An historic recording, filling in the missing link between the black listing of The Weavers in the early fifties and the folk music boom launched by The Kingston Trio in 1958.

Frequently referred to as the West Coast Weavers, the Gateway Singers were Travis Edmonson (later of Bud & Travis), Lou Gottlieb (later of The Limeliters), Elmerlee Thomas, and Jerry Walter. Although their sound was reminiscent of the Weavers, in all other respects the Gateways were very much original. Unlike any act that preceded them, as the house band at the hungry i for most of the 1955-1957 period, the Gateways were emulated by other folk acts.

Also an historic recording as it was made in the early days of stereo at a time when most people didnt even know what stereo was and there were no consumer stereo tape recorders on the market. The tapes were recorded on a home made stereo recorder at 15ips, and were carefully stored for 50 years before being sent to Travis Edmonson, the last survivor of the Gateway Singers.

Disc One

1. Puttin On The Style
   
2. A Positive Sensation*
   
3. Colorado Trail
   
4. Long Live Altecs*
   
5. Buddy Wont You Roll Down The Line
   
6. Not Enough Smoke*
   
7. The Ballad of Sigmund Freud
   
8. Time for Audience Participation*
   
9. Down by The Riverside
   
10. Its Not the Green Door*
    
11. Malaguena Salerosa
    
12. Losing Crispness*
    
13. The Sinking of Reuben James
    
14. A Southern Love Song*
    
15. True Love
    
16. Getting In Tune*
    
17. Run, Come See Jerusalem
    
18. Seventh Inning Stretch*
    
19. Come To The Dance
    

1. Rovin Gambler
   
2. An Ethnic Compromise*
   
3. Poor Boy
   
4. A Dollar A Year Position*
   
5. The Erie Canal
   
6. Ribbon Bow
   
7. The Wailing Wall of Stanford*
   
8. This Little Light of Mine
   
9. Supply & Demand*
   
10. Monaco
    
11. The Will To Fail*
    
12. The Fox
    
13. Whats The Address For East Virginia*
    
14. East Virginia
    
15. Group Therapy*
    
16. Rock Island Line
    
17. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
    
18. Lets All Room Together*
    
19. The Midnight Special