tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346950372024-03-07T13:22:40.794-05:00holy ghostRed Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-62098864971797390042017-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:002017-01-15T13:38:17.141-05:00A JUBILANT CELEBRATIONThis Saturday, January 21st Willie "Bubba" Pope and The Pearly Gates present a Jubilant Celebration for our favorite Lady of Gospel...<br />
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Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-80426669739337999562014-07-23T12:56:00.001-04:002021-03-19T09:17:27.568-04:00Sister Pope and the Pearly Gates - Jesus Tore My Heart To Pieces (Eddo 166)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>6PM, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014<br />HYATT REGENCY HOTEL<br />265 PEACHTREE ST NE<br />ATLANTA,GA 30303</b></div>
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For tickets and information, please contact <a href="https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1528685">GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOP AMERICA</a> at 919-274-6340 or visit their website at <a href="http://gmwanational.net/">gmwanational.net</a>.<br />
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The newly unearthed (and just awesome) promo photo above was taken back in the early sixties, when Sister Pope and The Gates were recording for the local <a href="http://www.45cat.com/about/eddo">eddo</a> label.<br />
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According to our friends at <a href="http://www.45cat.com/about/eddo">45cat</a>, The Gates had the only three releases on <a href="http://www.45cat.com/label/eddo">eddo</a>, which was owned by a gentleman named Ed Sheahan. Shane (as he phonetically renamed himself) was a dee-jay on WRIX radio in Griffin, GA, which is Sister Lucille's home town. Ed has stayed 'in the business', and is now president and CEO of <a href="http://www.shanemedia.com/">Shane Media Services</a> out in Texas. Although Sister Lucille wrote today's selection, another name that kind of jumps out at you on the label is that of the publisher - 'Lowery Music', owned, I'm sure, by Atlanta music impresario <a href="http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/bill-lowery-1924-2004">Bill Lowery</a>. It's all good!<br />
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All of the <i>eddo</i> 45s were picked up for distribution by other labels, including this one which was also released as Checker 5004 in 1964. It is, in my opinion, the best of the bunch. Check out the Gates, man! When Sister Pope starts preaching there towards the end, you just know the Holy Ghost is in the house!<br />
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Take a look at this late eighties performance from Sister & the Gates:<br />
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Amen! This wonderful woman has been putting the sunshine in all of our lives now for over sixty years. May God Bless and keep her, Brother Lewis, and all Pearly Gates past and present.<br />
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God is always on time!<br /><br /><i><b>1/9/14:</b></i><br />
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I am pleased to announce that our good friend Sister Lucille Pope-Alexander and her Pearly Gates have been chosen to be the 2014 inductees to the <a href="http://agqconvention.ning.com/">American Gospel Quartet Convention</a> Hall of Fame. As I'm sure you know by now, we believe Sister Lucille represents all that is right and real in Gospel Music, and it does our heart good to see that she is finally getting some of the recognition she deserves!<br />
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The induction ceremony will be held at:<br />
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<b>6PM on FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014<br />GREATER ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH<br />2401 CARLOS AVENUE SW<br />BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211</b></div>
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For tickets and information, please contact the Convention at 205-798-4093 or visit their website at <a href="http://agqconvention.ning.com/">agqconvention.ning.com</a>.<br />
<br />Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-62214911939277945272012-12-17T11:39:00.001-05:002021-03-19T09:18:40.376-04:00The Pilgrim Travelers - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Specialty 934)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-5115856847299739472012-10-24T07:42:00.001-04:002021-03-19T09:19:23.312-04:00Sister Lucille Pope- 99 1/2 Won't Do (Nashboro 1008)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The joyous celebration will be held at Breakthrough Ministries, 2921 North Expressway, Griffin, GA, under the direction of C & S Sounds. The event will be hosted by Sandi Collins and Lady Voncile Belcher. The program will feature Praise & Worship by Pastor A. Williams and United In Faith, the Saint Luke Male Chorus and Pastor Catherine Williams, along with special tributes by The Old Mount Calvary Combined Choir, The Sons of Zion and The Traveling Aires.<br /><br />
Tickets are just $15, and can be purchased at the door. For more information, please contact C & S Sounds at 770-468-5694, or email them at justrtmusic@gmail.com.<br /><br />
I think you all know how I feel about Sister Lucille, and one listen to this positively incendiary 45 we have here today should tell you why. As The Pearly Gates just bring it on home behind her, Sister's impassioned vocals take hold and never let go. Step aside, Wicked Pickett! If there is one person on the face of this earth that has made it all the way to that mythic 100%, I believe it has to be Sister Lucille Pope!<br /><br />
May God Bless and keep you, Sister, We Love You!
Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-35743464142753326682011-12-12T19:54:00.005-05:002021-03-19T09:20:07.705-04:00The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Solomon Burke - I Pray On Christmas (from Go Tell it On The Mountain)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qY4FfmIr8M_7w-rLBj11XMYkunqvx6YolW3tmsgLfQSr42nQSvvP5r-7y6a_Ec8hc6OVVz2Y2I2uxmav3SHEOhOuK-wzi4qmpRNTyM1rzq_zlvUHDJB-iLw3er6pxWBParZW/s1600/GTIOTM.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685413027237775954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qY4FfmIr8M_7w-rLBj11XMYkunqvx6YolW3tmsgLfQSr42nQSvvP5r-7y6a_Ec8hc6OVVz2Y2I2uxmav3SHEOhOuK-wzi4qmpRNTyM1rzq_zlvUHDJB-iLw3er6pxWBParZW/s320/GTIOTM.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 319px;" /></a><iframe frameborder="0" height="20" scrolling="no" src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P8f0baf84ae8c742e305556098334a3d5Z1x4R1REZGV1&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" width="124"></iframe><br />
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Here's one that our hero <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2010/11/never-alone-gospel-legacy-of-bishop.html">Solomon Burke</a> cut with <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2006/09/five-blind-boys-of-alabama-something.html">The Blind Boys of Alabama</a> back in 2004 for their Grammy Award winning Christmas album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Mountain-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B0002W4TQC">Go Tell It On The Mountain</a>. Written by <a href="http://www.harryconnickjr.com/us/home">Harry Connick, Jr</a>, I think Solomon is speaking for all of us when he proclaims:<br />
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<i><b>"I Pray On Christmas,<br />That the Lord Will See Me Through.<br />I Pray On Christmas,<br />He'll Show Me What To Do...<br /><br />"I Pray On Christmas,<br />That the Sick Will Soon Be Strong.<br />I Pray On Christmas,<br />That the Lord Will Hear My Song."</b></i><br />
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Merry Christmas To You!<br />
<br />Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-75486430321453132882011-10-11T20:05:00.003-04:002011-10-11T20:22:58.357-04:00Concert of Hope for Michael Hubbard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBG5SiN9cuemrxEcZbVy1yJKQcuclPgetKsChSzxAjWEWgC0Ipf-N9d4xgKhrdL72YHQc9NFGDvDwHlPXJuViSFbKisfzfBkQ9veHCvjWABwNqnSfhvqhdSP0XFgzib7Ma4SU/s1600/Michael+Poster+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBG5SiN9cuemrxEcZbVy1yJKQcuclPgetKsChSzxAjWEWgC0Ipf-N9d4xgKhrdL72YHQc9NFGDvDwHlPXJuViSFbKisfzfBkQ9veHCvjWABwNqnSfhvqhdSP0XFgzib7Ma4SU/s400/Michael+Poster+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662390456515412818" /></a>Our friends <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jus-B-Cuz-of-Long-Island/132495200124997">Jus B'Cuz</a> will be holding a benefit concert for <a href="http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2011/06/15968/riverhead-boy-in-icu-with-mom-at-bedside/">Michael Hubbard</a>, the 14 year old Riverhead High School student who was horribly burned in a tragic accident last June.<br /><br />The concert will be held at 4pm on Saturday, October 29th at the historic <a href="http://www.jamesportmeetinghouse.org/">Jamesport Meeting House</a>, 1590 Main Road, Jamesport, NY.<br /><br />Tickets are $15, and can be purchased in advance by calling the numbers listed below:<br /><br />516.885.8020<br />516.885.8287<br />631.298.7232<br /><br />This concert is sure to sell out, so be sure to get your tickets soon.<br /><br />We are all in this thing together... thank you!Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-40076077721188782152011-04-17T08:13:00.020-04:002021-03-19T09:22:32.907-04:00The Jackson Southernaires - Travel On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjZ5gBPlT3YTzrWRf-jwjqKAS5b_5lgNuniPr29JP1xxzYKCUaFgZ4nDCOh1T5TFjcFKUxddH3Typ_6QLRwg9GyQZlh7MTt9jMrDGZY_aicumvnnuqKcZ7eF3FD3iSlkObY2J/s1600/136036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjZ5gBPlT3YTzrWRf-jwjqKAS5b_5lgNuniPr29JP1xxzYKCUaFgZ4nDCOh1T5TFjcFKUxddH3Typ_6QLRwg9GyQZlh7MTt9jMrDGZY_aicumvnnuqKcZ7eF3FD3iSlkObY2J/s320/136036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596526154307002962" /></a><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P3fdcfce7132288876c678bd845ee5d35Z1x4R1REZGJ9&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P3fdcfce7132288876c678bd845ee5d35Z1x4R1REZGJ9.mp3">Travel On</a><h2>Why Malaco Matters</h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6tCMG3pd4PZOdNTXIR2XgTX9wx4UHAjyiWjnaxs6qNGiCoB_NzmgMozMym5dbLTY-KRyiqARff8Zeh1bHaQyOJG2D_X2NhHgr0_A9UeOST1APJPOUBt0ZqfZzxPZG-wl_36W/s1600/Malaco.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6tCMG3pd4PZOdNTXIR2XgTX9wx4UHAjyiWjnaxs6qNGiCoB_NzmgMozMym5dbLTY-KRyiqARff8Zeh1bHaQyOJG2D_X2NhHgr0_A9UeOST1APJPOUBt0ZqfZzxPZG-wl_36W/s400/Malaco.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596530795518305810" /></a><br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLiGk-0PXOu-bgXBk5L9W2Fe99JGk_Lj-IWVpfjBlXKPVEJUuSwE90rxxVbtEawjJeQ649DhyphenhyphenzMLeEhyKn7WFxEkOAD1aiK76GRwmadlbhp4CFRP-fOpBTqEC93CGjBl8HVO-/s1600/marker7_fs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLiGk-0PXOu-bgXBk5L9W2Fe99JGk_Lj-IWVpfjBlXKPVEJUuSwE90rxxVbtEawjJeQ649DhyphenhyphenzMLeEhyKn7WFxEkOAD1aiK76GRwmadlbhp4CFRP-fOpBTqEC93CGjBl8HVO-/s200/marker7_fs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596898151037903778" /></a>On Friday, April 15th, <a href="http://www.malaco.com/Catalog/list.php">Malaco Records</a>' historic studio and headquarters at 3023 West Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi was destroyed by an EF2 Tornado. Although I've written about the company <a href="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=016527741736330934969%3Akuvcm40eggw&q=malaco&sa=Search&siteurl=redkelly3.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fjackson-southernaires-travel-on.html">a few times</a> in the past, I've been concerned, for the most part, with the essential role they played in keeping Southern Soul music alive during the seventies and eighties. They did something else, however, that was equally important, and I'd like to try and focus on that for a moment here.<br/><br/>
In 1975, before <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2007/05/dorthy-moore-here-it-is-malaco-1029.html">Dorothy Moore</a>'s mega-hit recording of <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/misty-blue/id102467749?i=102467156">Misty Blue</a> picked them up out of almost certain bankruptcy, Malaco founders Tommy Couch and Wolf Stephenson had the foresight and courage to read the writing on the wall and go where authentic Southern Black music was headed - back where it came from in the first place; the Church.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlOuWUFCJSGeI3N-GAJ_XumpS8WK8jmcAGZyLj0vkmt4Neu4sNgHIr89bcsv02s6mkL4Szpbt-YnZU8CEEner9oCg_9Ssh5dTXWsWqNVSk99H5Pml6SX3kz02zHDJX5tNSg_t/s1600/js.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlOuWUFCJSGeI3N-GAJ_XumpS8WK8jmcAGZyLj0vkmt4Neu4sNgHIr89bcsv02s6mkL4Szpbt-YnZU8CEEner9oCg_9Ssh5dTXWsWqNVSk99H5Pml6SX3kz02zHDJX5tNSg_t/s200/js.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596906794885119154" /></a>They made a decision to open up their own Gospel division, and brought in local legends <a href="http://afgen.com/jackson_southernairs.html">The Jackson Southernaires</a> to help them with the project. The group was unhappy with the fact that their <a href="http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/PEACOCK.html">Peacock</a> contract had been sold to corporate giant ABC by <a href="http://www.29-95.com/music/story/30-years-after-his-death-don-robey-still-vaporous-figure">Don Robey</a> a couple of years before, and were looking to make a change. <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/The-Jackson-Southernaires/Item/726/Down-Home.php">Down Home</a>, the groundbreaking album they would record as the inaugural <a href="http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/Malaco.html">Malaco Gospel</a> release in 1975, is simply fantastic, as indicated by this hauntingly deep cut we have here today. Just great stuff.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjlfiSam6ytq1KBjni-E8j1mgUAA075kN6LP0CwDCctegc8aBTL18fq9mrbYDa8vrAOtgLSziQHhGPrBqJVvwrPwsA9Ffkdolfq5evBzwV71oKWJe9KVaGx78JPi53QXmXDkd/s1600/frank.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjlfiSam6ytq1KBjni-E8j1mgUAA075kN6LP0CwDCctegc8aBTL18fq9mrbYDa8vrAOtgLSziQHhGPrBqJVvwrPwsA9Ffkdolfq5evBzwV71oKWJe9KVaGx78JPi53QXmXDkd/s200/frank.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596913201686444690" /></a>The Southernaires, who had been around since 1940, were being led at the time by the energetic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Williams">Franklin Delano Williams</a>. Couch and Stephenson were smart enough to appreciate what they had, and made Williams their 'Director of Gospel Operations'. In addition to The Southernaires' own string of nineteen top ten Gospel albums that were to follow, Williams, as A&R man and producer, would bring legends like <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/The-Soul-Stirrers/Item/801/Nobodys-Child.php">The Soul Stirrers</a> and <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/Angelic-Gospel-Singers/list.php">The Angelic Gospel Singers</a> into the Malaco family as well. It was during his watch that Malaco would acquire the <a href="http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/SavoyIntro.html">Savoy</a> label in 1986, making it the largest Gospel recording company in the world.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvLbF2fhrfWwOI9dveiPp7OCikHnRTb_bbsZy5H37-IbHmarlguw8Ujd9rjNxFyB2jJHNd9Cuyqp2KAB4x_j9UsqBusOnOZ3RPJRYMxfi1blWCFVO_rdNzgb_7Fkq-TzuUE4t/s1600/90914.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvLbF2fhrfWwOI9dveiPp7OCikHnRTb_bbsZy5H37-IbHmarlguw8Ujd9rjNxFyB2jJHNd9Cuyqp2KAB4x_j9UsqBusOnOZ3RPJRYMxfi1blWCFVO_rdNzgb_7Fkq-TzuUE4t/s200/90914.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596920619011622594" /></a>Following in the Savoy tradition, Frank Williams would go on to form <a href="http://204.3.134.18/">The Mississippi Mass Choir</a> in 1988. The <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/The-Mississippi-Mass-Choir/Item/746/Live-In-Jackson-Mississippi.php">live album</a> they recorded as their initial Malaco release would go straight to number one, as did the follow-up <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/The-Mississippi-Mass-Choir/Item/747/God-Gets-The-Glory.php">God Gets The Glory</a>. After William's unexpected death in March of 1993, the Choir's <a href="http://malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/The-Mississippi-Mass-Choir/Item/748/It-Remains-To-Be-Seen.php">It Remains To Be Seen</a> would stay at the top of the Gospel chart for a full year. Although a great loss to the company, Malaco's Gospel division soldiered on without him, and remains to this day the beating heart of Gospel Music in this country.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlSBrwiELTB33poWgTa-n55PnM1csAROCRQ6lVwLv_1iphtCLa4BcnhD0meGgm6B7ycXLy1UM_2H5W9GIiHoIejHEepDBm7NS5jBD3zl9obDsdFm-jqWpX2f6S-mD3q00WQTL/s1600/DSC01932.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlSBrwiELTB33poWgTa-n55PnM1csAROCRQ6lVwLv_1iphtCLa4BcnhD0meGgm6B7ycXLy1UM_2H5W9GIiHoIejHEepDBm7NS5jBD3zl9obDsdFm-jqWpX2f6S-mD3q00WQTL/s400/DSC01932.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596928074045430194" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJJCrgrwukWLOsetyAwEFf1P9cez9Xg1ZRu9fM6tUH7Ghwf1KcXwlNA9UY0ipMFFosdtHUiCfbW2WmlfF9Vei_x_BzkQxmHlC3Sy-jMXdD6FEYi4ObpYmllMGTOsV3V_18lPY/s1600/DSC01939.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJJCrgrwukWLOsetyAwEFf1P9cez9Xg1ZRu9fM6tUH7Ghwf1KcXwlNA9UY0ipMFFosdtHUiCfbW2WmlfF9Vei_x_BzkQxmHlC3Sy-jMXdD6FEYi4ObpYmllMGTOsV3V_18lPY/s200/DSC01939.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596929054451572530" /></a>When I knocked on the door at Malaco almost five years ago, it was Jerry Masters who let me in, and allowed me to sit with him and Darrell Luster in the control room as they mixed down <a href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P64665ce3d1878b87611071a697fa1274Z1x4R1REZGJ8.mp3">Apart From The Vine</a>, a track from the soon to be released Sensational Nightingales album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gales-Sensational-Nightingales/dp/B0011NVB0I">The Gales</a>. At the time, I don't think I fully appreciated how much Gospel Music had grown to become the bread & butter of the company, and how much love and attention they took in keeping things real.<br/><br/>
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Malaco and its employees for all the years of hard work and dedication to great American music, and offer to help in any way I can in their efforts to rebuild.<div>
</div><div>You guys rock.</div><br/><br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-30081766860819465722010-11-12T07:32:00.003-05:002010-11-12T07:36:22.736-05:00The Gospel Legacy of Bishop Solomon Burke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAy7DCx7o8u0M6YUynh0hpOnY-oZuZzdqFvWiqhKKKg0iY5bgIfxzxRQwM43RbW_Z9p__LSOVIsIV3oKMiTUlAZWwBRFVuXrQ3xqljOA5L3JFy-x9LxxQqWvxW-CDeisw9gM8/s1600/Never+Alone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAy7DCx7o8u0M6YUynh0hpOnY-oZuZzdqFvWiqhKKKg0iY5bgIfxzxRQwM43RbW_Z9p__LSOVIsIV3oKMiTUlAZWwBRFVuXrQ3xqljOA5L3JFy-x9LxxQqWvxW-CDeisw9gM8/s400/Never+Alone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538640952525762258" /></a><br /><div align="center"><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSTwm4tYyvk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&hd=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSTwm4tYyvk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&hd=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object></div>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-19941151478556011292010-10-10T22:53:00.003-04:002021-03-19T09:25:46.144-04:00<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=016527741736330934969%3Akuvcm40eggw&q=solomon+burke&sa=Search&siteurl=redkelly.blogspot.com%2F%3F"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnULshs2A4h48KzjkNYl-2l38z4KZy8TG37wyc27rLOfd3MNJqrkturUMAlc3TiXX6UTLan-0Zag-dyvjKvbUSM-Hue-tpo2LDZ_SIf_4XfGel16C0zFMmX6ngbIFm0QPWAL-FVA/s400/HRH.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526614561176756354" /></a><br/><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk-V9cjML60nJdWOyFzIlOvxqQj-iCVqLA4bOmYf_Tg7htVxwa9dPFsgT-1jktHWZ_05XHe3CEbYSfjeP12Q7qTOLpdQ_hkuRYdoC8Rzmnhj-XWRTfTyfkyW_MLRzCnXAYzG2nw/s1600/solomonrip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 57px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk-V9cjML60nJdWOyFzIlOvxqQj-iCVqLA4bOmYf_Tg7htVxwa9dPFsgT-1jktHWZ_05XHe3CEbYSfjeP12Q7qTOLpdQ_hkuRYdoC8Rzmnhj-XWRTfTyfkyW_MLRzCnXAYzG2nw/s200/solomonrip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526763206962938562" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P4e86970ea1fae7cab1ea1fc2ad5b13ecZ1x4R1REZ2R8&buffer=5&fc=FFFFFF&pc=000000&kc=FFFFFF&bc=000000&brand=1&player=ap24" height="20" width="100" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P4e86970ea1fae7cab1ea1fc2ad5b13ecZ1x4R1REZ2R8.mp3">Closer To You</a></div>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-55077900840722866392010-06-15T07:49:00.011-04:002010-07-09T09:39:53.544-04:00A JOYFUL NOISE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.souldetective.com/images/noise.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 618px;" src="http://www.souldetective.com/images/noise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482967277046813010" /></a><br />Yes, it's finally official. In conjunction with the <span style="font-weight:bold;">NOFO Soul & Gospel Festival</span>, Holy Ghost will be sponsoring an appearance by the one and only <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jus B'Cuz</span> at the historic <a href="http://www.jamesportmeetinghouse.org/index.html">Jamesport Meeting House</a> on Sunday, July 11th at 2pm.<br /><br />In what promises to be an unforgettable afternoon, we will be exploring the rich history of African-American Gospel Music, and celebrating its vibrant and living legacy.<br /><br />Admission is only $15, with the proceeds helping to preserve the Meeting House and keep Holy Ghost Gospel up and running.<br /><br />Don't Miss It!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A JOYFUL NOISE</span><br />A Celebration of Gospel Music fearuring the North Fork's own <span style="font-weight:bold;">JUS B'CUZ</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SUNDAY, JULY 11th - 2pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.jamesportmeetinghouse.org/index.html">Jamesport Meeting House</a><br />1590 Main Road<br />Jamesport, NY 11947</span><div><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /></span></div><div><b>From the <a href="http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/news-articles/1136/1136-North-Fork-gospel-band-celebrates-the-good.html">RIVERHEAD NEWS REVIEW</a>:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(255, 239, 213); font-family:arial, verdana, san-serif;font-size:12px;"><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; ">North Fork gospel band celebrates the good</h3><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Concert this weekend traces the evolution of gospel music</h4><span class="small" style=" ;font-size:10px;">BY BRIDGET DEGNAN |CONTRIBUTOR</span><div class="newsprofile" style="margin-top: 15px; "><div style="clear: left; "></div><div class="span-14 append-half" style="width: 205px; padding-right: 7px; float: left; margin-right: 5px; "><div class="imgshadow" style="background-image: url(http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/images/multimedia-shadow.gif); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; background-position: 100% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><a href="http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/user_images/1278541420_r_209412.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto['article']" title="Photo courtesy of Kevin FordMembers of the gospel band Jus B’Cuz gather at First Baptist Church in Cutchogue. Front row, from left: Alethis Ford and Dominique Aviles. Second row: Vanessa Langhorn, Darlene Hubbard and Grace Hubbard. Back row: Richard Langhorne, Russell Smith Jr., Kevin Ford and Michael Hubbard. Not pictured: Jane Turpin." style="color: rgb(19, 70, 150); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; "><img src="http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/user_images/5-1278541420_r_209412.jpg" alt="" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; margin-top: -3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -3px; float: left; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " /></a></div><p class="small clear" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.52; ">Photo courtesy of Kevin Ford<br />Members of the gospel band Jus B’Cuz gather at First Baptist Church in Cutchogue. Front row, from left: Alethis Ford and Dominique Aviles. Second row: Vanessa Langhorn, Darlene Hubbard and Grace Hubbard. Back row: Richard Langhorne, Russell Smith Jr., Kevin Ford and Michael Hubbard. Not pictured: Jane Turpin.<br /><br /></p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">It came to him in a vision.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">South Jamesport Postmaster Kevin Ford sat in bed for three months in 2005 following a gruesome infection in his feet. A painful result of diabetes, the infection left him with nothing to do but pray.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">So he did, and one night, he believes, God spoke back.</p><div class="notebox2 right" style="text-align: left; float: right; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 227, 211); border-right-color: rgb(230, 227, 211); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 227, 211); border-left-color: rgb(230, 227, 211); width: 200px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(0, 103, 166); font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">'There's a lot of bad going around, but we only know that because that's what the news covers. I can almost guarantee that there is more good in the world than there is bad.'<br /><br />Kevin Ford</p></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">"I was just sitting there and all of a sudden -- bam! -- I just knew we needed to put a singing group together," Mr. Ford said. "I believe that God spoke to me and said that we needed to go spread his word through song."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">That year, Mr. Ford started Jus B'Cuz, a gospel band based in the North Fork that performs in churches and concerts across Long Island. This Sunday, July 11, the group will perform at the Jamesport Meeting House at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 a person, and all proceeds will benefit both the Jamesport Meeting House and Holy Ghost Gospel, a nonprofit organization on the North Fork dedicated to preserving the rich history of gospel music.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">"We're going to be doing something like an evolution of gospel music at this concert," Mr. Ford said. "Basically, it's going to be an eclectic arrangement of gospel music. It's not just going to be the kind you hear about on TV with people clapping their hands and swaying from side to side. It's going to be a variety of songs and styles."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">During the concert, the band will debut three original songs it hopes to include in a future CD. Each song, Mr. Ford said, encourages people to dwell on the good things in life, not the bad.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">"There's a lot of bad going around, but we only know that because that's what the news covers," he said. "I can almost guarantee that there is more good in the world than there is bad. In fact, there's a song I like to sing called 'I Won't Complain,' and it goes, 'I won't complain, because my good days outnumber my bad days.'"</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">Although Mr. Ford has battled diabetes for most of his life, he believes that the debilitating illness has only made him more aware of God's goodness. The name Jus B'Cuz, Mr. Ford said, summarizes why his nine-member band exists.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">"The question we asked ourselves was, 'Why do we praise God?'" he said. "And well, the answer was, 'Just because' -- just because he's been so good to us, just because he's awesome, just because he's a healer. We couldn't think of any other name. We praise him just because."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; ">bdegnan@timesreview.com</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.52; "></p></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; "></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; "></div><div class="commentbox" style="background-image: url(http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/images/comments-small.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-bottom: 10px; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-image: url(http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/images/comments-hdr-small.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; display: block; height: 58px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "></h4></div></span></b></div>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-27794333819209518842010-03-17T10:35:00.015-04:002021-03-19T09:31:05.873-04:00Julius Bradley - Joy Comes In The Morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo2l13Wl_AR4iLYW3ycAumLsWlvSpjXzCa_CQ47FIsJqg0gKGWHicNQIHytFrPBfee_eyI56xvEtrv7WPeTD3ZcgtuIKlo3oyXa38s0mC3vUwIgNHxhqrkgq_EEPMqKzFZUTm/s1600-h/julius.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo2l13Wl_AR4iLYW3ycAumLsWlvSpjXzCa_CQ47FIsJqg0gKGWHicNQIHytFrPBfee_eyI56xvEtrv7WPeTD3ZcgtuIKlo3oyXa38s0mC3vUwIgNHxhqrkgq_EEPMqKzFZUTm/s320/julius.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449611564285085778" /></a><br/><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcoGg-uYabAYXjwaQaP8Gm3vKrRSHVfHZlscmSgaGrkE2mAyjQ41BZAeWD7SVyCLIiwFd8QY0Al98hivLLnT4doZtO9PJAZ7mp3t5bpXu4sscEu26U-I64aT0npXc0Q-XU7DM/s1600-h/juliusrip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 57px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcoGg-uYabAYXjwaQaP8Gm3vKrRSHVfHZlscmSgaGrkE2mAyjQ41BZAeWD7SVyCLIiwFd8QY0Al98hivLLnT4doZtO9PJAZ7mp3t5bpXu4sscEu26U-I64aT0npXc0Q-XU7DM/s200/juliusrip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449612071900128690" /></a><br/><br/>Please join me in saying goodbye to our friend <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/08/julius-bradley-another-chance.html">Julius Bradley</a> who left this world yesterday morning, March 16th, a victim of the cancer that had ravaged his brain. One of the most spiritual men I have ever met, he has been called home by the God he loved so much.<br/><br/>
His good friend Sylvestor Sartor asked me to post this song, as it was one of his favorites:<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeQr19Pbd3JED35fkHbL52agQ9F0VkGpxMgvfak3Cq59b4jhWT_kAYYU-b07Ow8HS676QeV5RipVzGqUM_y99u7U2BUk6yEuDVdHX_Lq4mma8xVplo8ip60phA3vXQ6Lc6KaT/s1600-h/at+the+board.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeQr19Pbd3JED35fkHbL52agQ9F0VkGpxMgvfak3Cq59b4jhWT_kAYYU-b07Ow8HS676QeV5RipVzGqUM_y99u7U2BUk6yEuDVdHX_Lq4mma8xVplo8ip60phA3vXQ6Lc6KaT/s200/at+the+board.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449614990262640514" /></a><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P2bcb339652bdae94a98f1b85f72e0ebdZ1x4R1REZ2Z3&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P2bcb339652bdae94a98f1b85f72e0ebdZ1x4R1REZ2Z3.mp3">Joy Comes In The Morning</a><br/><br/>
Taken from the 2008 album Julius produced with the man he referred to as 'The Master', <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2010/01/al-green-strong-as-death-sweet-as-love.html">Willie Mitchell</a>, this beautiful Bradley composition reflects the faith and hope that he brought to everyone around him. Willie Mitchell and Julius Bradley were a team, working together since <a href="http://souldetective.blogspot.com/2010/02/case-seven.html">The Memphians</a> days back in the mid-seventies, right up to the last album Willie produced, Solomon Burke's <a href=-"http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=09992320862">Nothing Is Impossible</a>. That CD, which will be released early next month, will feature two songs that Julius wrote especially for the project.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgausktb25wHF_idc3VPQ6YBeH8uH2WU2UMjY232zDaF7l0QWQON3qTUF9kTOReLKvVnTXFLGvSi0fTsHOKRwyv6ozpNSh_yIMf7gKBgpv04z_24ZvGoRqsR6QRidq0zrO4CY-c/s1600-h/bladejulius.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgausktb25wHF_idc3VPQ6YBeH8uH2WU2UMjY232zDaF7l0QWQON3qTUF9kTOReLKvVnTXFLGvSi0fTsHOKRwyv6ozpNSh_yIMf7gKBgpv04z_24ZvGoRqsR6QRidq0zrO4CY-c/s200/bladejulius.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449619364273672658" /></a>It was Sylvester Sartor who made it possible for me to visit with both Julius and Willie this past October, and I can't thank him enough for that. Both men, who had brought so much to the rich history of Memphis music, were reaching the end of the road, and he knew it. Sylvester, who worked along with us on the <a href="http://www.ovwright.org/">O.V. Wright Memorial</a>, continues to dedicate his life to the music, and is one of my most treasured friends. In his tireless efforts at the Public Defender's office, as in all his endeavors, he is a shining light and a credit to The City of Memphis.<br/><br/>
Below is the biography that Sylvester wrote for his friend when he was promoting <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/08/julius-bradley-another-chance.html">He Is Coming Back</a>:<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G0LyNmadnO2lr4kz2wyuBF4Cqma38uBIuQUP6r_jgKTU8_aD1UdKXB0O9GdycDP-4jPWABnwqfZ-I88MaPMA4S3UtVVpscnnxkpXd3S15BPOXgzSISKQn7ClLcLCzmeyQK_o/s1600-h/Julius+Portrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G0LyNmadnO2lr4kz2wyuBF4Cqma38uBIuQUP6r_jgKTU8_aD1UdKXB0O9GdycDP-4jPWABnwqfZ-I88MaPMA4S3UtVVpscnnxkpXd3S15BPOXgzSISKQn7ClLcLCzmeyQK_o/s320/Julius+Portrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449625269923926322" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Julius Bradley, songwriter and composer, issued forth from the loins of his parents on March 17, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. Born to assimilate the muses in the medium called music. As a child, weekly, Julius climbed those steep and rocky slopes to ascend the summit of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church where he received in earnest the sermons of his father, Rev. Archie Bradley, and heard the voices of the ethers weaved into the hymns of dedication and devotion that has now become the call of his conscience.<br/><br/>
In 1960, Julius entered Lane College where he pursued a curriculum in the sciences and was a member of the Lane College Choir as he matriculated to the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1964. After graduation, he returned home to Memphis and joined the flock of young musicians guided and guarded by those twin Shepherds, Mr. Willie Mitchell and Mr. Onzie Horne – both masters of composition, arrangement and production in the genre of popular music titled as Rhythm and Blues.<br/><br/>
He grazed in these lush and fertile fields until he came into his own voice, laboring brilliantly in the studios with his past accomplishments including <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"He Is The Light"</span></span> by Al Green, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Just Another Piece Of My Heart"</span></span> by Wet, Wet, Wet Band of Scotland, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"I Love You, I Need You"</span></span> by Otis Clay, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"I Get Excited"</span></span> by Paul Butterfield, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Love Me Like You Do"</span></span> by Lynn White, and now <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Oh What A Feeling"</span></span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"New Company"</span></span> by Solomon Burke.<br/><br/>
With the first major production entirely his own, <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/08/julius-bradley-another-chance.html">He Is Coming Back</a>, Julius has proven to be an original and unique storyteller. His songs are parables for the 21st Century. Passion pursued is purpose. The deeper the path penetrates into the Heart, the greater is the scope given to the pursuit. He has come home to Gospel Music clad in the raiments of a prophet, worth his weight in cloth and colors. The music is fluid and uplifting. The lyrics are clean and universally appealing. Julius has found that rare stillness in his mind that has permitted him to enter those free spaces of his heart to deliver messages of Hope, of Salvation and of Grace in his songs of faith and wisdom needed to meet the demands and challenges of this global society.<br/><br/>
Truly, the Cross has now fallen fully to Julius and he is walking with the Spirit in <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/08/julius-bradley-another-chance.html">He Is Coming Back</a>. Julius has one son, Julius Brooks Bradley, a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts, who is an aspiring guitarist in his own right...</span><br/><br/>
My sincere condolences to the Bradley family, who is still mourning the loss of Julius' brother Reverend Archie Bradley, Jr. in January of 2009. <br/><br/>
I am truly proud and honored to have known this humble and gentle man.<br/><br/>
May he Rest In Peace.<br/><br/>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Funeral Services for Julius Bradley:</span><br/><br/>
Wake - Friday March 19th from 4-8pm<br/>
<a href="http://www.mjedwards.com/">M.J. Edwards Funeral Home</a><br/>
1165 Airways Blvd<br/>
Memphis, TN 38114<br/><br/>
Funeral Service - Saturday, March 20th 1pm<br/>
<a href="http://www.newsardischurch.com/">New Sardis Baptist Church</a><br/>
7739 E. Holmes Rd<br/>
Memphis, TN 38125<br/><br/>
Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-83040576195011753632010-01-05T13:21:00.009-05:002021-03-19T09:33:09.918-04:00O.V. Wright - I'm Going Home (To Live With God) (Back Beat 631)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF4_rY8CznJWrIGS1_-8zSsrxpv9Nnl1oeNkh1Bi2VJg9gBjt3HAcdYJ8MH7Jm3lxjQU4lipl73ijz_kcPdH4gngCw8gu8kPSypi7M5fFwAb2eqaFwfrWBBbTrrbNeOZS1ACJ/s1600-h/Back+Beat+631.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF4_rY8CznJWrIGS1_-8zSsrxpv9Nnl1oeNkh1Bi2VJg9gBjt3HAcdYJ8MH7Jm3lxjQU4lipl73ijz_kcPdH4gngCw8gu8kPSypi7M5fFwAb2eqaFwfrWBBbTrrbNeOZS1ACJ/s320/Back+Beat+631.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188017483144051922" /></a><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pb2c375469ece4ec0eefc011a2853b548Z1x4R1REYWR2&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pb2c375469ece4ec0eefc011a2853b548Z1x4R1REYWR2.mp3">I'm Going Home (To Live With God)</a><br/><br/>
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Here's Willie Mitchell's arrangement of this traditional Gospel song that he produced on his friend O.V. Wright back in 1973.<br/><br/>
Together once more, they've gone home to Glory.<br/><br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-33967452729818158832009-12-18T07:29:00.004-05:002021-03-19T14:56:34.706-04:00Six Trumpets - Jesus Christ, The Baby (Nashboro 707)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjhX_xbTAMoC6cGjL4t8t379rw8odQKFX_PBMmYeW40CX86SiE4o0cg34ejZRbCkFdq-PzHP2_8js6odwwJLmnvf3Wd6W5gHVoapLkK_VOzz2_5UOeSFd0Lhr-MNcs3rXIpSH/s1600-h/NASHBORO+707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjhX_xbTAMoC6cGjL4t8t379rw8odQKFX_PBMmYeW40CX86SiE4o0cg34ejZRbCkFdq-PzHP2_8js6odwwJLmnvf3Wd6W5gHVoapLkK_VOzz2_5UOeSFd0Lhr-MNcs3rXIpSH/s320/NASHBORO+707.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416182071172924514" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P4887531bd537e758bce902bf619f7b1bZ1x4R1REZ2By&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P4887531bd537e758bce902bf619f7b1bZ1x4R1REZ2By.mp3">Jesus Christ, The Baby</a><br/><br/>
It's Christmas time once again, and here's a record that calls to mind 'the reason for the season'. Recorded upstairs at Ernie's Record Mart in 1961, it represents the first appearance of the Six Trumpets quartet on the Nashboro label.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrnv5Wtqoiky8p_m6Zx90HCgWp9maUWV7lkfb7vrcJiYetFOkECUoCf0WQ0Ct5vJJya5Dfgkbfpn4bYlSXOeL5sMKZmDI4TebfrF03KbIZ-Jclzd9mCoLwhrH2fJxYZ9pUba_/s1600/maggie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrnv5Wtqoiky8p_m6Zx90HCgWp9maUWV7lkfb7vrcJiYetFOkECUoCf0WQ0Ct5vJJya5Dfgkbfpn4bYlSXOeL5sMKZmDI4TebfrF03KbIZ-Jclzd9mCoLwhrH2fJxYZ9pUba_/s200/maggie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497474095462983346" /></a>It is also, as far as I can tell, the first recording by Evangelist Maggie Ingram. Although not credited on the label, that's Maggie singing her heart out on this sweet song that she wrote herself. She would go on to form her own 'family' Gospel group, The Ingramettes, and have a long career at Nashboro. A much-loved institution in her adopted hometown of Richmond, Virginia, Maggie and her Ingramettes are still going strong, performing at the <a href="http://www.stpauls-episcopal.org/index.php/who/news_announcements/inauguration/">Interfaith Inauguration Day Ceremonies</a> this year at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.<br/><br/>
Merry Christmas, one and all.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-43539961452278846862009-11-18T09:06:00.015-05:002021-03-19T14:58:40.170-04:00Clarence Fountain & Sam Butler - Me and Jesus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_e1fLslL3145FvEOeR04a20MNeX6nI43-S2AT9uwiQrIGwvvbmuPI4xczo8gjbFEI0KbGHxZ_R59mWEnWFg3YLpjaSQ8EANiFbxXDU-rVcfLTejee8JRvkFC9S6HUEEo6csO/s1600/cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_e1fLslL3145FvEOeR04a20MNeX6nI43-S2AT9uwiQrIGwvvbmuPI4xczo8gjbFEI0KbGHxZ_R59mWEnWFg3YLpjaSQ8EANiFbxXDU-rVcfLTejee8JRvkFC9S6HUEEo6csO/s320/cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405445274234514802" /></a><br/>
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<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P8631b5d2e7a9e874f76d8cac4d0cad45Z1x4R1REZ2Bw.mp3">Me and Jesus</a><br/><br/>
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Today is <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2006/10/clarence-fountain-just-closer-walk.html">Clarence Fountain</a>'s eightieth birthday. With the passing of <a href="http://www.theblackgospelblog.com/2009/11/johnny-fields-founding-member-of-blind.html">Johnny Fields</a> last week, Clarence became the only surviving member of the original <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2006/09/five-blind-boys-of-alabama-something.html">Five Blind Boys of Alabama</a>. Truly one of the great voices of Gospel Music, you already know how I feel about him.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZKtT7o9Ol-6Nl1CPJUUNxkooS-9fsAkdw2lpeVO9ZgQJ8aI9T2_TDoa0uxfoF6bQWBqrsQ35F5vs0bCQR0n-DTinUgvK-UcrAYNiSehhU0jl-7E9xogLaIV_a-5ZS34nEzuN/s1600/grammy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZKtT7o9Ol-6Nl1CPJUUNxkooS-9fsAkdw2lpeVO9ZgQJ8aI9T2_TDoa0uxfoF6bQWBqrsQ35F5vs0bCQR0n-DTinUgvK-UcrAYNiSehhU0jl-7E9xogLaIV_a-5ZS34nEzuN/s320/grammy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405450579219748034" /></a>It did my heart good to see Clarence accept the Blind Boys' Lifetime Achievement Award at <a href="http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/Media.aspx">The Grammys</a> this year, even though he is no longer with the group. I imagined it may indeed have been 'the last time' I'd ever see him... but Clarence is not through.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1C2Ysn3aauvWeLY6HRZf-Xj9zt3aw_aXhkrISV4M_4r6ZzxsBt9DhBuaUBlTByEjfakx0yxW-E6CqQKrOVwdBwo_EB8mR0U7tbijZiwP3xiSqFSe4DdmvS8KF50UycfOo6-G/s1600/SBCF.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1C2Ysn3aauvWeLY6HRZf-Xj9zt3aw_aXhkrISV4M_4r6ZzxsBt9DhBuaUBlTByEjfakx0yxW-E6CqQKrOVwdBwo_EB8mR0U7tbijZiwP3xiSqFSe4DdmvS8KF50UycfOo6-G/s320/SBCF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405451874432889458" /></a>At Jazz Fest in New Orleans in April, <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2008/02/solomon-burke-heres-my-life.html">Solomon Burke</a> was kind enough to invite my wife and I backstage during his performance. I almost fell off the floor when he brought out special guest Clarence Fountain to perform a few songs from his soon to be released new album!<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-yu0kf_SVmDUWAg2nAUdh4on6h_h24gaACNawofYXIQeFSj2MfrsAJWKQVcTjONd4jw5xfVhXDD_WPfG5iAweG5Se10z-EgWXwuA4bsfNPwldhj2ZJ0VzDjTe28QhdAz74oX/s1600/SBCFbs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-yu0kf_SVmDUWAg2nAUdh4on6h_h24gaACNawofYXIQeFSj2MfrsAJWKQVcTjONd4jw5xfVhXDD_WPfG5iAweG5Se10z-EgWXwuA4bsfNPwldhj2ZJ0VzDjTe28QhdAz74oX/s320/SBCFbs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405453301734522994" /></a>Accompanied by <a href="http://www.fountain-butler.com/">Sam Butler</a>, Clarence just brought down the house! The fact that Butler, whose work with The Blind Boys in the eighties produced such classics as <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/01/clarence-fountain-five-blind-boys-look.html">Look Where He Brought Me From</a> and <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cfountain">Changed Man</a>, was back working with Clarence was music to my ears!<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UQOYs6CvaKUgMb3zl2quEsG3GD3KYDIZcbyHnOQbKqNXoBiHYuUxQTfuS2_Nzhz5M_HlUiA4mnQYrgOMvP0VyS6_dY7LvaKtKCOxrk4rlNjLakt_bKtvG4hWPVgpPDf2cjBx/s1600/theone.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UQOYs6CvaKUgMb3zl2quEsG3GD3KYDIZcbyHnOQbKqNXoBiHYuUxQTfuS2_Nzhz5M_HlUiA4mnQYrgOMvP0VyS6_dY7LvaKtKCOxrk4rlNjLakt_bKtvG4hWPVgpPDf2cjBx/s200/theone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405467352486523890" /></a>Fountain, who does not appear on The Blind Boys' last album <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2008/04/blind-boys-of-alabama-down-by-riverside.html">Down In New Orleans</a>, left the group last year (just as he had done in the mid-seventies) citing long time 'creative differences' with their producer <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=CHRIS|GOLDSMITH&sql=11:hnfixqljldfe~T4">Chris Goldsmith</a>, particulary over song selection. <a href="http://www.fountain-butler.com/">Stepping Up and Stepping Out</a> is a collaboration with Butler that was co-produced with <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0zfpxqwgldhe~T4">Jim Tullio</a>, the producer of <a href="http://www.mavisstaples.com/">Mavis Staples</a> critically acclaimed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Have-Little-Faith-Mavis-Staples/dp/B0002A5R6A">Have A Little Faith</a>. When Solomon Burke, himself a huge fan of Mister Fountain, came on board as Executive Producer, the project got bumped up to the next level. By arrangement with Solomon's The One World Entertainment Systems, it was released on <a href="http://yhst-39188383299586.stores.yahoo.net/stepping.html">Tyscot Records</a> in August. You need to <a href="http://yhst-39188383299586.stores.yahoo.net/stepping.html">own a copy</a>.<br/><br/>
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Make no mistake, Clarence Fountain is the real deal. With <a href="http://new.music.yahoo.com/ben-harper/news/founding-blind-boy-george-scott-dies--17382821">George Scott</a> and now Johnny Fields passing on, he is the last of the Happyland Singers, the group he formed in 1939 that went on to become The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. He should be considered a national treasure. On this milestone in his life, please join with me in wishing him a happy and a healthy birthday, and many more years of lifting his amazing voice in praise of the God he has steadfastly refused to abandon.<br/><br/>
Amen.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-55245604159154988792009-01-08T08:08:00.008-05:002021-03-19T15:01:14.217-04:00The Swan Silvertones - Great Day In December (Vee-Jay 869)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OxFgcSMGApzjOTf2KPccf5us8zxa2a_Sl_4xv1Lv9FK_WWlNV-zqz6adCJ5lLrVtSgrjHUEp-iJICehbDjIHGDucEUq-LtQfAPoEvUP9tvfWS3hyphenhyphenoEojukHI90j1M1zgfxbz/s1600-h/Vee-Jay+869.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OxFgcSMGApzjOTf2KPccf5us8zxa2a_Sl_4xv1Lv9FK_WWlNV-zqz6adCJ5lLrVtSgrjHUEp-iJICehbDjIHGDucEUq-LtQfAPoEvUP9tvfWS3hyphenhyphenoEojukHI90j1M1zgfxbz/s320/Vee-Jay+869.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288912175986098786" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pf4052071bf2c9fd371f13fb66877c950Z1x4R1REZmt9&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pf4052071bf2c9fd371f13fb66877c950Z1x4R1REZmt9.mp3">Great Day In December</a><br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfSAKjdDkMHYHin7KUVUWHrxb5saMFLgXS2tPHxRPmUIXF1gjsQbA5io2tuhlvhccGSmYwngxHDgjJuq3cnBubyA8nr5huP7-VNdqPLErmHp-KgadnPCSrtEvGQmJ-1V2-arW/s1600-h/Swan+Silvertones.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfSAKjdDkMHYHin7KUVUWHrxb5saMFLgXS2tPHxRPmUIXF1gjsQbA5io2tuhlvhccGSmYwngxHDgjJuq3cnBubyA8nr5huP7-VNdqPLErmHp-KgadnPCSrtEvGQmJ-1V2-arW/s320/Swan+Silvertones.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288909721899458866" /></a><h3 align="center">CLAUDE JETER<br/>
1914-2009</h3>One of the last true pillars of Quartet Gospel has left us. I got the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/01/08/2009-01-08_legendary_singer_claude_jeter_dies.html">news</a> this morning that <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/rev-claude-jeter">Reverend Claude Jeter</a>, the 'Father of the Falsetto' passed away on January 5th at the Doors Of Jacob Home in the Bronx.<br/><br/>
He came up out of the coal mines of West Virginia and founded one of the most influential vocal groups of all time. Originally known as the Four Harmony Kings, by the early forties they had changed their name to <a href="http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/the_swan_silvertones.html">The Swan Silvertones</a>, and were heard all over the South on their popular 15 minute radio show on WDIR in Knoxville. They recorded for King and Specialty before finding a home at Chicago's Vee-Jay Records in 1955. Jeter's incredible voice helped shape the future of Black music, as his trademark falsetto left its imprint on the development of R&B and Soul, not only in Chicago, but in places like Detroit and Memphis as well. <br/><br/>
After Vee-Jay went out of business in 1965, Jeter walked away from the music business, and was ordained as a minister by The Church Of Holiness Science. Now singing only at services, he lived quietly in Harlem for many years, as the world passed by outside his door.<br/><br/>
There is room at the Inn, my brother... may you rest in peace.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-39218493977537089802008-12-29T12:34:00.008-05:002021-03-19T15:02:53.132-04:00Christian Harmonizers (featuring B. Gordon) - Brightly Bean (Rae-Cox 105)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9aw1czYsWROC-4BEE2Ds-SBdLHEvJysMVHRLGEtmCm0FANuacxaWVOE2Wbwq6eDvaOiffe5Xbhw8R6SPVCfm43EG8Wp-43ywSYk8WWXbKimg4ap4ZH1JdSbMfNrGfZ15wLu7/s1600-h/Rae+Cox+105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9aw1czYsWROC-4BEE2Ds-SBdLHEvJysMVHRLGEtmCm0FANuacxaWVOE2Wbwq6eDvaOiffe5Xbhw8R6SPVCfm43EG8Wp-43ywSYk8WWXbKimg4ap4ZH1JdSbMfNrGfZ15wLu7/s320/Rae+Cox+105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285267534734363410" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P5476b672575896a3c2f501fb5ea0fdafZ1x4R1REZmtz&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P5476b672575896a3c2f501fb5ea0fdafZ1x4R1REZmtz.mp3">Brightly Bean</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrYSMr11zkNY-pV0XohNH-4ZZjBBFO_sUUm00LZqLrQDOkzJSjsKzU2yprb4kJpksz8m7ZosgrmslTGGn7CKSGnIcMjJcpVaXs92jILbLJCUVzQQ_vhMzKgoxikf2AjHpjV11/s1600/portraitweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrYSMr11zkNY-pV0XohNH-4ZZjBBFO_sUUm00LZqLrQDOkzJSjsKzU2yprb4kJpksz8m7ZosgrmslTGGn7CKSGnIcMjJcpVaXs92jILbLJCUVzQQ_vhMzKgoxikf2AjHpjV11/s320/portraitweb.jpg" /></a></div><h3 align="center">BENNY GORDON<br />1932-2008</h3>This marvelous record represents Benny Gordon's first appearance on vinyl. He told me that when the Harmonizers performed it at the Apollo in 1962, they just brought down the house. They were so good, he said, that they were fired, as the rest of the acts on the bill refused to follow them!<br /><br />The next day, he was summoned to Harlem to meet with Swan Silvertones founder <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/rev-claude-jeter">Claude Jeter</a>. He was scared to death. It was nothing personal, Jeter told him, but that they just couldn't abide having a young kid like Benny upstaging them night after night. That was when he decided to 'cross-over', he told me...<br /><br />It was later covered by the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/brooklyn-all-stars">Brooklyn All-Stars</a> (as 'Brightly Beams', which is no doubt the actual title), and Benny was re-united with them this past summer as they celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at the Mt. Zion Church in Orangeburg, South Carolina.<br /><br />Benny had a dream, he told me, that he was being called to sing Brightly Bean one more time.<br /><br />I'm sure that is just what he is doing today.<br /><br />May God rest his soul.Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-26411306137940240182008-12-15T10:45:00.006-05:002021-03-19T15:04:31.137-04:00The Soul Stirrers - Christmas Joy (Checker 5007)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuDL8pEFvhDhGbEFtaacBpm4r0wLP3P6RYFdKNE8xPros9phMKWy0ORfe9QHqZNeHZX86JIckaSL8PMAuu86ZTnOHrq-LTV0YceGpRGt3y6cFErUWV3wD2fUJsD6k1Voa8VM5/s1600-h/CHECKER+5007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuDL8pEFvhDhGbEFtaacBpm4r0wLP3P6RYFdKNE8xPros9phMKWy0ORfe9QHqZNeHZX86JIckaSL8PMAuu86ZTnOHrq-LTV0YceGpRGt3y6cFErUWV3wD2fUJsD6k1Voa8VM5/s320/CHECKER+5007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280044015080788082" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P0a2e2835448a767805685d2da1e9ed8aZ1x4R1REZmR9&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P0a2e2835448a767805685d2da1e9ed8aZ1x4R1REZmR9.mp3">Christmas Joy</a><br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xQ8xGfTTM0qkRyjjoF2LTA0cS4sdnBD_XNxNZxrhtYZjXIdWhgG8hmwQnHd1s33TzysoVC_l4xw1xkd_zg2NI5MLfzBrATocAvnCyGDyu9pOEJRUeZL-JbBmnw9__fPEMmvq/s1600-h/soulstirrers1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xQ8xGfTTM0qkRyjjoF2LTA0cS4sdnBD_XNxNZxrhtYZjXIdWhgG8hmwQnHd1s33TzysoVC_l4xw1xkd_zg2NI5MLfzBrATocAvnCyGDyu9pOEJRUeZL-JbBmnw9__fPEMmvq/s320/soulstirrers1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280046709840392658" /></a>
Here's a gem written by <a href="http://thesoulstirrers.tripod.com/id8.html">Arthur Crume</a> shortly after he joined <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2006/10/soul-stirrers-stand-by-me-father-sar.html">The Soul Stirrers</a> in 1965. Produced by <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/sonny-thompson-rhythm-blues-artist">Sonny Thompson</a>, it just doesn't get much better than this.<br/><br/>
Merry Christmas, everybody!<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-56564186752608745722008-07-01T09:55:00.010-04:002021-03-19T15:05:51.517-04:00Dixie Hummingbirds - I Want To Feel Thy Holy Spirit (Peacock 1808)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5Dh-VwajSbydmoItq-xectKpkPj1QRelZu7UTbM9Ti2GeQd-3L4pTgdVYwpRqzO65salQ4I6F1n-sQu3I8CdEedTpl9YhxuBqbluyMy8PxKvIv3hKKpYPQf9XaBAXsk2XSqd/s1600-h/PEACOCK+1808.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5Dh-VwajSbydmoItq-xectKpkPj1QRelZu7UTbM9Ti2GeQd-3L4pTgdVYwpRqzO65salQ4I6F1n-sQu3I8CdEedTpl9YhxuBqbluyMy8PxKvIv3hKKpYPQf9XaBAXsk2XSqd/s320/PEACOCK+1808.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218044330957919266" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pbeab6da30bb87d6a3b28c8e944c69919Z1x4R1REZmJ2&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pbeab6da30bb87d6a3b28c8e944c69919Z1x4R1REZmJ2.mp3">I Want To Feel Thy Holy Spirit</a><br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IouaLqAdSghY3b0jdBbDchUl0mU90gWgsU3UF14Ljm1eo96qtauJhbSGJQFBX-RmQgASDnnP__6HIBz7XTJ9dkLF-pAvU-Wxl0-2zMIWgs94TPtJrDtkCd4mRNy9IIkycqeq/s1600-h/BIRDS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IouaLqAdSghY3b0jdBbDchUl0mU90gWgsU3UF14Ljm1eo96qtauJhbSGJQFBX-RmQgASDnnP__6HIBz7XTJ9dkLF-pAvU-Wxl0-2zMIWgs94TPtJrDtkCd4mRNy9IIkycqeq/s320/BIRDS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218044722399309778" /></a><h3 align="center">IRA TUCKER<br/>
1925-2008</h3>
Please join me in bidding farewell to one of the most influential figures in Gospel, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/arts/music/26tucker.html">Ira Tucker</a>. As the leader of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M_OY88YYms">Dixie Hummingbirds</a> for nearly seventy years, Tucker brought his own sense of style and rhythm to the music. His fabled theatrics took the quartet experience to the next level, and laid the foundation for what we now call Soul.<br/><br/>
It would be hard to imagine American Music without him.<br/><br/>
May he rest in peace.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-39472740872413116552008-04-25T09:32:00.001-04:002021-03-19T15:07:51.035-04:00The Blind Boys of Alabama - Down By The Riverside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuE7ah_mQSJ7W-Nieb1gvPPGw_regjQfQvuV2nJqwG1XvR1-WltULBWYGg0Fi7ADMdUZj0euQKomQBb0QM7UUmJ78wPrB6J-QDD7xMpn_JXmtvzi_dib1AihSZPEpbUPvlCst/s1600-h/BBNOLA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuE7ah_mQSJ7W-Nieb1gvPPGw_regjQfQvuV2nJqwG1XvR1-WltULBWYGg0Fi7ADMdUZj0euQKomQBb0QM7UUmJ78wPrB6J-QDD7xMpn_JXmtvzi_dib1AihSZPEpbUPvlCst/s320/BBNOLA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191507674007838770" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P5631a2ba84db437c7a26a716395a976bZ1x4R1REYWtz&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P5631a2ba84db437c7a26a716395a976bZ1x4R1REYWtz.mp3">Down By The Riverside</a><br/><br/>
Well folks, by now you should know that I'm down in New Orleans for my annual full immersion Gospel Tent experience at Jazz Fest. Just like we did <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/04/blind-boys-of-alabama-demons.html">last year</a>, let's talk a little bit about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Down-Orleans-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B000YXMMDG/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpt/105-1598012-0758807">The Blind Boys of Alabama's latest album</a>.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Qj9G2O4CA6MiEKIxcZ1M71Sxw1_QJCfAAwal9CgxF9QBLwKZ7HJWZfYs9ck8dJkunVGQLB4YaMVrCwaQUASesLMuAaWliruRjqVTQe2EUErqecjxHMfDkjG0XH4ITfrRJtHI/s1600-h/large_blindboys.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Qj9G2O4CA6MiEKIxcZ1M71Sxw1_QJCfAAwal9CgxF9QBLwKZ7HJWZfYs9ck8dJkunVGQLB4YaMVrCwaQUASesLMuAaWliruRjqVTQe2EUErqecjxHMfDkjG0XH4ITfrRJtHI/s200/large_blindboys.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191857933856421922" /></a>With the help of Crescent City legends like Allen Toussaint and <a href="http://www.preservationhall.com/press/content-brunious-legend.htm">The Preservation Hall Jazz Band</a> (both of whom are featured on our current swinging selection), The Blind Boys have come up with another winner. The Gospel roots of New Orleans run deep, and the decision to record down there was a brilliant one. In addition to some old-time Dixieland standards like this one, the Boys cover material ranging from moving <a href="http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jack-mah.htm">Mahalia Jackson</a> spirituals to a rousing rendition of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_King">Earl King</a>'s <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=271246719&id=271246715&s=143441">Make A Better World</a>. Led by the charismatic <a href="http://www.blindboys.com/about.html">Jimmy Carter</a> and their newest full-time member, <a href="http://www.ccnow.com/cgi-local/sc_cart.cgi?1011634319272537">Ben Moore</a> (aka <a href="http://www.pauseandplay.com/purify.htm">Bobby Purify</a>), they will be appearing at <a href="http://www.tipitinas.com/default.asp">Tipitina's</a> at a record release party on April 26th, along with Toussaint, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and other special guests. It's great to see this venerable Gospel institution carrying on in such a fine manner.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUjLtKAaNGoYeIjb8FQAbY1Gtd6KmUqvFUJItwt3106HDMBKb1vaq7k7kgZrp0AdWoUlwNj-ITEmw5TfT4oJbyN1H1gJyz41xn1zE7pGAqHAUd5HgbHYLM8Q8beGpviauT5NO/s1600-h/Clarence.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUjLtKAaNGoYeIjb8FQAbY1Gtd6KmUqvFUJItwt3106HDMBKb1vaq7k7kgZrp0AdWoUlwNj-ITEmw5TfT4oJbyN1H1gJyz41xn1zE7pGAqHAUd5HgbHYLM8Q8beGpviauT5NO/s200/Clarence.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192038842173896754" /></a>...I'll tell you what, though. I miss Clarence Fountain. As we talked about <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/04/blind-boys-of-alabama-demons.html">a year ago</a>, Clarence's diabetes has led to kidney problems which require ongoing dialysis. At that time, The Blind Boys released a statement that read "Clarence Fountain will be performing with The Blind Boys of Alabama whenever possible but his availability is subject to his health, which has been compromised by diabetes..." When I heard that they were recording <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Down-Orleans-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B000YXMMDG/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpt/105-1598012-0758807">Down in New Orleans</a> last fall, I assumed that Clarence would be well enough to join them. Sadly, this was not the case. He is not mentioned at all in the liner notes, or on the Boys' <a href="http://www.blindboys.com/about.html">website</a>. Is it me, or is the fact that this is the first Blind Boys album without Clarence Fountain in over <a href="http://blog.justmovingon.info/2008/04/05/five-blind-boys-of-alabama--i-can-tell-the-world.aspx">thirty years</a> a big deal? I don't understand why more hasn't been made of that in the press... <br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VLommM_XXaSLU9EbbngeIWygmukvDTAZxVUI2ckv11BB26s3rRzwfQHqIE4Xfz3h0mWncdRhQ1Wn5UQUPo2tqnWcoFJ02LUC64GhLFDeuvYEmXb86QU_xowdM1yI8gBWOd0w/s1600-h/Clarence2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VLommM_XXaSLU9EbbngeIWygmukvDTAZxVUI2ckv11BB26s3rRzwfQHqIE4Xfz3h0mWncdRhQ1Wn5UQUPo2tqnWcoFJ02LUC64GhLFDeuvYEmXb86QU_xowdM1yI8gBWOd0w/s200/Clarence2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192040577340684354" /></a>This is one of the great voices in Gospel music, folks. In my opinion he is on a par with people like <a href="http://afgen.com/blind.html">Archie Brownlee</a> and <a href="http://www.scgospelquartet.com/revjuliuscheeks.html">Julius Cheeks</a>. The fact that this voice has apparently left us... that when I saw him during Jazz Fest in 2006 it really was 'the last time', is something I can't totally take in right now. If indeed the Blind Boys have moved on without him, as it appears they have, I'd like to take a moment here to acknowledge this wonderful man for his sixty years of heartfelt praise and joyful song. <br/><br/>
You changed my life, Mister Fountain, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. <a href="http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=622&LABEL_ID=3">God Is Real</a>.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-42063325620232591672008-02-20T17:52:00.021-05:002021-03-19T15:10:24.569-04:00Solomon Burke - Here's My Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCveTkpbT6fhvHz3KEETw-4NpbMyjA4TMSE2b9MsEsfKdp936xlxEMJmBsFlOkr8dPiqN0gzWqYIl2ZJTVCKO-SeeN2UIOpT0YEJceQxH6u9a6N51EdhBT7ChFDUuiNTWGvD_/s1600-h/SAVOY+14660.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCveTkpbT6fhvHz3KEETw-4NpbMyjA4TMSE2b9MsEsfKdp936xlxEMJmBsFlOkr8dPiqN0gzWqYIl2ZJTVCKO-SeeN2UIOpT0YEJceQxH6u9a6N51EdhBT7ChFDUuiNTWGvD_/s320/SAVOY+14660.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169199644823705698" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P024f7be3c37ddd63d6da5b74af082dd0Z1x4R1REYWZy&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P024f7be3c37ddd63d6da5b74af082dd0Z1x4R1REYWZy.mp3">Here's My Life</a><br/><br/>
Like many Soul singers, <a href="http://www.thekingsolomonburke.com/">Solomon Burke</a> came up out of the Gospel tradition. Unlike most of them, however, he has remained intimately involved in the Church throughout his illustrious career, and continues to act as the Apostolic and Spiritual leader of his own congregation, <span style="font-weight:bold;">The House Of God For All People</span>. <br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjx_bQ92bMk0IE3BMgmb_crtgocsluhpq7LHa1IB9INP1YYWs-F8gg1xTaG6Jwxc9A_P3F646W70JaoQBhHinZ7BB8rDm1b0JMRpcIobtqE_0K-aH1GT1PqkKyfQM-95pCdQ1/s1600-h/HOPPhila.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjx_bQ92bMk0IE3BMgmb_crtgocsluhpq7LHa1IB9INP1YYWs-F8gg1xTaG6Jwxc9A_P3F646W70JaoQBhHinZ7BB8rDm1b0JMRpcIobtqE_0K-aH1GT1PqkKyfQM-95pCdQ1/s200/HOPPhila.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169202707135387762" /></a>In his own words, Solomon was "born a Bishop," coming into the world in an upstairs room at his Grandmother's Church while services were being held downstairs. As we talked about a while back on <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/05/solomon-burke-what-am-i-living-for.html">The B Side</a>, Eleanora Moore, had received a vision that her grandson was coming. "A Child shall lead them," she was told, and set about building a church for the boy preacher that had been promised them, a church that would grow into <a href="http://www.tuhopfap.org/index2.html">The House Of Prayer For All People</a> in West Philadelphia. That church had been chartered from one of the most charismatic and colorful figures in the early days of Gospel, <a href="http://www.bookrags.com/research/daddy-grace-eorl-04/">Sweet Daddy Grace</a>.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALYbzmm5ATc7nlnZCYuouaNfPLmt4ld1alqqtAnQLgUV4n2dtGBwWiI7IeebDVV2hsN38h0bG69eNlXmS1lLtE5OtK4lRn_XJV5bqldXRppvaEpTxc-UuT5jKtcn0X81QzOnF/s1600-h/Dg1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALYbzmm5ATc7nlnZCYuouaNfPLmt4ld1alqqtAnQLgUV4n2dtGBwWiI7IeebDVV2hsN38h0bG69eNlXmS1lLtE5OtK4lRn_XJV5bqldXRppvaEpTxc-UuT5jKtcn0X81QzOnF/s200/Dg1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169209003557443714" /></a>Marceline Manuel DaGraca was born on Brava, one of the Cape Verde Islands, in the 1880s. Hearing the call early on, he left for America in 1903 and set out to establish his ministry. He built the first <span style="font-weight:bold;">House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith</span> with his bare hands in Wareham, Massachusetts in 1919. By 1926 he was already branching out, and the congregation he set up in Charlotte, North Carolina would bring him to national prominence. A controversial figure that was years ahead of his time, Grace was preaching to blacks and whites alike, holding giant pentecostal services that included brass 'shout bands' and mass baptisms on the beach (a tradition that continues in Charlotte to this day, with the help of the local fire department).<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXyIuYHOMBpSFi9AGUCk3_uKTBQWXufwN5yswwiXjytBxqTxjcOV4j7wSBDjwGssaTTK2veLy3s-xDJvkAPsvnxM-oJ5v2SakQgiTOvDYk2ZApZfarlgok9cCdFbxidUX18m1/s1600-h/Bishop+Grace.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXyIuYHOMBpSFi9AGUCk3_uKTBQWXufwN5yswwiXjytBxqTxjcOV4j7wSBDjwGssaTTK2veLy3s-xDJvkAPsvnxM-oJ5v2SakQgiTOvDYk2ZApZfarlgok9cCdFbxidUX18m1/s200/Bishop+Grace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169239149932894354" /></a><a href="http://capeverde-islands.com/grace.html">Sweet Daddy</a>, as his followers called him, soon expanded nationwide. His flamboyant style and sharp business acumen combined to make him both extremely popular and extremely wealthy, with extensive real estate holdings from Harlem to Oakland, as well as his "own line of 'Daddy Grace' coffee, tea, soaps, and hand creams reputed to have healing properties." By the 1930s, Newark, New Jersey would become his base of operations, and his appearances at 'charter' churches, like the one in Philadelphia, became the stuff of legend. People would clamor to 'touch the hem of his garment', a garment that became increasingly more ornate as he proclaimed his status as the one true shepherd of his followers, empowered with the multiple gifts of the Holy Ghost. This was the man that would preside at Solomon Burke's baptism, becoming his true 'Godfather'.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtIrgxYgNl4WeSMCrH2nLUwB_DYnxS1OJVfdgjwimrpMyqIpor2u5TuoPKoTur1tf-DukdxWlKQpQftSSLr5nZArn5zX4nBV0IAj8zW_DSOclu-jJJ3vFEvV2n3bcGWKAASkq/s1600-h/SB18.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtIrgxYgNl4WeSMCrH2nLUwB_DYnxS1OJVfdgjwimrpMyqIpor2u5TuoPKoTur1tf-DukdxWlKQpQftSSLr5nZArn5zX4nBV0IAj8zW_DSOclu-jJJ3vFEvV2n3bcGWKAASkq/s200/SB18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169248830789179554" /></a>By the time he was seven years old, Solomon was preaching from the pulpit of the Philadelphia House Of Prayer for All People, and he became quite the local phenomenon, just as his Grandmother had been told that he would. He would begin his own radio ministry while barely into his teens, eventually (among many other enterprises) beginning his own church, <span style="font-weight:bold;">The House of God for All People</span>, which would derive its charter from the House of Prayer. That Church has grown to include <span style="font-weight:bold;">Solomon's Temples of the World </span>and <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Royal Universal Triumph Dominion Center of Life and Truth</span>, with branches throughout the world.<br/><br/>
Sweet Daddy Grace would be proud.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzJ6MfuEJIpWUQUHwc5JGigvFm9qm99Wwkff5Ur1Cuz6WfFonHx2l51MMuQ1Wubf1FkHoiOsCdYxUm2nZbtrxxz8hp0Hy5PGIObM7hX4T3kL70UrHGNA5kGJx5NrYR-6wKtO/s1600-h/our+wedding.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzJ6MfuEJIpWUQUHwc5JGigvFm9qm99Wwkff5Ur1Cuz6WfFonHx2l51MMuQ1Wubf1FkHoiOsCdYxUm2nZbtrxxz8hp0Hy5PGIObM7hX4T3kL70UrHGNA5kGJx5NrYR-6wKtO/s200/our+wedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169257987659454642" /></a>Doctor Burke, while certainly making no secret of the fact that he was the Bishop of his own Church, has pretty much kept his persona as our Greatest Living Soul Singer separate from that of spiritual leader. As you may know, my wife and I were <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/05/solomon-burke-what-am-i-living-for.html">married by Solomon</a> fifteen years ago this coming May. While we always appreciated his religious side, and understood how solid his 'Gospel Roots' were, it wasn't until this past weekend that we experienced it firsthand. After a major mix-up kept us from attending his show at B.B. King's in New York last week, we decided to make the trip to see him in his hometown of Philadelphia.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OHdH0icWoqXgyHDzUaZlsHghv60i-ZzXvaEPyOcEEYdhzdXK5P5YSjTU2arQLWZRP7Rh3WzMcMtezifYG7EzuilH9NZu_BTRcQ_wNIZy-Zrvk5bnqYf9ojGZ1ADsKAD57-D9/s1600-h/BIBLEWAY.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OHdH0icWoqXgyHDzUaZlsHghv60i-ZzXvaEPyOcEEYdhzdXK5P5YSjTU2arQLWZRP7Rh3WzMcMtezifYG7EzuilH9NZu_BTRcQ_wNIZy-Zrvk5bnqYf9ojGZ1ADsKAD57-D9/s200/BIBLEWAY.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169265654176078018" /></a>According to Solomon's website, he was going to be appearing at <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Greater Bibleway Temple</span> on North 52nd Street in a "high praise and worship service celebration with <span style="font-weight:bold;">Lady Thomasina James</span> and many special guests..." We weren't sure what to expect, but we knew it was gonna be deep. We had no idea! After Lady James led the Church in some traditional hymns from the piano, he was introduced as 'Archbishop King Solomon Burke', and presided over a two hour service that included the Bishops and Elders of many area churches, as well as a number of members of his extended family.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHx5O2FWgw-o2D_9ASRSx-CN4v43o_YxFkXWhMUUZbkSWf69YY42SpTdcSL4X6YuWTjnSWbRU0z9ClAtUbsDBYXmAafmKQfWHzWGfj_snYG3LJYO2AFy_KEtcFdC8A9JwKvUi/s1600-h/Apostle+Corbin.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHx5O2FWgw-o2D_9ASRSx-CN4v43o_YxFkXWhMUUZbkSWf69YY42SpTdcSL4X6YuWTjnSWbRU0z9ClAtUbsDBYXmAafmKQfWHzWGfj_snYG3LJYO2AFy_KEtcFdC8A9JwKvUi/s200/Apostle+Corbin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169430799963576530" /></a>The occasion was "The Apostolic Consecration and Love, Joy, Praise, and Worship Celebration of Overseer Laurena Burke Corbin to the Holy Office of Apostleship." Overseer Corbin is Solomon's younger sister, and the pastor of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Our First Temple of Faith Mt. Deborah Pentecostal Church</span> on Haverford Avenue in Philadelphia. Her solemn elevation to the rank of Apostle was truly a sight to behold, as she was surrounded by the Bishops and Elders who laid hands on her and literally raised her up whilst loudly praising the Lord in the language of the Holy Ghost. Simply amazing.<br/><br/>
Archbishop Burke then invited the congregation to rise up and stand before him, as he bestowed on each of them their own Special Blessing that spoke directly to the heart of their relationship with God.<br/><br/>
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There was Joy, there was Weeping, there was Healing and the Casting Out of Demons. This was the real thing, folks. I finally began to understand just how deep Solomon is, and just how profoundly his secular music is illuminated by his Faith in Jesus. No wonder it's so good!<br/><br/>
Solomon performed with <a href="http://blackgospel.blogspot.com/2005/08/dixie-hummingbirds-77th-anniversary.html">Ira Tucker and the Dixie Hummingbirds</a> last month in North Carolina, and there is talk about an upcoming Gospel album... if it's half as good as the material he recorded for Savoy in the eighties (like our current selection), it should be fantastic.<br/><br/>
Here's to a man who has managed to remain 'a prophet in his own home', while fulfilling his destiny as the one and only 'King of Rock and Soul'. We consider ourselves truly blessed to have been there on Sunday, and are thankful for the continued presence of Solomon Burke in our lives.<br/><br/>
"So Be It, Peace. All Is Well."<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-20668827495527806682008-01-17T08:15:00.000-05:002021-03-19T15:13:55.446-04:00Bishop Joe Simon - There's A God Somewhere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizPHX-g__R-ya2snKrdxEmgIQVgoGBiuVbQv1qU7TqAGucwkiH4VIEwb-5ybX7L5K2uCN7CehaTTlZqFxuCV7-kWs_KOVnJpJdOXC0zO6w56UgYjBa3Bfq-81aXOBMOAz-pBH/s1600-h/timetochange.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizPHX-g__R-ya2snKrdxEmgIQVgoGBiuVbQv1qU7TqAGucwkiH4VIEwb-5ybX7L5K2uCN7CehaTTlZqFxuCV7-kWs_KOVnJpJdOXC0zO6w56UgYjBa3Bfq-81aXOBMOAz-pBH/s320/timetochange.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156433156238013346" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pa089130b74359cf0e1ec7987a99fc721Z1x4R1REYWBz&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pa089130b74359cf0e1ec7987a99fc721Z1x4R1REYWBz.mp3">There's A God Somewhere</a><br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_WdvzSeq4eFXXJf_dhymWWDJLXzN8aUL1gaVdxu_HAAsz7IgFnvOCtPWrSYsjivxxe14R4Euc_DYMDZmadt4TxNbHzfL75MIgm7AzLAiyddVYGNOZ66XbSDGfd7hiSEwV6E2/s1600-h/porretta+logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_WdvzSeq4eFXXJf_dhymWWDJLXzN8aUL1gaVdxu_HAAsz7IgFnvOCtPWrSYsjivxxe14R4Euc_DYMDZmadt4TxNbHzfL75MIgm7AzLAiyddVYGNOZ66XbSDGfd7hiSEwV6E2/s200/porretta+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156273237425714034" /></a>Well, the word is out. <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=119194501">Bishop Joe Simon</a> will be headlining the 21st Annual <a href="http://www.porrettasoul.it/eng/html/star07.htm">Soul Festival</a> in Porretta Terme, Italy this coming July. Considered one of the premier events of the European summer concert season, this year's lineup will also feature <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/04/etta-james-im-gonna-take-what-hes-got.html">Etta James</a>, <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/06/mable-john-bigger-better-stax-215.html">Mabel John</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Pie_DeSanto">Sugar Pie DeSanto</a> in what promises to be some show! As I'm sure you know, Joe Simon was one of the true superstars of Soul, with no less then 48 appearances on Billboard's R&B chart between 1965 and 1981, including 38 that reached the top forty, 12 that broke into the top ten, and 3 number one smash hits... wow!<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwOT8ia40u99OewG4WJzBMucoUOJpX2YutoNxy38kgbuL5TS-LKwFfdjUsyzI3ZSsTPUfHttMcGTqGzuMeF_yRhR7_S5NERj2r6Lk0bO3kEE58xH_f106Lw-wUMpV80yEJJUy/s1600-h/6447.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwOT8ia40u99OewG4WJzBMucoUOJpX2YutoNxy38kgbuL5TS-LKwFfdjUsyzI3ZSsTPUfHttMcGTqGzuMeF_yRhR7_S5NERj2r6Lk0bO3kEE58xH_f106Lw-wUMpV80yEJJUy/s200/6447.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156269900236125010" /></a>An absolute natural, to say that he was the 'real deal' would be an understatement. I've featured Joe a couple of times on <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/09/joe-simon-come-on-and-get-it-sound.html">The B Side</a>, and he's been a major part of our <a href="http://souldetective.blogspot.com/2007/07/case-five-allen-orange.html">Case Five</a> investigation over at <a href="http://www.souldetective.com/">soul detective</a> on Allen Orange and Sound Stage 7. In the early eighties, Simon walked away from R&B, and devoted his life to God. He is quoted on his excellent <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=119194501">MySpace page</a> as saying "My greatest joy in life was the day I met Christ." Over the years, he has built the <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=119194501">Bishop Joe Simon Ministries Community Crusade</a> into a positive global force that invites those of us in need to "Make Your Future Better Than Your Past - Reach Out for Help and Reach Up to Life."<br/><br/>
I was completely amazed when I received an email last week asking me to contact Bishop Simon! No stranger to the world wide web, he had visited my site and read what I had written about all of the people he used to work with back in his Nashville days. He had lost track of everybody years ago, he said, and was looking to try and re-connect. I'm happy to report that I was able to get him back in touch with our man <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2007/07/joe-simon-moon-walk-part-ii.html">Bob Wilson</a>, who was the keyboard man and session leader on so many of Simon's big records. Such is the power of the internet, folks!<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVLxTvYZAWqazlpRoMnZ_JnyNzZfjLLatyLtrZQVJgbQ9gPbduKN_C1VVXXxoeqDJwUTyWGhdin-wlkKp6yG0aIxr-EdxzzQdPnQHzCcHsKf82NvEoFUdiNi4EnTETtB33K3E/s1600-h/JSimon2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVLxTvYZAWqazlpRoMnZ_JnyNzZfjLLatyLtrZQVJgbQ9gPbduKN_C1VVXXxoeqDJwUTyWGhdin-wlkKp6yG0aIxr-EdxzzQdPnQHzCcHsKf82NvEoFUdiNi4EnTETtB33K3E/s200/JSimon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156270368387560290" /></a>Bishop Simon was kind enough to speak with me at length about his days as an R&B powerhouse, and his partnership with the legendary <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/09/joe-simon-come-on-and-get-it-sound.html">John R</a>, who was the man behind his meteoric rise to the top. Above all, however, it was all about that voice. Simon's smoky velvet baritone, his soaring soulful delivery, carved out a unique place in the history of R&B. I'll tell you what, this excellent selection we have here today shows that he's still got it, man. The vocals are every bit as powerful as they were back then. Isn't it great to hear him singing like that again! This track is taken from the phenomenal Gospel album he recorded in 2006 for Parliament Records, <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/bishopjoesimon">Time To Change</a>, available both on <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/bishopjoesimon">CD</a>, and as a digital download on his <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=119194501">MySpace page</a>. Go ahead and buy one.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL4mhP29YO-LIKwiVkS-vQw-tQ7K2nKSBhIVBg61ioY2_uBfduebFU2UX4yJndrM4innKEy9JZn-IW6JKLhMmWkoWH4J2JCtjCcXqN4T5258wa85OQkGxwpbl8uj08vwihqmo/s1600-h/Avenue+D+Boys.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL4mhP29YO-LIKwiVkS-vQw-tQ7K2nKSBhIVBg61ioY2_uBfduebFU2UX4yJndrM4innKEy9JZn-IW6JKLhMmWkoWH4J2JCtjCcXqN4T5258wa85OQkGxwpbl8uj08vwihqmo/s200/Avenue+D+Boys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156280543165084546" /></a>As a part of Bishop Simon's Community Crusade, he has become involved with the <b>Avenue D Boys Choir</b>, a heroic group of young men from Fort Pierce, Florida whose after school program has provided an alternative to the mean streets around them. After performing with the Choir several times down on the 'Treasure Coast', he invited them to Chicago to record with him. Simon would now like to bring the Boys to Italy to sing with him at Porretta. If you would like to donate something, however small, to help make that dream a reality, please contact:<br/><br/>
The Bishop Joe Simon Community Crusade/Avenue D Boys Choir<br/>
PO Box 2046<br/>
Fort Pierce, FL 34954<br/>
772-342-6317<br/>
I asked Bishop Simon if he will be performing any of his 'secular' R&B material at the festival... he's not talking.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-69259959902112133582007-12-20T08:56:00.000-05:002021-03-19T15:16:13.848-04:00Sister Lucille Pope and the Pearly Gates - Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9orZA6z6i7WudY8SueaMTAjv94SAG_L1PVQvecPZO4Yx9wgas0Du2ViEs7oZEnxh7cdiNJqrJdQuctHQE5XrJ9yQke49-AUZQdDtmNvE0E5ASfeokTNQOmwWeH1I4KkfVuRN/s1600-h/NAC+7229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9orZA6z6i7WudY8SueaMTAjv94SAG_L1PVQvecPZO4Yx9wgas0Du2ViEs7oZEnxh7cdiNJqrJdQuctHQE5XrJ9yQke49-AUZQdDtmNvE0E5ASfeokTNQOmwWeH1I4KkfVuRN/s320/NAC+7229.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146054140133961602" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pd291426e7258ccbff17d54e221528110Z1x4R1REYWFy&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>
<a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pd291426e7258ccbff17d54e221528110Z1x4R1REYWFy.mp3">Merry Christmas</a><br/><br/>
As you may know, I am a big fan of <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2007/02/sister-lucille-pope-do-you-know-what.html">Sister Lucille Pope</a>.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71QtavsedrddcxeD0m9WYGcruG6_XWpYgERxPXLG6_uPC3eslzShcbNlDKu1KIFDkcKyqqb9hcXBFf1tpnyrmajyEp-RMHJ27ZbmmfwigDAPEtBBM9gM3HwKGCSYzN2VHKfox/s1600-h/Pearly+Gates.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71QtavsedrddcxeD0m9WYGcruG6_XWpYgERxPXLG6_uPC3eslzShcbNlDKu1KIFDkcKyqqb9hcXBFf1tpnyrmajyEp-RMHJ27ZbmmfwigDAPEtBBM9gM3HwKGCSYzN2VHKfox/s320/Pearly+Gates.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146056253257871266" /></a><br/><br/>
Through the efforts of my friend <a href="http://www.unitywithpam.org/">Pam Willis-Hovey</a>, I was able to speak with Sister Pope on the telephone not too long ago. Truly a remarkable woman, we spoke for the better part of an hour. She and her Pearly Gates are still out there performing, staying pretty close to their home base near Atlanta nowadays. Although many of the original 'Gates' have passed on, it's still a family operation, led by her husband of 33 years, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Brother Lewis Alexander</span> and now including her grandson, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tuqwan Jordan</span>. Sister Lucille told me that she's been called 'the best kept secret in Gospel Music'.<br/><br/>
I'd like to change that.<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe9iTcDfc158B-UIC-Ipfk4P_ysD-tqW6wlbe3aFi344FYlBvPcFMKomUKEDd-pfl_y67wgf3Mlr27EG_CGxL8uQxwqL2_IMMrjgoQx7gItxVwrrDWsVIpLJA5jV5YJ3aYhJY/s1600-h/EDDO+165B.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe9iTcDfc158B-UIC-Ipfk4P_ysD-tqW6wlbe3aFi344FYlBvPcFMKomUKEDd-pfl_y67wgf3Mlr27EG_CGxL8uQxwqL2_IMMrjgoQx7gItxVwrrDWsVIpLJA5jV5YJ3aYhJY/s200/EDDO+165B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146060316296933298" /></a>I found today's great selection on a Nashboro cassette I picked up recently. If you listen closely, you can hear the pops and ticks of the vinyl source it was taken from. Although it says on the tape that all the songs were produced by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Shannon Williams</span>, I believe it comes from her pre-Nashville days, when she recorded for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ed Sheahan</span>'s Eddo label in the early sixties. In any event, it's just great. I love the way Sister Lucille just kind of tells the story of Christmas over the lone guitar and harmony chorus of the Gates.<br/><br/>
"Jesus is real," Sister Pope told me. Let's wish him a Happy Birthday.<br/><br/>
"Merry, Merry Christmas to you..."<br/><br/>
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<a name="SLPBD">1/17/08</a><br/><br/>
This just in:<br/><br/>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQievCeqvBRV9EemdYeDBNxxBip-l6vI-f7qVx2yfhquXo7KOozFEJdB5mimza9yws5DXW_MvyfHVt3rLD0H7blwCI5Y3wQy6iwUofTFRgGYaSxFzgSGwCe-Qmyfj1FEzKsq0Z/s1600-h/SLP+flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQievCeqvBRV9EemdYeDBNxxBip-l6vI-f7qVx2yfhquXo7KOozFEJdB5mimza9yws5DXW_MvyfHVt3rLD0H7blwCI5Y3wQy6iwUofTFRgGYaSxFzgSGwCe-Qmyfj1FEzKsq0Z/s400/SLP+flyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156483901276615602" /></a><br/><br/>
Sister Lucille Pope called me the other night to tell me about her big annual birthday celebration, going on this weekend just outside of Atlanta. She sent along the flyer above, and I'd like to do my part to try and spread the word.<br/><br/>
The Celebration will be held this Sunday, January 20th at 5pm at:<br/><br/>
The Paradise Church of God in Christ<br/>
4234 Hendrix Drive<br/>
Forest Park, GA 30297<br/>
404-361-0260<br/><br/>
The program will include not only Sister Pope and the Pearly Gates, but The Mighty Sons of Zion, The Young Believers of Christ, Sister Sarah McKinnie and many more. If you are anywhere near the Atlanta area, you owe it to yourself to go hear this great woman of God lift her voice in praise!<br/><br/>
Best kept secret no more!<br/>
Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-71994163619312355442007-08-28T10:29:00.000-04:002021-03-19T15:18:25.173-04:00Julius Bradley - Another Chance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq8Rsw6AZHQfjdA2WFdYXnWcz97Ak-jFfc05Vwb8WVc0DTCRt_ekMzkV0Tf-RZFAtCjZAPiOUS78LWSH2MeslGmKlvgjeoXqIbYfL5b7AiuSZtFjrFitUdy5PfGgZe5rL4Pg9/s1600-h/JB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq8Rsw6AZHQfjdA2WFdYXnWcz97Ak-jFfc05Vwb8WVc0DTCRt_ekMzkV0Tf-RZFAtCjZAPiOUS78LWSH2MeslGmKlvgjeoXqIbYfL5b7AiuSZtFjrFitUdy5PfGgZe5rL4Pg9/s320/JB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103759382984950914" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pfe89aabfac3ea13913e4db357d3d4733Z1x4R1REYGVz&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pfe89aabfac3ea13913e4db357d3d4733Z1x4R1REYGVz.mp3">Another Chance</a><br/><br/>
Hey, everybody. I'm not sure if you remember this but, back in May of 2006, I told you about a trip I made to <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/05/lynn-white-hooked-on-your-love-waylo.html">Royal Studio</a> in Memphis. I spoke about a great guy I met while I was there, who was kind enough to show me around. He was working on a Gospel album at Royal, he told me, and promised that when it was finished he'd send us a copy.<br/><br/>
Well, here it is.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PE1WN-VsZQ2e4yabHRyVo0_4evTDjvyq7HdhXEo7ZijmLpi0kIVSXegZjSKqBTijdyGa9oVBdvxUlnTQrq3QSDIdREpOeIH_3_Eb9_km328rL2FPWq6DyL0t8XJcSlKf8PZc/s1600-h/Julius+Portrait.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PE1WN-VsZQ2e4yabHRyVo0_4evTDjvyq7HdhXEo7ZijmLpi0kIVSXegZjSKqBTijdyGa9oVBdvxUlnTQrq3QSDIdREpOeIH_3_Eb9_km328rL2FPWq6DyL0t8XJcSlKf8PZc/s200/Julius+Portrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103775957263746226" /></a>Julius Bradley was born in Memphis. As the son of the Reverend Archie Bradley, he grew up surrounded by music at the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. He became a member of the <a href="http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=09&p_num=05">Concert Choir</a> at Lane College in the early sixties, further developing his appreciation and love of African-American music. Graduating in 1964, he returned home to a city that was just entering it's 'golden age' of Soul. As a young musician, he studied under the great Onzie Horne, and began a lifelong association with Willie Mitchell.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XcTDQXz2hBv5qDY4CP9ztb7fXlSmNB0nVkux8DwPVIjWae8-F9TfYpEQkKEhZdjHGXvLD1fJ-PPrbkPYrLDNE5vRfDW68fa-RkvT-RO-zs2ehScw-ux6rmztnJ9CGUg1JT1S/s1600-h/at+the+board.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XcTDQXz2hBv5qDY4CP9ztb7fXlSmNB0nVkux8DwPVIjWae8-F9TfYpEQkKEhZdjHGXvLD1fJ-PPrbkPYrLDNE5vRfDW68fa-RkvT-RO-zs2ehScw-ux6rmztnJ9CGUg1JT1S/s200/at+the+board.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103773552082060450" /></a>Over the course of time, Julius became a regular at Royal, involved in all aspects of recording and production. Working with Willie, he also developed his songwriting skills, composing songs for Al Green, <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/04/otis-clay-brand-new-thing-hi-2206.html">Otis Clay</a>, <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/05/lynn-white-hooked-on-your-love-waylo.html">Lynn White</a> and others. <b>He Is Coming Back</b> is the culmination of those years of study, and represents the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. With Bradley writing and aranging all the tunes on the album, it was also "mixed, engineered and co-produced under the tutelage and by the Learned Hand of 'The Master' - Mr. Willie Mitchell."<br/><br/>
A collaboration between two old friends, the album is a warm and welcome affirmation of life. I know I can certainly relate to what Julius is saying here in today's selection... we could all use Another Chance.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiM0HCRNYhZKUeJKfhJO3Cm6jYUszdyA1brw6A87EqmW89MhDwStefFkU7i14bQ-BV8pLUWpS7sC-XlHTpqqE_YOm7DAZwaLgNUaCbTL1YKxJgIu_Aw9M7qVMIXldExJPnues/s1600-h/RESARTUS.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiM0HCRNYhZKUeJKfhJO3Cm6jYUszdyA1brw6A87EqmW89MhDwStefFkU7i14bQ-BV8pLUWpS7sC-XlHTpqqE_YOm7DAZwaLgNUaCbTL1YKxJgIu_Aw9M7qVMIXldExJPnues/s200/RESARTUS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103818404425532626" /></a>While the details of sales and distribution are still being sorted out, you can order a copy of the CD from:<br/>
RESARTUS MANAGEMENT GROUP<br/>
PO Box 1972<br/>
Memphis, TN 38101<br/>
901.774.6385<br/><br/>
Thank You, Julius, for remembering us.<br/>Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-56418424442793982222007-04-17T16:42:00.000-04:002021-03-19T15:20:45.927-04:00The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Demons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo4bG5jfJB-Gl7Ws3C5b2RATHViobKra48OVkGTsp4-fndj-d_0i54wro0add4CHqV5KPWZ8UI3d5ma_GRlqXkhBmqrjU4SXirGagrNnXgOT2hdu1iFPmP33N_imXRRhSKt8f/s1600-h/A+Bomb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo4bG5jfJB-Gl7Ws3C5b2RATHViobKra48OVkGTsp4-fndj-d_0i54wro0add4CHqV5KPWZ8UI3d5ma_GRlqXkhBmqrjU4SXirGagrNnXgOT2hdu1iFPmP33N_imXRRhSKt8f/s320/A+Bomb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054503818753880018" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=P805759b628991f3a6776b453b4188a02Z1x4R1REYGJ2&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/P805759b628991f3a6776b453b4188a02Z1x4R1REYGJ2.mp3">Demons</a><br/><br/>
Hey everybody. As you may have noticed, I've been working on a four part series on <a href="http://www.blindboys.com/main.html">The Blind Boys Of Alabama</a>. I had every intention of tackling the post dealing with their new millenium work with producer John Chelew on Peter Gabriel's Real World label before I left to go to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, but I kinda ran out of time...<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5LM5ZWbleSO-yaNEJC5-pGoWdNx0QgHv7SkRUAs7owg8WxKdpPmaN08oitOKfdDVnt_sT4ctZEEvroaprOlMs9vqqXTAuhRlSxzcv8ZehRo5do7ALAn_QhvrVn141hn5Cngk/s1600-h/3+Orig+04.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5LM5ZWbleSO-yaNEJC5-pGoWdNx0QgHv7SkRUAs7owg8WxKdpPmaN08oitOKfdDVnt_sT4ctZEEvroaprOlMs9vqqXTAuhRlSxzcv8ZehRo5do7ALAn_QhvrVn141hn5Cngk/s200/3+Orig+04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057526890209268914" /></a>As <a href="http://homeofthegroove.blogspot.com/">Dan Phillips</a> can tell you, I spend an inordinate amount of time down there in the Gospel tent. Last year, the Blind Boys were playing at the House Of Blues on the Saturday night of the second weekend of the Fest. I was shot... burnt out. I called my wife and told her about it. We knew that George Scott had just passed away in 2005. "How would you feel," she said, "if you didn't go and something happened to Clarence Fountain?" So I went.<br/><br/>
I had to.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPjrJXMxV6jnh72aJEeNVppIQncodNaUVZXNlAIbFuir-mhYDOieG7hUQ8CBmFknTXYOt6t_CnAb1_n2O3XmWxbkKES7AXywcjiDsWZjWjDzpyV7VMkq1zzSkPJ_ruAxea3VZ/s1600-h/Clarence+Red.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPjrJXMxV6jnh72aJEeNVppIQncodNaUVZXNlAIbFuir-mhYDOieG7hUQ8CBmFknTXYOt6t_CnAb1_n2O3XmWxbkKES7AXywcjiDsWZjWjDzpyV7VMkq1zzSkPJ_ruAxea3VZ/s200/Clarence+Red.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057527302526129346" /></a>Jimmy Carter (the other surviving original member) was ill, and couldn't make it. But Clarence was there. The man just has this 'presence', you know? He has lived a life in the Spirit, and it shows. He was nothing short of fantastic, and that incredible voice just shook the place as he sang out "This May Be The Last Time"...<br/><br/>
I was so glad I went.<br/><br/>
"Behold, I make all things new!" may well be the Blind Boys' motto. They have truly embraced that concept, and great albums like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Century-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B000059MEM/ref=m_art_li_0/102-1963504-1676928">Spirit of the Century</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/There-Light-Harper-Blind-Alabama/dp/B0002MPPVK/ref=m_art_li_1/102-1963504-1676928">There Will Be A Light</a> (with <a href="http://www.benharper.net/?page=home">Ben Harper</a>) have showcased their ability to let the Holy Ghost shine through all kinds of music. Today's selection, taken from their most recent album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atom-Bomb-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B0007GAEDU/ref=m_art_li_3/102-1963504-1676928">Atom Bomb</a>, is a major case in point.<br/><br/>
A song co-written by <a href="http://www.billwithersmusic.com/index1.cfm">Bill Withers</a> that features <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hidalgo">David Hidalgo</a> on guitar and <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/02/billy-preston-all-i-wanted-was-you.html">Billy Preston</a> (in one of his final appearances) on organ, it just knocks me out. Again on the cutting edge, the marriage of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theofficialgiftofgab">Gift Of Gab</a>'s brand of west coast Hip-Hop with the Blind Boys' soulful moan brings Gospel music to a whole new place. I love it, man.<br/><br/>
I heard that Clarence was sick this past Christmas, and couldn't make it to an appearance on the Tonight Show. I just found this on their <a href="http://www.blindboys.com/main.html">website</a>:<br/><br/>
"Clarence Fountain will be performing with The Blind Boys of Alabama whenever possible but his availability is subject to his health, which has been compromised by diabetes..." <br/><br/>
Good Lord. I'm not sure how serious Clarence's condition is, but I'm sure you'll join me in offering him our sincere wishes for a speedy recovery...<br/><br/>
I'm so glad I went.<br/>
Red Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507845466367181285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34695037.post-90423034710824334682007-03-18T10:04:00.000-04:002021-03-19T15:23:09.221-04:00Original Five Blind Boys - Lord, Lord You've Been So Good To Me (Peacock 1824)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PhLCMm9CfDUT2Go7VGf-i-kGvrOaiS_KXJGJsE25cWgVkfAJqgwL1TdxibjJYv3RVrCs9amggl-5o3kj4RRgFCuUMQvJwgD4zpG5ugg7li0AIQf6V0j8oDJasmkfVoJsjhXZ/s1600-h/PEACOCK+1824.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PhLCMm9CfDUT2Go7VGf-i-kGvrOaiS_KXJGJsE25cWgVkfAJqgwL1TdxibjJYv3RVrCs9amggl-5o3kj4RRgFCuUMQvJwgD4zpG5ugg7li0AIQf6V0j8oDJasmkfVoJsjhXZ/s320/PEACOCK+1824.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043265401553228450" /></a><br/><iframe src="https://www.hipcast.com/playweb?audioid=Pb3be89df9f6706a885492a8507ee26cfZ1x4R1REYGN1&buffer=5&shape=6&fc=CCFFFF&pc=CCFF33&kc=FFCC33&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=ap01" height="20" width="124" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><a rel="enclosure" href="https://www.hipcast.com/export/Pb3be89df9f6706a885492a8507ee26cfZ1x4R1REYGN1.mp3">Lord, Lord You've Been So Good To Me</a><br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKQMJSknz5PNDbqvzjXl1x3qWM4kAqnTfrw5kwEb0LHt0_MvIS9P0mE4XSNBq-8o5k25kRmwm0v1VNB2-17QYwQ3Mw8fIMQIVFNjwYVr4ERvpZW-E1myaxQ1dbj1NaHVzE40h/s1600-h/harris1_1.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKQMJSknz5PNDbqvzjXl1x3qWM4kAqnTfrw5kwEb0LHt0_MvIS9P0mE4XSNBq-8o5k25kRmwm0v1VNB2-17QYwQ3Mw8fIMQIVFNjwYVr4ERvpZW-E1myaxQ1dbj1NaHVzE40h/s200/harris1_1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043362785641697986" /></a>In 1947, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=a9weMMs29HY">R.H. Harris</a>, the famed leader of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_Stirrers">The Soul Stirrers</a>, was instrumental in forming the 'National Quartet Association Of America', a group dedicated to promoting the 'quartet style' of Gospel music by organizing and training teenaged singing groups in their own image and likeness. There were chapters in seven states, like the 'Quartet Union Of Indiana' in Gary, home to a young Roscoe Robinson. Roscoe was recruited as a member of a group of kids that called themselves <b>Joiner's Five Trumpets</b> that were being groomed to represent the style for their particular city. They would perform in programs set up by the Association that featured the best of these young singing groups in 'battle of the bands' type competitions. This not only helped to promote the organization, but inspired the participants to give their all to try and 'cut' the groups from rival cities.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvMDHS2Wki-FH2byCl6SqFW_GctjkYbzHmsNoCbpRXGyVGjUzCukl4M8l1kqh9qp-PLLWOVMCrX4H6LJKyI6Ni-KpASSwMF4qI3BUe4PgXG6tRU8-YfqlMxUc4CyOtcKmR4sU/s1600-h/QCs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvMDHS2Wki-FH2byCl6SqFW_GctjkYbzHmsNoCbpRXGyVGjUzCukl4M8l1kqh9qp-PLLWOVMCrX4H6LJKyI6Ni-KpASSwMF4qI3BUe4PgXG6tRU8-YfqlMxUc4CyOtcKmR4sU/s200/QCs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043355226499257010" /></a>It was at one such program that he met <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2006/01/sam-cooke-trouble-blues-rca-8803.html">Sam Cooke</a> in 1949. Cooke was a member of <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/the-highway-q-c-s">The Highway QCs</a>, a group that hung around the main office of the Quartet Association in Chicago, and were undeniably the best of the bunch. "The first time I heard Sam, he was shouting with the pretty voice..." Roscoe <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Boogie-Triumph-Sam-Cooke/dp/0316377945">has said</a>, "So I come up to him and started talking to him and he said, 'Well, man, I like your singing.' I said, 'I just can't sing like you!' He said, 'Man, you ought to come over to Chicago sometime.' And from then on I started coming over, and I rehearsed with them and stayed at Sam's house. His mama would cook for everyone!"<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTY9PuarewJjkBtTE3NZr6qFCRlLWDpuc3aPFCr9FOisz9kl5JMTFvCDvoie3EG2V-iHQv5mbYJN1x6dEm6l5ax5ALjxVjNJheinDm2WXbsBxfx2BpN3zuXJS3D3oMl8awGZp/s1600-h/apollo+1960D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTY9PuarewJjkBtTE3NZr6qFCRlLWDpuc3aPFCr9FOisz9kl5JMTFvCDvoie3EG2V-iHQv5mbYJN1x6dEm6l5ax5ALjxVjNJheinDm2WXbsBxfx2BpN3zuXJS3D3oMl8awGZp/s200/apollo+1960D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043388052934300370" /></a>As Cooke moved on to replace Harris in The Soul Stirrers, Robinson would become one of the most seasoned travellers on the 'Gospel Highway'. During the 1950s, the 'golden age' of Quartet Gospel, Roscoe would sing with <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/southern-sons">The Southern Sons</a>, The Silver Quintette, The Royal Quartet, <a href="http://stepfatherofsoul.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-kelly-brothers-up-tempo-tuesday.html">The Kelly Brothers</a>, <a href="http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/aristocrat.html">The Norfolk Singers</a>, <a href="http://www.singers.com/gospel/fairfieldfour.html">The Fairfield Four</a>, The Gospel Jays and <a href="http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/382.shtml">The Paramount Singers</a>... talk about a veteran! Small wonder, then, that when the legendary <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/archie-brownlee">Archie Brownlee</a> took sick he hand-picked Robinson to be his successor in the <a href="http://afgen.com/blind.html">Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi</a>.<br/><br/>
When Brownlee died of pneumonia in February of 1960, Roscoe began sharing lead vocal duties with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willmer_%22Little_Ax%22_Broadnax">Wilmer 'Little Ax' Broadnax</a>, formerly of the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/spirit-of-memphis-quartet">Spirit Of Memphis Quartet</a>. The incredible record you're listening to now (the flip of the traditional hymn "Sending Up My Timber"), features Robinson's mighty voice just ripping it up, y'all! Archie would have been proud.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglohumKdWzeIbH7SX595Y2ycTzflLXKRF9AJbjccO52WrunA-_4mlJBo2CxBHoafudnuPZuTpoEZYxn_1bLek0bIofV_pB8VFabvvYuXEpe8xyuWTIWO5jZNCw9XG73hQCpPD9/s1600-h/ROBEY.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglohumKdWzeIbH7SX595Y2ycTzflLXKRF9AJbjccO52WrunA-_4mlJBo2CxBHoafudnuPZuTpoEZYxn_1bLek0bIofV_pB8VFabvvYuXEpe8xyuWTIWO5jZNCw9XG73hQCpPD9/s200/ROBEY.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043439115800482530" /></a>Shortly after Archie's death, The Blind Boys' contract with Peacock expired. They asked proprietor <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/don-robey">Don Robey</a> for a new car before they agreed to re-sign with the label. With Brownlee dead, Robey probably had no intention of signing them anyway, and used it as an excuse to send them on their way. Robinson used his Chicago connections to secure a deal with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Chess">Leonard Chess</a>, who was only too happy to buy them the car. they recorded an album for Checker called "I'll Go", and did just that, going right back out on the road. When they came through Houston, Robey came to see them. "Chess has a lot of money," <a href="http://www.uncloudydays.com/buy-gospel-music-history.html">he said</a>, "why don't you tell them you're still under contract to me, and we'll sue them for big bucks!" (a typical Don Robey story). He had a pre-dated contract all ready, and everyone signed it but Roscoe and <b>Shorty Abrams</b>, who refused to be a part of something they knew was wrong.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZiQ6-HmFWJhAfQJoFaMoGB45mHZ04DTmiK9YSPmVkwbE1VAa-3Y7Bnke6XQr133qD2Uvri1BSiRzFM1mI3AyC0Vah6I7t3HX5FfehadprD9NtNrHevoSRTv3ySlLLljQoyJ6/s1600-h/CONSTELLATION+608.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZiQ6-HmFWJhAfQJoFaMoGB45mHZ04DTmiK9YSPmVkwbE1VAa-3Y7Bnke6XQr133qD2Uvri1BSiRzFM1mI3AyC0Vah6I7t3HX5FfehadprD9NtNrHevoSRTv3ySlLLljQoyJ6/s200/CONSTELLATION+608.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043443479487255282" /></a>They were thrown out of the group. As the lawsuit progressed, the word on the street was that Roscoe had 'sold out' to the white man (Chess) and turned his back on his own kind (Robey). Nothing could have been further from the truth. He and Shorty formed their own group, <b>The Blind Boys Of Ohio</b>, but despite a rousing release on <a href="http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/constellation.htm">Constellation</a>, promoters refused to book them. It was at this point that Roscoe decided he had no choice but to 'cross-over' (for more on <i>that</i> part of the story, please visit <a href="http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2007/03/roscoe-robinson-how-many-times-must-i.html">The B Side</a>)...<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY-lDH4OWb9rjs5FLw13GbkXghE7yNpe33Zcq_x3MP_uqfsrIRN0EoT4Uh4b-I02WxMz4KNDBfFITwdDNAqW0GqObb9QddeXCiJd4VeQ-PqmU2GXWPHWm0_udMpION11nA83p/s1600-h/JEWEL+LPS+0066.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY-lDH4OWb9rjs5FLw13GbkXghE7yNpe33Zcq_x3MP_uqfsrIRN0EoT4Uh4b-I02WxMz4KNDBfFITwdDNAqW0GqObb9QddeXCiJd4VeQ-PqmU2GXWPHWm0_udMpION11nA83p/s200/JEWEL+LPS+0066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043447353547756290" /></a>By 1972, frustrated with a perennial lack of promotion on the part of the record companies, and a public that seemed increasingly indifferent to his music, Roscoe decided to return to the Lord. As he told <a href="http://www.btinternet.com/~inthebasement/itb.html">David Cole</a> a few years back, “I decided to go back into singing Gospel, mainly because nothing was happening with the R&B, and I felt that by me going back into the Gospel field that I could get more work, which I did. My heart was more into Gospel than into R&B anyway.” The resulting album (Jewel LPS 0066), <b>He Still Lives In Me</b>, showed that Robinson remained at the top of his game. It has recently been re-issued on the sublime P-Vine Japanese release <a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=yf3n4468ss&ref=browse.php&refQ=incl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1%26amp%3Bkwfilter%3Droscoe%2Brobinson%26amp%3Bgo_x%3D20%26amp%3Bgo_y%3D8">Heavenly Soul Music</a>. Say Amen, somebody!<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcSV5QDi0BleJB-WCucyGt-8j94FApycM3sbX33GbFLgnCvS1vt4493Y4FBAyzznSF0lzcOfwHiU5Ynq0CoBLvfcmdRwlJtgdNNiYpnMjJ1J_1EeSmvxeH32A5h0CH8veMJ2-/s1600-h/GRoots.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcSV5QDi0BleJB-WCucyGt-8j94FApycM3sbX33GbFLgnCvS1vt4493Y4FBAyzznSF0lzcOfwHiU5Ynq0CoBLvfcmdRwlJtgdNNiYpnMjJ1J_1EeSmvxeH32A5h0CH8veMJ2-/s200/GRoots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043591213477335826" /></a>His next stop would be with T.K. Records subsidiary <B>Gospel Roots</b>, where he would work with the legendary <a href="http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=64">Ralph Bass</a> to produce the long out of print "Time To Live" in 1977. A track from the album, <a href="http://www.sirshambling.com/sounds/soul_gospel/roscoe_robinson.mp3">Jesus Is Enough</a> (a sanctified version of Roscoe's biggest hit), can be heard over at <a href="http://www.sirshambling.com/articles/gospel_soul.htm">Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven</a> as part of the excellent <a href="http://www.sirshambling.com/articles/gospel_soul.htm">Soul Of Gospel</a> page put together by Gospel afficianados <b>Karl Tsigdinos</b> & <b>John Glassburner</b>.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAzDAsCbHbMsK3lNMnf016BntDq94Djbtvwf0pTEz4WaQroVQ8O3bJStSsgDG7cGCb7xD4U2Os8LfSstWQpXqWtmVi47XzXlrKL1dEUtpaZWyKOiCrDuv8pocjM38HPf2VaeI/s1600-h/SOLDIER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAzDAsCbHbMsK3lNMnf016BntDq94Djbtvwf0pTEz4WaQroVQ8O3bJStSsgDG7cGCb7xD4U2Os8LfSstWQpXqWtmVi47XzXlrKL1dEUtpaZWyKOiCrDuv8pocjM38HPf2VaeI/s200/SOLDIER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043594099695358754" /></a>In 1979, Robinson became a member of <a href="http://www.blindboys.com/about/">The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama</a>. It's unclear whether this was before or after the return of prodigal son <a href="http://redkelly3.blogspot.com/2006/10/clarence-fountain-just-closer-walk.html">Clarence Fountain</a> (who was recording for Jewel at the same time as Roscoe). In any event, they were both aboard for the great 1982 album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Army-Lord-Blind-Alabama/dp/B0002A2VBY/ref=m_art_li_9/002-4596516-8675245">I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord</a>, which Roscoe co-produced with <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/gamble-and-huff">Kenny Gamble</a> and <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/leon-huff">Leon Huff</a>. It was <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/i-m-a-soldier-in-the-army-of-the-lord-bonus-tracks">re-released on CD</a> in 2004. Roscoe still performs with 'The Boys' occasionally today.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp6LfHPY61C0vkd-gMjufXJZOH03aGGAk0FQm5zZPuYjZ8QwxPlMRJgGxsmiG81lpgjq-pZNa69WlAkrGIac-6V15xiJnSIyv9vKvut2r56C8-i333EXJYU7qjMvbUGC7p5mF/s1600-h/Checker+Cassette.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp6LfHPY61C0vkd-gMjufXJZOH03aGGAk0FQm5zZPuYjZ8QwxPlMRJgGxsmiG81lpgjq-pZNa69WlAkrGIac-6V15xiJnSIyv9vKvut2r56C8-i333EXJYU7qjMvbUGC7p5mF/s200/Checker+Cassette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043605455588889394" /></a>As MCA began re-issuing much of the Chess catalog in the mid-eighties, the album Roscoe and the Blind Boys Of Mississippi had recorded for Checker in 1960 was released on audio cassette as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soon-Done-Five-Blind-Mississippi/dp/B000002Q5I/ref=sr_1_2/002-4596516-8675245?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1174306036&sr=1-2">Soon I'll Be Done</a>. At around the same time, he began working as a producer for the Malaco owned Savoy label, which would release an album on him called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Jesus-Roscoe-Robinson/dp/B00005YNIU/ref=sr_1_8/002-4596516-8675245?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1174181364&sr=1-8">High On Jesus</a>, which remains, sadly, out of print. Interestingly, cassettes seemed to be the medium of choice for Gospel music during this period, and if you check out the <a href="http://www.malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/list.php">Gospel Catalogue</a> at Malaco, much of it is still only available in <a href="http://www.malaco.com/Catalog/Gospel/Solomon-Burke/list.php">that format</a>.<br/><br/>
Happily for us, archivist <a href="http://www.pewburner.com/">Opal Nations</a> has put together Roscoe's early quartet recordings, along with the original Peacock and Checker material he recorded with the 'Boys' on a Pewburner CDR - <a href="http://www.pewburner.com/">PB 658 Roscoe Robinson (1950-1964)</a>. Go ahead and <a href="http://www.pewburner.com/">buy one</a>.<br/><br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWLqT5P85YC0JSBQ_NQMiaRSurC2pEBWq0KTOAkfmfrh5JGdsZ0u3rvlMk9SsrKgoAxLV06F6wRYOBLDnhnrb5LVCOQ-xifWOG2IV2AtxnAS12SXzaIIh2KHHQGirpElsAeAA/s1600-h/roscoe+cd+cover.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWLqT5P85YC0JSBQ_NQMiaRSurC2pEBWq0KTOAkfmfrh5JGdsZ0u3rvlMk9SsrKgoAxLV06F6wRYOBLDnhnrb5LVCOQ-xifWOG2IV2AtxnAS12SXzaIIh2KHHQGirpElsAeAA/s200/roscoe+cd+cover.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043612074133492546" /></a>Robinson himself has re-activated his Gerri label, and released an excellent album called <a href="http://www.deaconwatts.com/og302.html">The Gospel Stroll</a> in 2005. In addition to the almost 'hip-hop' flava of the title track, he joins together with old friend Clarence Fountain for the amazing <a href="http://www.deaconwatts.com/sounds/roscoe-i%20am%20pressing%20on.mp3">I Am Pressing On</a>. Pressing on indeed, these two men are among the last living links to the 'golden age' of Quartet Gospel.<br/><br/>
We should all bow down before them.<br/>
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