IT BEGAN IN THE CHURCH: Black Gospel Music Thread 4 Years, 10 Months ago
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Hi, everybody. Just wanting to get a thread rolling for both YouTube and mp3 contributions of black gospel music.
The purpose of the thread is to document some of the great gospel recordings, beginning in the 1920s, and on up into the 1960s.
Anyone is welcome to post, but I'd ask that you do what you can to keep the focus on the earlier decades. By the time of the 1960's, gospel's golden age had passed.
That said, I suppose it would be more appropriate if I heeded my own direction. The following entry is a 1966 Newport Folk Festival performance by The Dixie Hummingbirds, who had a late '50s hit with "Christian Automobile."
I chose this one for two reasons:
- firstly, Bob played the original recording on TTR.
- secondly, these guy R O C K! Check out the pronunciation of "midnight" at 2:20. The 'birds start out as being nothing out of the ordinary, here, but stay with it. It gets better as it goes, and you won't be disappointed.
Re:IT BEGAN IN THE CHURCH: Black Gospel Music Thread 4 Years, 10 Months ago
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"Wade In The Water," by The Charioteers
This group was known as a jubilee quartet, as was The Golden Gate Quartet. These quartets were known for a smoother version of gospel. This is probably from the early to mid-1940s:
Washington Phillips was a pioneering gospel performer in the 1920s. Born January 11, 1880 in Texas, Phillips has recorded sixteen remarkable songs, some of which amount to highly specific and detailed gospel sermons. The songs, recorded between 1927 and 1929, feature Phillips' voice self-accompanied by an instrument that sounds like a fretless zither. This instrument, which has been variously identified as a Dolceola, a Celestophone, and a Phonoharp (and also is considered by some to be an instrument entirely home-made by Phillips) creates a unique sound on these recordings that makes them immediately recognizable. Phillips died September 20, 1954 in Teague, Texas, at the age of 74.<br><br>Post edited by: 4th Time Around, at: 2007/06/28 22:23
Re:IT BEGAN IN THE CHURCH: Black Gospel Music Thre 4 Years, 10 Months ago
Great thread, Warren! I can't wait until i get home and can give all this stuff a good listen. This genre is seriously lacking in my collection, and this thread will give me some nice ideas on where to begin.
Re:IT BEGAN IN THE CHURCH: Black Gospel Music Thread 4 Years, 10 Months ago
If you haven't discovered the Internet Archive, it is a great source for older music. I check things out now and then when I'm bored. Usual the songs are available in lossy MP3 format and also lossless FLAC, etc.
Re:IT BEGAN IN THE CHURCH: Black Gospel Music Thread 4 Years, 10 Months ago
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A rare instance of a harmonica being used in a gospel song. This is the spookiest-sounding gospel song that my ears have heard. Cut through with the blues:
"Shake Mother's Hand For Me" - Golden Eagle Gospel Quartet
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