Dwayne Friend (September 16, 1936 - July 17, 2019)

Sometimes credited as D Friend

Biography

Dwayne Friend performed with the Smitty Gatlin Trio and the Blackwood Brothers. He also released solo albums and has composed many Southern Gospel songs.

Awards

Dove Awards
Instrumentalist (1969, 1970)
Song Of The Year - "The Night Before Easter" (co-written with Donnie Sumner) (1970)

Discography

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1967 Dwayne Friend Picks Happy Goodman Hits (Canaan Records/CA-4632/CAS-9632): Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now; Born To Serve The Lord; Give Up; Who Am I; I'm Too Near Home; Goodbye World, Goodbye; Jesus Use Me; Touch The Hand Of The Lord; I'm Nearer Home; I Will Follow Thee.


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1968 Mr. Gospel Guitar (Skylite Records/SRLP/SSLP-6069): Just A Closer Walk; Mama's Teaching Angels How To Sing; Medley: Meeting In The Air/Keep On The Firing Line/He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Chapel In The Moonlight; Walking To Jericho; Happy Tracks; When The Saints Go Marching In; Where Goes The Wind; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; The Church Triumphant; How About Your Heart; Onward Christian Soldiers (Also released on Artists Records 730743).

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1969 Just Pickin' (Steeple Records/STP-2508): Neither Do I Condemn Thee; The Old Rugged Cross; When We All Get To Heaven; A Thing Called Love; I'll Fly Away; Travelling Preacher; I Am A Pilgrim; Joshua Fit The Battle; Lion Of Judah; Battle Hymn Of The Republic.

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1969 Dwayne Friend Sings (Steeple Records/STP-3001): I'd Be There It's Been A Good Trip; The Night Before Easter; I've Got A Determination; Who Is The King Of Glory; I Met The King; Race With Time; In Twain He Rent The Vail; God Made A Way; Above All.

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1972 The Four Horsemen (Artist's Records/720439): (sermon).


1973 Sings, Writes, Picks (Artist's Records/730818): Camping In Canaan; Don't Take My Cross Away; There's Power In The Blood; Little Boy From The Carpenter Shop; To Him; I Came Here To Stay; Just As I Am; Come Spring; That's Gospel; Loneliness.

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1975 Just Me (Artist's Records/750645): Everywhere I Go; A Walk With God; Small Lonely Hill; Goodbye World Goodbye; Going Nowhere; Tired Of Holding On; The Gospel Finger Style; My Mom And Dad; Thoughts.

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1976 Sings And Picks (Dwayne Friend Crusades/760403): I'd Be There; It's Been A Good Trip; The Night Before Easter; I've Got A Determination; Who Is The King Of Glory; I Met The King; Race With Time; In Twain He Rent The Veil; God Made A Way; Above All; Neither Do I Condemn Thee; The Old Rugged Cross; When We All Get To Heaven; A Thing Called Love; I'll Fly Away; Traveling Preacher; I Am A Pilgrim; Joshua Fit The Battle; Lion Of Judah; Battle Hymn Of The Republic (double LP of Dwayne Friend Sings and Just Pickin' ).

1978 Songs Of David (Dwayne Friend Crusades/780205): Who Shall Declare His Generation; In The Chamber; Now I Have Everything; For This Cause; There's A Whole Lot Of People Going Home; I Don't Sing Those Songs Anymore; That Name; Life Is Worth Living; This Is The Refreshing; I Believe He'd Go To Calvary For Me.

Songwriter's Résumé

(Partial List)

I Came Here To Stay
I Met The King
In Twain He Rent The Vail
It's Been A Good Trip
Race With Time
The Little Boy From The Carpenter Shop
The Night Before Easter

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