Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Gospel
I’ve Got So Much To Shout About The Dixie Hummingbirds from Greenville, South Carolina USA were a genuine Gospel group who were the inspiration for many artists; Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland The Temptations, Clyde McPhatter and many others. Unbelievably, the group first started performing in the 1930s and have celebrated their 7th decade of entertaining … Read more
The Old Ship Of Zion The Rev C L Franklin headed a fabulous soul family. He had three fantastic Soul diva daughters and he himself had a voice that came from deep down in the throat, it had a hypnotic repetitive chanting quality that really reached his audiences in gospel churches. His three great soul … Read more
RnB and then Soul grew out of two major twin musical channels Blues and Gospel and probably a little Jazz influences for good measure. Multiple soul singers, far too numerous to record here, came up through gospel and church singing. Notably: Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. Some of the most famous Gospel singers and groups … Read more
Oh Happy Day – 1969 Edwin Hawkins (Gospel) Singers: “Oh Happy Day” was played at the Bluenote Club Manchester, not sure if it was played at the Twisted Wheel. It was Dorothy Morrison who was the lead vocalist. Edwin Hawkins: Born August 1943 – Oakland, California Edwin Hawkins Singers – Wikipedia Oh Happy Day – Wikipedia
Wade In The Water Clarence Fountain and The Blind Boys of Alabama have been making God’s music for over 60 years – gospel music with soul on the side. The Blind Boys of Alabama recorded Wade In The Water which has had almost as many versions as Eskimo Nell. The group originally started out way … Read more