Shine Troubles Over: The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, Alabama
By Mike McGonigal, eMusic Contributor
The lines between gospel and blues have always been blurry as heck (well, musically at least). And they just got a bit blurrier thanks to the latest CaseQuarter release, The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, Alabama's Singing Songs of Praise. I've spent much of my energy in this column discussing two strains of old school gospel: the great vocal quartets such as the Swan Silvertones and Soul Stirrers on one hand and the haunting sanctified blues played by… more »