Jubilee Hummingbirds - Gospel Express LP NEW RSD BF 2022
Jubilee Hummingbirds - Gospel Express
NEW. SEALED.
RSD BF 2022 Release
Bible & Tire Recording Co
Despite being one of MemphisÍs most long-running, prolific and popular gospel groups, the Jubilee HummingbirdsÍ story remains largely unwritten. Early members O.V. Wright and James Carr „ both of whom crossed over into secular music while singing with them „ have guaranteed their mention in soul circles, but for a group with such a presence in their home city, and a generous multi-label discography that began on wax in the mid-sixties and continues to this day, the Hummingbirds are a living, breathing example of the ever-present-yet-invisible place that gospel music can occupy by its very design. Their 1983 Gospel Express LP was just one chapter in the rich history of the Jubilee Hummingbirds, but a significant one that deserves a deep focus. They were a little over halfway through their eighty-four-years-and-counting history when these recordings were made and theyÍre still singing today, now under the leadership of William "Redd" Watson. In 1983, shortly after Watson joined the group „ and with the aforementioned labels either winding up or slowing down their releases „ the Birds landed on Bishop Bobby KingÍs Gospel Express imprint. The vinyl-hustling enigma behind such street-level setups as Hub-City and Home-Boys, King was a ghetto gospel impresario who went by so many different names that much of his activity is still a mystery. Aside from inspiring music, KingÍs calling card was the cut-and-paste album cover, which was almost ahead-of-its-time „ at least in his hands „ in its crudely-collaged aesthetic. Despite the modest original release, Gospel Express debut had no title, but sold well at programs and is being given a second lease on life here.
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Jubilee Hummingbirds - Gospel Express
NEW. SEALED.
RSD BF 2022 Release
Bible & Tire Recording Co
Despite being one of MemphisÍs most long-running, prolific and popular gospel groups, the Jubilee HummingbirdsÍ story remains largely unwritten. Early members O.V. Wright and James Carr „ both of whom crossed over into secular music while singing with them „ have guaranteed their mention in soul circles, but for a group with such a presence in their home city, and a generous multi-label discography that began on wax in the mid-sixties and continues to this day, the Hummingbirds are a living, breathing example of the ever-present-yet-invisible place that gospel music can occupy by its very design. Their 1983 Gospel Express LP was just one chapter in the rich history of the Jubilee Hummingbirds, but a significant one that deserves a deep focus. They were a little over halfway through their eighty-four-years-and-counting history when these recordings were made and theyÍre still singing today, now under the leadership of William "Redd" Watson. In 1983, shortly after Watson joined the group „ and with the aforementioned labels either winding up or slowing down their releases „ the Birds landed on Bishop Bobby KingÍs Gospel Express imprint. The vinyl-hustling enigma behind such street-level setups as Hub-City and Home-Boys, King was a ghetto gospel impresario who went by so many different names that much of his activity is still a mystery. Aside from inspiring music, KingÍs calling card was the cut-and-paste album cover, which was almost ahead-of-its-time „ at least in his hands „ in its crudely-collaged aesthetic. Despite the modest original release, Gospel Express debut had no title, but sold well at programs and is being given a second lease on life here.
