Lee Williams & Spiritual QC's

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[revhcrayton]

I gave 3 that I thought were the hottest SINCE 1960!The Birds were innovators since the 40's as well as the Swans.The Gales were hot from the 40's and 50's.I was trying to give the most impacting groups starting in 1960.There is not enough room to give all their props.Those you mentioned Timmons were great singers I met them all.I played keyboards for Clarence Fountain at Boston Tech once in 1969.He rehearsed with me in my father's house on Tupelo street in Roxbury.You named some greats!

[TIMMONS33]

i may not have been out as long as you and gone places you've gone but im blessed to be a well known drummer in my own rights. i play for a church here in jersey city. i also play for the gales as a matter of fact we are gigging in newark nj this sunday....im their drummer when they come north from dc up..if im free..im also with a couple of local groups...........do you remember the florida robins?????????fill my cup lord

[revhcrayton]

Three phenoms that impacted Quartet singing since 1960.1. Mighty Clouds of Joy 2. then came Willie and the Keynotes 3. Lee Williams.These 3 changed the popularity of Quartet singing. These 3 captivate even the ones that are partial to choir and contemporary.These guys were influential to the style of so many starting out.Each group had very original lead singers that will never truly be duplicated,Joe Ligon,Willie Neal and Lee Williams.

[TIMMONS33]

you forgot all about the jubes and spencer taylor with their funk/rb music in that era find something of the jubes from the mid 50's and early 60'syou will see that those guys were way ahead of their time in music.now as far as leading IRRA TUCKER-charlse johnson-calvin mcnair-willie banks-clarence fountain-claude jeter-scotty-sam cooke-eddie hoffman-frank davis-walter chisolm-and RAYMOND ALSTON(rip)were some leaders that made you listen .now as for copying lee william(excuse me) im damn close

[revhcrayton]

@TIMMONS33 Give the Jubes , Gospelaires, and Violinaires theirs. Don't forget the Staples. They were legendary at the Newark Armory Shows promoted by the late Ronnie Williams. He had the whose who in Gospel on one show.(11 major groups on one program) The Hightowers use to open. The most underrated. Spencer and The QC's were also trend setters. It's impossible to give it all to a few. You are correct Timmons.

[MrCoby303]

@revhcrayton The Order Goes like This The Legendary Dixie Hummingbirds,The Soul stirrs,The Blind boys Of MS,The Swanee Quintet,The sensational Nightingales,The Angelic singers...........and Then Came The Mighty clouds of Joy and so on. all others like the keynotes,jackson southernaires, transformed in The late 1960's while the The hummingbirds been around since1928

[revhcrayton]

We had the Florida Robins in Boston in the 60's.They were very popular.Great record. Johnny Peoples and the Brooklyn Skyways use to come with them. I remember when the Skyways went with Peacock Records, a big thing then. They were the Motown Records of Gospel(Birds,Gales,Gospelaires­,Clouds,Hightowers after Nashboro,Loving Sisters,Miss Blind Boys,Q.C's,Jules Cheeks and The Knights ect).However the Robins was one of Dad's favorite.They were good to work with. We played their records a lot on WILD.

[kappaboy1911]

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