We find that Lou Rawls was in the Chosen Gospel Singers, and the Jewel Trio included Candi Staton, but who’s playing the bluesy guitar (seemingly ignoring the pianist’s random bursts) on the Christland Singers’ “You Got To Be Born Again” is anyone’s guess. Guitarist Robert Hightower played guitar on his brothers’ “It’s Glory Glory” and backed the Supreme Angels on “Run To The Rock,” and Sullivan Pugh’s tremolo guitar shines on “This May Be the Last Time” by the duo the Consolers, with his wife Iola.
Imagine hearing these uplifting and poignant songs streaming out of a radio, before the Information Age, and the sounds of the Swanee Quintet, Golden Trumpets, and Travelin’ Echoes will transport you.
This article originally appeared in VG‘s May ’14 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.