Before he turned his Excello Records imprint more toward blues and R&B, Jay Miller recorded straight Southern gospel in the 1950s. These sides lack the distinctive echo-laden swamp sound of his later secular productions, and they tend to be sparse affairs recorded live with minimal instrumentation, usually just an organ or piano. That doesn't mean these tracks aren't explosive, though, as the joyous exclamations that are the heart and soul of black Southern gospel are everywhere here. Among the highlights on this generous collection of Excello gospel releases are the Boyer Brothers' simple and sturdy "Step by Step," the energetic "Since Jesus Came into My Heart" by the Silvertone Singers, and the zippy, doo wop-like "Didn't It Rain Children" by the Sons of the South.
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Perfect I love this type of comp kc.
link worked perfect which is funny because i couldnt get either bartholomew link to go.
Enjoyin this fuh sho. Always appreciate the great tagging you do with these comps kc, its exactly the way I like it.
Great comp KC. You're right about the backing and it's an interesting contrast with the Vee Jay philosophy where they got the backing seriously wrong at times - although not on the Swans' tracks you've posted. The backing on some of the 5 Blind Boys' Vee Jay stuff is so over the top and misjudged it makes it almost unlistenable.
Heavy stuff for an amazing post ! Many thanks, KC;
Thanks KingCake, great Gospel music. Rare
Many thanks for these rarities!
Can you kindly repost the link? Many thanks in advance.
http://www109.zippyshare.com/v/sniWPnxs/file.html
Thanks for the post. This stuff is the goods.
Many thanks for reposting!
Many thanks
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