The Best Of The Staple Singers

 

1-1 Will The Circle Be Unbroken

1-2 Hammer And Nails

1-3 Everybody Will Be Happy

1-4 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

1-5 This May Be The Last Time

1-6 Do You Know Him?

1-7 Let's Go Home

1-8 Gloryland

1-9 Uncloudy Day

1-10 No Room At The Inn

1-11 Gambling Man

1-12 Don't Knock

1-13 Good News

1-14 Calling Me

1-15 Go Tell It On The Mountain

1-16 I've Been Scorned

1-17 New-Born Soul

1-18 Born In Bethlehem

1-19 Holy Unto The Lord

1-20 Wasn't That A Mighty Day

2-1 Great Day

2-2 I Know I've Got Religion

2-3 Stand By Me

2-4 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

2-5 Joy To The World

2-6 Two Wings

2-7 Pray On

2-8 New Home

2-9 The Last Month Of The Year

2-10 I'm Willing (Part 2)

2-11 The Saviour Is Born

2-12 Hear My Call, Here

2-13 Sweet Little Jesus Boy

2-14 There Was A Star

2-15 Downward Road

2-16 Sit Down Servant

2-17 Use What You Got

2-18 The Virgin Mary Had One Son

2-19 God's Wonderful Love

2-20 The Day Is Passed And Gone

The Best Of The Staple Singers 

In The Spirit - The Gospel and Jubilee Recordings of Trumpet Records 1950 - 1953

 

1 St. Andrews Gospelaires*– Every Word Of Jesus Is True 2:21

2 St. Andrews Gospelaires*– Tone Them Bells 2:36

3 Argo Gospel Singers* With The Southern Sons*– Whisper A Prayer 2:57

4 Argo Gospel Singers* With The Southern Sons*– Jesus Will Make Things Allright 2:43

5 Argo Gospel Singers* With The Southern Sons*– Near The Cross 2:27

6 Argo Gospel Singers* With The Southern Sons*– Going Home 2:43

7 Blue Jay Gospel Singers– Shall I Meet You Over Yonder? 2:32

8 Blue Jay Gospel Singers– Pilgrim Of Sorrow 3:13

9 Brother Hugh Dent*– In The End 3:02

10 Brother Hugh Dent*– I'm Going To Live Up In Glory 3:13

11 Brother Hugh Dent*– Let Us Glory 2:57

12 Brother Hugh Dent*– I'm Growing In The Spirit 2:40

13 Carolina Kings Of Harmony*– There's A Narrow Pathway To Heaven 2:43

14 Carolina Kings Of Harmony*– Going On Home To Glory 2:05

15 Carolina Kings Of Harmony*– I Found Peace And Joy 2:55

16 Carolina Kings Of Harmony*– Going To Ride That Golden Chariot 2:25

In The Spirit

The Ink Spots - Swing High Swing Low

 

The Ink Spots were an American vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the sub-genre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.

In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Swing High Swing Low

https://youtu.be/NpwVpz56riE 

 

Berlin Comedian Harmonists - Ein Lied geht um die Welt (A song goes around the world )

 

Internationally successful German vocal group, founded in December 1927, split up in March 1935.

Originally created in imitation of the American The Revelers and called "The Melody Makers," the "Comedian Harmonists," a vocal quintet accompanied by a pianist, developed their own close harmony style. The five singers blended their voices so closely together that there was usually no more than an interval of a twelfth between top and bottom voices; individual singers would emerge from this close vocal texture for solos, and tenor buffo Frommermann, in particular, would contribute comical voice imitations of instruments. The ensemble's repertoire ranged from German Schlager ("Veronika, Der Lenz Ist Da," 1930) and German versions of jazz-tinged American pop songs ("Wochenend Und Sonnenschein" = "Happy Days Are Here Again," 1930) and a vocalized version of Duke Ellington's "Creole Love Call" (1933) to German folk songs ("In Einem Kühlen Grunde," 1932). The Comedian Harmonists recorded first for Odeon (1928-1929), from October 1929 to March 1935 for Electrola. 

 Ein Lied geht um die Welt

The Sisters Anthology....A Celebration of four decades of Singing Sisters

2011 two CD release, a much-needed celebration of four decades of singing sisters. Compiled by New York-based singer Athan Maroulis, the Sisters Anthology features 32 different US and UK acts, represented by 38 carefully-chosen recordings ranging from the 1924 rendition of "Red Hot Mama" by the Brox Sisters to the obscure Jazz vocal group the Clark Sisters and their 1959 performance of "Take the 'A' Train". Famous featured artists include the Andrews, Fontane, Boswell and McGuire Sisters, while the Gumm, Stafford and Clooney Sisters feature early appearances by Judy Garland, Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney respectively. The selection ranges from hit records to songs recorded for films or radio shows. Total of 38 tracks.

 sisters one

sisters two 

https://youtu.be/4wuyuHonSc8 

 

The Comedy Harmonists..Whistle While You Work..Original 1929-1938 Recordings

This vocal group personifies the term "nostalgia". With their five part harmonies they captured the essence of their era and this compilation brings together some of their finest moments.


The Comedian (aka Comedy) Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II. The group consisted of Harry Frommermann (tenor buffo), Asparuh "Ari" Leschnikoff (first tenor), Erich Collin (second tenor), Roman Cycowski (baritone), Robert Biberti (bass), and Erwin Bootz (pianist).

The hallmark of the Comedian Harmonists was its members' ability to blend their voices together so that the individual singers could appear and disappear back into the vocal texture. Its repertoire was wide, ranging from the folk and classical songs arranged by Frommermann to appealing and witty popular songs of the day by writers such as Peter Igelhoff, Werner Richard Heymann and Paul Abraham (composer).

In 1927, unemployed actor Harry Frommermann was inspired by The Revelers, a jazz-influenced popular vocal group from the United States, to create a German group of the same format. According to Douglas Friedman's 2010 book "The Comedian Harmonists" in August 1929 both groups appeared on the same bill at the Scala in Berlin and became good friends. Frommermann held auditions in his flat on Stubenrauchstraße 47 in Berlin-Friedenau, and, once the group was assembled, it quickly began rehearsals. After some initial failures, the Harmonists soon found success, becoming popular throughout Europe, visiting the United States, and appearing in 21 films.

Comedy Harmonists