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The Pilgrim Travelers - Best Of The Specialty Years

The Pilgrim Travelers - Best Of The Specialty Years

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The Pilgrim Travelers were a gospel group founded in Texas in the 1930s, who modelled themselves on groups like The Soul Stirrers and Golden Gate Quartet. They achieved popularity after moving to Los Angeles in 1942, where their new manager, J. W. Alexander, helped fashion a new style influenced by the likes of The Soul Stirrers and The Golden Gate Quartet.

Under the direction of Alexander, they developed their own style known as “Walking Rhythm”, with the microphone picking up the percussive sound of their foot-tapping, to go along with their extrovert “church-wrecking” style of ‘live’ performances. The Travelers traded the lead between Kylo Turner, a baritone with the same facility as a note-bending falsetto as R.H. Harris of The Soul Stirrers, and Keith Barber who changed from being a sweet-voiced tenor to a hard gospel shouter under Alexander's direction.

They added Jesse Whitaker as a baritone in 1947. This 56-track 2CD collection comprises selected A and B sides of their releases on the Specialty label during this era, and features many of their most renowned recordings, including Now Lord (Yes, My Lord), Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Jesus Met The Woman At The Well, Mother Bowed and Wonderful Time Up There. At the peak of their success, Barber was involved in a 1950 auto accident which left his voice ravaged and they gradually fell apart in the 1950s.

While the group continued to tour and record, their popularity waned, however a version of the group still remains active today. This collection, which spans the era when they were at the height of their powers, captures the spirit and style of their very particular and distinctive approach to gospel performance.


TRACKS

Disc 1
Track Title Artist
1 I’m Standing On The Highway The Pilgrim Travelers And Their “Walkin’ Rhythm”

2

I’ll Tell It The Pilgrim Travelers And Their “Walkin’ Rhythm”
3 Everyone's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time The Pilgrim Travelers
4 Stretch Out The Pilgrim Travelers
5 He Will Remember Me Pilgrim Travelers
6 Good News Pilgrim Travelers
7 My Prayer The Pilgrim Travelers And Their Walkin’ Rhythm Spirituals
8 Jesus Travels The Pilgrim Travelers
9 Mother Bowed The Pilgrim Travelers
10 Jesus The Pilgrim Travelers
11 Thank You Jesus The Pilgrim Travelers
12 Now Lord (Yes, My Lord) The Pilgrim Travelers
13 Jesus Met The Woman At The Well The Pilgrim Travelers
14 My Eternal Home The Pilgrim Travelers
15 Jesus Is The Only One The Pilgrim Travelers
16 Nothing Can Change Me (Since I Found The Lord) The Pilgrim Travelers
17 Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb The Pilgrim Travelers
18 Something Within Me The Pilgrim Travelers
19 The Old Rugged Cross The Pilgrim Travelers
20 Call Him By His Name The Pilgrim Travelers
21 God Should Wipe Away All Tears The Pilgrim Travelers
22 I Love The Lord The Pilgrim Travelers
23 My Road's So Rough And Rocky The Pilgrim Travelers
24 I Was There When The Spirit Came The Pilgrim Travelers
25 Satisfied With Jesus The Pilgrim Travelers
26 He's Pleading In Glory The Pilgrim Travelers
27 I've Got My Mother Gone Home The Pilgrim Travelers
28 Welcome Home The Pilgrim Travelers
Disc 2
Track Title Artist
1 Angels Tell Mother Pilgrim Travelers
2 Lord, Hold My Hand Pilgrim Travelers
3 Long Ago (Wooden Church) Pilgrim Travelers
4 When I Join The Jubilee Pilgrim Travelers
5 Deliver Me From Evil Pilgrim Travelers
6 Leaning On The Everlasting Arm Pilgrim Travelers
7 How About You Pilgrim Travelers
8 Blessed Be The Name Pilgrim Travelers
9 Move Up To Heaven Pilgrim Travelers
10 I’ll Be Home For Christmas Pilgrim Travelers
11 A Hard Road To Travel The Pilgrim Travelers
12 My Old Home The Pilgrim Travelers
13 Gonna Walk Right Out Pilgrim Travelers
14 I’ve Got A New Home Pilgrim Travelers
15 Go Ahead Pilgrim Travelers
16 Lead Me! Guide Me! Brother Joe May and the Pilgrim Travelers
17 In My Heart The Pilgrim Travelers
18 Old Time Religion Brother Joe May & the Pilgrim Travelers
19 It Is No Secret The Pilgrim Travelers
20 Look Down That Lonesome Road The Pilgrim Travelers
21 Weary Traveler The Pilgrim Travelers
22 Straight Street The Pilgrim Travelers
23 Did You Stop To Pray This Morning The Pilgrim Travelers
24 It Don't Cost Very Much Brother Joe May & the Pilgrim Travelers
25 Troubled In Mind The Pilgrim Travelers
26 Close To Thee The Pilgrim Travelers
27 Bless Us Today The Pilgrim Travelers
28 Hold On The Pilgrim Travelers
  • Artist:
    The Pilgrim Travelers
  • EAN:
    824046347420
  • Discs:
    2
  • FORMAT:
    CD
  • Release:
    June 2023
  • Brand:
    Acrobat
  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3474
  • Weight:
    0.12kg