The Original Chuck Wagon Gang - I'll Fly Away (1948).*

(Written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929 and Published in 1932) Recorded 1941 by Selah Jubilee Singers 1948 by Chuck Wagon Gang 1949 Maddox Brothers and Rose 1950 James and Martha Carson and Hundreds of Others Issued on Columbia 20599 A. *The Chuck Wagon Gang's 1948 recording of "I'll Fly Away" for Columbia sold over one million copies and ranks among the top selling gospel records of all-time Recorded 16 December 1948 possibly WBAP Studios,Blackstone Hotel,601 Main St.,Fort Worth,TEXAS or Clifford Herring Sound Studio,1705 W.7th. St,Fort Worth or Sellers Studio,905 Main St.,Dallas,TEXAS. Rosa Lola Lee "Rose" Carter Karnes (soprano vcl), Effie Juanita "Anna" Carter Gordon (alto vcl), David P. "Dad" Carter (tenor vcl), Ernest "Jim," Carter (bass vcl/gt). Group Formed by D.P. "Dad" Carter, his Wife Carrie & Three Children, Rose, Anna & Ernest calling themselves the "Carter Quartet"......Started Their Career at a Small Radio Station (KFYO Lubbock) in 1935...Moving to a much larger Radio Station in Fort Worth TX they Inherited the name "The Chuck Wagon Gang".....With Minor changes in Personnel they Recorded And Toured for over 50 Years

Added 9 Oct 2026