed for many years at their local church, Union Grove Baptist Church near Farmville; where they were originally referred to as the Heavenly Ten when they originally had their other two sisters Rosa Bell and Margaret performing with them and with their musicians; they were then referred to as the Glorifying Vines Sisters, which is the name they first recorded under, when issuing 45's on the Pinewood label out of Chesapeake, Virginia. Eventually Rosa Bell and Margaret left the group to focus on their families. The remaining four sisters then recorded their lp's as The Vine Sisters and Family, while they continue to sing locally in the Carolinas, the Sisters have also traveled to Switzerland in 2017 with the Music Maker Relief Foundation; they now also promote other gospel groups.
These sisters have recorded six albums, four cd's (one is a collaboration with The Mighty Wonders) and to my knowledge only five singles. The sisters recorded their first album "There's a Blessing Over the Hill" on TSCD Sight and Sound in 1983, which is a rare pressing, it was then reissued twice by Wendell Parker of ShurFine records releasing this album on the Church Door label and then the ShurFine label from 1984. The album included the often requested song "We Will Work Till Jesus Comes" with Hattie as the soloist. In 1986, they released the album "Robed and Ready", which included the songs "Robed and Ready" and "How Long". Johnny Ray Daniels has been singing and playing the guitar and piano for over 25 years; originally a member of a gospel singing family, Little Willie And The Fantastic the Spiritualaires, he sang lead on one of the Sisters Pinewood 45's as well as lead on "God's Got It" on their "There's a Blessing Over the Hill" album. The sisters are influenced by and close in style to the traditional gospel groups, such as the Swanee Quintet, the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Mighty Clouds of Joy and the Sensational Nightingales.
The Vine Sisters recorded 45's for Pinewood Records of Chesapeake, Virginia, where they were listed as The Glorifying Vines Sisters; they also recorded a 45 on Sound Hut records, then moved onto recording albums for TSCD Sight and Sound, Church Door Records and ShurFine Records and finally moving onto cd's from 1994 and into the 2000's.
Unfortunately Dorothy and Mattie each had a stroke in the past few years, Alice has been the replacement lead singer for the group since then. Alice has also been a Pastor since 1999, pastoring her own church, which she founded, The Believe In Jesus Ministry, in Farmville.
Discography
45's
Pinewood Records
623-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters - Jesus Never Fails (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)/ 624-: Get Ready (vocal Mattie Vines)
708-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, N.C.- I Believe (Vocal Lorraine Freeman)/ Getting Ready To Go (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
37377-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- I'll See Jesus Waiting For Me (Vocal Mattie Vines/Johnny Daniels) / 37378-: Something Within Me (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
7126-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Well Done (Voice Mattie Vines)/ 7127-: Mercy O Lord (Vocal Johnny Daniels)
8074-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Lamb's Book Of Life (Vocal Vines Sisters)/ 8075-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Results Of The Judgement (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
Sound Hut
574-: Vine Sisters- I'll See Jesus Waiting For Me (Featuring Mattie Vines and Johnny Daniels)/ Lord, You've Been Good To Me (Featuring Dorothy Daniels)
LP'S
The Glorifying Vine Sisters- Lead Me
TSCD Sight And Sound Productions (Greenville NC label)
101-: The Vine Sisters & Co- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, 1984 (listed as issued in 1983 on back cover; is first release of this album before the Church Door and ShurFine releases)
Church Door Records
22030-: The Vine Sisters And Family- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, 1984
ShurFine Records
55014-: Vine Sisters- There's A Blessing
55033-: The Vine Sisters And Family- Robed & Ready, 1986
55062-: The Vines Sisters- God Can Do
55075-: The Vine Sisters & Family- A Praying Mother, 1992
CD'S
DD& L Records
The Vines Sisters & Family- A New Beginning, 1994
BCI
40986-: The Vine Sisters & Family, The Mighty Wonders- The Soul Of Gospel, 2005
One Media Publishing
The Vine Sisters- Glory Glory, 2011
Maestro Entertainment
The Vine Sisters- King's Highway, 2013
These sisters have recorded six albums, four cd's (one is a collaboration with The Mighty Wonders) and to my knowledge only five singles. The sisters recorded their first album "There's a Blessing Over the Hill" on TSCD Sight and Sound in 1983, which is a rare pressing, it was then reissued twice by Wendell Parker of ShurFine records releasing this album on the Church Door label and then the ShurFine label from 1984. The album included the often requested song "We Will Work Till Jesus Comes" with Hattie as the soloist. In 1986, they released the album "Robed and Ready", which included the songs "Robed and Ready" and "How Long". Johnny Ray Daniels has been singing and playing the guitar and piano for over 25 years; originally a member of a gospel singing family, Little Willie And The Fantastic the Spiritualaires, he sang lead on one of the Sisters Pinewood 45's as well as lead on "God's Got It" on their "There's a Blessing Over the Hill" album. The sisters are influenced by and close in style to the traditional gospel groups, such as the Swanee Quintet, the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Mighty Clouds of Joy and the Sensational Nightingales.
The Vine Sisters recorded 45's for Pinewood Records of Chesapeake, Virginia, where they were listed as The Glorifying Vines Sisters; they also recorded a 45 on Sound Hut records, then moved onto recording albums for TSCD Sight and Sound, Church Door Records and ShurFine Records and finally moving onto cd's from 1994 and into the 2000's.
Unfortunately Dorothy and Mattie each had a stroke in the past few years, Alice has been the replacement lead singer for the group since then. Alice has also been a Pastor since 1999, pastoring her own church, which she founded, The Believe In Jesus Ministry, in Farmville.
Discography
45's
Pinewood Records
623-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters - Jesus Never Fails (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)/ 624-: Get Ready (vocal Mattie Vines)
708-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, N.C.- I Believe (Vocal Lorraine Freeman)/ Getting Ready To Go (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
37377-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- I'll See Jesus Waiting For Me (Vocal Mattie Vines/Johnny Daniels) / 37378-: Something Within Me (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
7126-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Well Done (Voice Mattie Vines)/ 7127-: Mercy O Lord (Vocal Johnny Daniels)
8074-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Lamb's Book Of Life (Vocal Vines Sisters)/ 8075-: The Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina- Results Of The Judgement (Vocal Dorothy Daniels)
Sound Hut
574-: Vine Sisters- I'll See Jesus Waiting For Me (Featuring Mattie Vines and Johnny Daniels)/ Lord, You've Been Good To Me (Featuring Dorothy Daniels)
LP'S
The Glorifying Vine Sisters- Lead Me
TSCD Sight And Sound Productions (Greenville NC label)
101-: The Vine Sisters & Co- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, 1984 (listed as issued in 1983 on back cover; is first release of this album before the Church Door and ShurFine releases)
Church Door Records
22030-: The Vine Sisters And Family- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, 1984
ShurFine Records
55014-: Vine Sisters- There's A Blessing
55033-: The Vine Sisters And Family- Robed & Ready, 1986
55062-: The Vines Sisters- God Can Do
55075-: The Vine Sisters & Family- A Praying Mother, 1992
CD'S
DD& L Records
The Vines Sisters & Family- A New Beginning, 1994
BCI
40986-: The Vine Sisters & Family, The Mighty Wonders- The Soul Of Gospel, 2005
One Media Publishing
The Vine Sisters- Glory Glory, 2011
Maestro Entertainment
The Vine Sisters- King's Highway, 2013
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