Staple Singers -- Gospel Songs from Their First LP Album 1959

Vee-Jay Records released the Staple Singers' first long-play album, titled 'Uncloudy Day', in 1959; the disc, number 5000, was additionally the first in the Vee-Jay Spiritual Series.
The songs for this video I selected from the album; they are
1) On My Way To Heaven;
2) Going Away;
3) I'm Leaning;
4) I Know I Got Religion.
The visuals are also from the album-- a portion of the cover art, and a photograph of Roebuck Staples with his children. However, the liner notes suggest that the son, Pervis, had left the group to go into the army, being replaced by his sister Yvonne. The other members of the family group are given as Cleotha, then age 25, the oldest child; Mavis, 19; and Cynthia, 7. The songs were arranged by Roebuck Staples, who accompanies on the guitar, bringing a fresh, distinctive, heartfelt sound to gospel.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• gospel
• spirituals
• hymns
• Christian
• church
• religion
• 1959

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[100milnic]

just decided to search staple singers cause saw 10 seconds of them on some doco, but holy crap, that guitar is the deepest & nastiest tremelo & reverb, in the best possible way, ever, it's sound of the past, dirty recordings from depression/ field recodings, fused with the available technology of that day, ie fender trem & rev amps, it is truly fantastic, and just when got over that, then gotta try and comprehend these harmonies...

[drjimiboy69]

What a high quality outfit. Very accessible, fusing gospel subject matter with secular r&b elements. I can here their influence on Jimi Hendrix's rendition of Hey Joe. I appreciate you for posting this. Noting like a female lead who can sing tough and raw, but is also subdued when needed.

[Smudgefizz]

FANTASTIC! The first song is so haunting. I have their 1965 album Freedom Highway , but I've never heard this one. I'll have to buy it! I thought Pops might still be alive, but sadly I see he died in 2000. He was the last remaining living link to early blues, Having grown up on a plantation near the first recognized blues guitarist, Charlie Patton, & learned guitar from him. John Fogerty, & some of the Excello Records swamp-blues guys, were also highly influenced by Pops’ guitar style.

[campusqueen57]

Merry Christmas Mom

[Marquiffe]

Pops, bless you

[funnytoo]

incredible medley, thanks ((-;

[i1king]

@jddrew1000....Mavis of course!!!

[jddrew1000]

Who leads this song?