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The Soul Stirrers Release New CD "A SOUL STIRRING REUNION" - In Stores SEPTEMBER 23

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2008-07-08 15:40:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...STIRRERS TO RELEASE NEW CD A SOUL STIRRING REUNION ON MALACO RECORDS IN STORES SEPTEMBER 23 Quartet Continues Legacy with New Songs and Newly-Recorded Versions of Timeless Classics Focusing on Messages of Deliverance, Celebration and Rejoicing New York, NY - July 8, 2008) -- With the upcoming release of A SOUL STIRRING REUNION on...
 
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THE SOUL STIRRERS Release New CD "A SOUL STIRRING REUNION" - In Stores September 23

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2008-09-08 10:33:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...STIRRERS TO RELEASE NEW CD A SOUL STIRRING REUNION ON MALACO RECORDS IN STORES SEPTEMBER 23 Quartet Continues Legacy with New Songs and Newly-Recorded Versions of Timeless Classics Focusing on Messages of Deliverance, Celebration and Rejoicing New York, NY - September 8, 2008) -- With the upcoming release of A SOUL STIRRING REUNION on...
 
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Soul Stirrer Dillard Crume Resting Easy

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2008-03-24 20:18:00 by Bob Marovich in The Black Gospel Blog
...Stirrers passed away after an extended illness Dillard was born in a small town in Missouri but due to economics the family of 10, eight boys and two girls, migrated to Chicago. Dillard and the other Crume brothers would later be introduced to Gospel music through their eldest brother A.C. Crume. Dillard quickly found out that this is what...
 
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More Praise for the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project

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2008-03-25 21:07:00 by Bob Marovich in The Black Gospel Blog
...Stirrers, the Trinity, Texas, quartet that moved to Chicago and influenced the secular sound that would be refined by artists like Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin. Great soul groups of the 1960s and '70s got their harmonic styles and practice of switching lead singers to build the intensity of a song from the Soul Stirrers,...
 
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Glory, Glory to the New Born King: Gospel at Christmastime

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2007-12-11 20:46:00 by Bob Marovich in The Black Gospel Blog
...Stirrers, featuring the classic tenor voice of R.H. Harris, recorded Silent Night for Aladdin in 1948, it was the guitar-toting, Pentecostal-bred Sister Rosetta Tharpe who demonstrated the lucrative sales potential of Christmas records by gospel artists. In 1949, Tharpe, accompanied by her new background group, the Rosettes (formerly the...
 
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Into The Groove (30)

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2008-05-09 05:06:00 by Rho in Rho-Xs
...Stirrers and achieved significant success and fame within the gospel community. His first pop single, "Lovable" (1956), was released under the alias of "Dale Cooke" in order to not alienate his fan base; there was a considerable taboo against gospel singers performing secular music. However, the alias failed to hide Cooke's unique and...
 
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Praise the Lord - The Gospel Collection (Meltone 2008)

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2008-11-25 20:58:00 by Bob Marovich in The Black Gospel Blog
...Stirrers, Violinaires, Brooklyn Allstars and Supreme Angels; Chicago choirs such as Rev. Clay Evans & the Fellowship Choir, Father Hayes and the Warriors (feat. Dianne Williams); and legendary singers such as Cissy Houston, Inez Andrews, Doc McKenzie, the Barrett Sisters, and the woefully underappreciated Katie Sankey. Hammond B3 wiz Moses...
 
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Crossing Over: The Origin of Soul and the Term Rock & Roll

2007-10-12 07:00:00 by M O'hara in Rock Me Amadeus!
 
...Stirrers, Cooke saw that younger listeners were rapidly abandoning Gospel for more liberated forms of music. By 1955, Chuck Berry and Little Richard had successfully targeted the teenage Rock & Roll market and scored hits with Maybellene and Tutti Fruitti respectively. Looking to capitalize in the same respect, Cooke made the transition from...
 
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BMI to honor gospel trailblazers the Mighty Clouds of Joy

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2008-01-06 17:11:00 by Bob Marovich in The Black Gospel Blog
...Stirrers, the Pilgrim Travelers and the Swan Silvertones was in its twilight years, with star soloists like Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls crossing over from gospel to pop. Even powerhouse singers who remained in the gospel fold such as Shirley Caesar and Marion Williams were abandoning the vocal groups that nurtured them to pursue solo careers ...
 
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