Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, January 3, 1995 TAG: 9501030010
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It took Kipp Teague to find out just how much.
He had a pair of clues. He knew that for the song, "Voice of Harold," R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe lifted the lyrics from an old gospel album, and he knew where the song was recorded - at Reflection Studios in Charlotte.
So, he called the studio, which was suspicious of him at first. But he explained. He maintains a computer catalog of R.E.M. lyrics on the Internet, he told the studio. However, the catalog was missing the words to "Voice of Harold," a throw-away song R.E.M. released on its odds and sods and out-takes album, "Dead Letter Office."
Teague asked for help.
Soon after, he received a copy of the back cover to an album titled "The Joy of Knowing Jesus" by the Revelaires. Among the liner notes, he found the lyrics he had been searching for.
Reverend Bill Funderburk sings "He Cared That Much For Me."
As an artist, Rhonda Montgomery exemplifies piano history.
That's Rhonda! An artist!
Cover/Backliner Design/REESOR.
For Teague, the discovery was quite a coup.
"That was probably my biggest find," he said.
by CNB