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- Date Released: January 1, 1993
- Genre: Spiritual
- Style: Gospel
- Label: Fantasy / Specialty
A time capsule from the tail-end of gospel's "golden age"
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We Say...
This time capsule from the tail-end of gospel's "golden age" showcases the phenomenal diversity and house-rocking power of the era with five of classic gospel's best-known artists (Pilgrim Travelers, Caravans, Brother Joe May, Soul Stirrers and the Original Gospel Harmonettes), plus the more obscure singers Ethel Davenport and Annette May. Unavailable in its entirety until this 1992 release, the July, 1955 concert at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium was billed as "the First Annual Mid-Summer Festival of Gospel Music."
Native sons the Pilgrim Travelers got things started at a lovely, shuffling pace, which was soon upped by the Caravans with James Cleveland into a stomping intensity matched by classic shouter Brother Joe May. Sam Cooke had not yet left the Soul Stirrers, and the group's three songs here show Cooke at an incredibly emotional peak; the crooner shouted on "Be With Me Jesus" and "Nearer My God To Thee," the Stirrers extending those three-minute songs to the eight-minute mark with an astonishing, whirling dervish-like power, and the entire audience seemed to fall out in unison.
The set ended with an 18-minute medley by Dorothy Love Coates and her Harmonettes that's so spine-tinglingly great, especially during "Get Away Jordan," that it alone makes this album essential. Hallelujah! -
They Say...
The power and splendor that was gospel in the '50s radiates throughout the performances on The Great 1955 Shrine Concert. The Pilgrim Travelers, with twin powerhouse leads Kylo Turner and Keith Barber, get things started in fiery fashion, followed by the dynamic Caravans, whose roster at that time included Albertina Walker and Rev. James Cleveland, who doubled as a pianist. Also on the bill were Brother Joe May, justifying his "Thunderbolt of the Midwest" nickname; the Soul Stirrers, with Sam Cooke still in the fold; and the Original Gospel Harmonettes, concluding the proceedings with a flourish. Anyone who attended certainly felt the spirit, as will anyone who listens to this magnificent 14-song set.
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| 01. |  |
Spoken Introduction
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0:52 |
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| 02. | |
All The Way
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3:11 |
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| 03. | |
Straight Street
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2:25 |
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| 04. | |
Since I Met Jesus - The Caravans |
6:53 |
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| 05. | |
What Kind Of Man - The Caravans |
3:14 |
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| 06. | |
It's A Long, Long Way
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5:00 |
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| 07. | |
I'm Happy Working For The Lord
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3:59 |
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| 08. | |
Remarks By Brother Joe May - Annette May |
1:00 |
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| 09. | |
Consider Me - Annette May |
5:24 |
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| 10. | |
I Have A Friend Above All Others
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3:40 |
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| 11. | |
Be With Me Jesus
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7:45 |
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| 12. | |
Nearer To Thee
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8:36 |
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| 13. | |
My Troubles Are So Hard To Bear - Ethel Davenport |
3:36 |
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| 14. | |
Medley: You Must Be Born Again / Get Away Jordan / The Fire Keeps On Burning / It's Getting Late In The Evening / You Must Be Born Again |
18:43 |
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14 Total Tracks, 74:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Rev. James Cleveland - Piano // Rev. James Cleveland - Piano // Rev. James Cleveland - Vocals // Rev. James Cleveland - Vocals // Dorothy Love Coates - Arranger // Dorothy Love Coates - Vocals // Dorothy Love Coates - Performer // Cassietta George - Vocals // Pilgrim Travelers - Performer // The Soul Stirrers - Performer // The Soul Stirrers - Performer // Albertina Walker - Vocals // Albertina Walker - Vocals // Sam Cooke - Vocals // Sam Cooke - Vocals // James W. Alexander - Vocals // The Caravans - Performer // Charles May - Vocals (Background) // Bumps Blackwell - Producer // Keith Barber - Vocals // Brother Joe May - Performer // Odessa Edwards - Vocals // Paul Foster - Vocals // Lee Hildebrand - Liner Notes // Lee Hildebrand - Reissue Producer // Lee Hildebrand - Compilation Producer // Lee Hildebrand - Series Supervision // Annette May Thomas - Performer // George McCurn - Vocals // Opal Nations - Liner Notes // Opal Nations - Reissue Producer // Opal Nations - Compilation Producer // Opal Nations - Series Supervision // R.B. Robinson - Vocals // James Roots - Piano // Evelyn Starks - Piano // Kylo Turner - Vocals // Jesse Whitaker - Vocals // Phil Carroll - Art Direction // Joe Tarantino - Digital Remastering // Andrew Niedzwiecki - Digital Transfers // Deb Sibony - Design // Joe May - Vocals // Joe May - Vocals (Background) // Henry Woods - Piano // Annette May - Vocals // Annette May - Vocals (Background) // Bob King - Guitar // Bob King - Vocals // Jesse J. Farley - Vocals // Ethel Davenport - Vocals
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