Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet - Up Above My Head!

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Uploaded by on Sep 5, 2011

Introduced and originally recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight, way back in 1948, it eventually made it into Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet's repertoire. Elvis liked it so much that he included a portion of the song in a medley of gospel songs on his '68 Comeback Special. Everyone sings a bit on this song, but Jake Hess (lead) and "The Big Chief" (bass) really shine in the middle and on the end. This is the kind of song you'd expect to hear at an all night sing!

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  • Great job on the video, love this song.

  • Love Cat Freeman. We don't have enough of him. I have visited His and Sister Vestal's home place in Fyffe, AL.

  • That's Cat Freeman on tenor.

  • Love Cat Freeman's voice on this song!

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