The Golden Gate Quartet - Swing Down Sweet Chariot

[djura7en]

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[LeonellGT]

Not only Elvis Presley was listening to the Golden Gate Quartet. Soul Brother No. 1, the late great James Brown also mentioned them as a great musical influence.

[chataignep]

love this one.

I ve had the opportunity to hear it in my childhood, a long time ago, thks to my parents and family in St Sebastien sur Loire (44) FR

[kieransoul]

simply superb,,,,met CLYDE,DAD AND CLYDE WRIGHT THRU RONNIE I AND UGHA ONE OF THE FINEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE THE GATES ARE ONE OF AMERICAS GREATEST GIFTS TO THE WORLD......

[neilnora]

Beautiful!!!! Merci, you are fabulous!

[GiveMeBlackandWhite]

This is SO fabulous. Thanks so much for posting. Elvis Presley must have listened to them A LOT, because many of his Gospel songs sound just like the GGQ's version. Gospel music was so personalized in its style, and Elvis sings it just like these guys (and not like others), that he MUST have liked them a lot!

[bluestingerborg]

he did

[sergetm75]

Elvis met the guys in Paris while he was in the army, at the Casino de Paris. They spent a few hours jamming backstage. I imagine that he must have heard them before, but it's probably where & when the idea of his 1st gospel album (his hand in mine) took place. ALL of the arrangements are exactly the GGQ's. And the same goes for How Great thou Art 1967. Anyway, they are both great. Also listen to the Mills Brothers from the 30s, the GGQs must have listened to that a bit too !

[ensconse]

Good call! Elvis was really paying tribute to Gospel Quartets on those 2 gospel albums.

[dropper3]

Thanks my friend Caleb N. Ginyard 111.