Sam Cooke grew up listening to “Peace in the Valley,” a song written in 1937 for Mahalia Jackson by Thomas A. However, “When The Saints Go Marching In” also features in a brilliant instrumental version by the New Orleans legend Sidney Bechet. This celebrated feel-good song (with lyrics that take much of their inspiration from the Book Of Revelations) became something of a jazz-gospel standard after Louis Armstrong’s impressive 1938 version. Sidney Bechet: When The Saints Go Marching In To wit, the 2015 Williams biopic, starring Tom Hiddleston, was called I Saw the Light. I just saw the light.” Although the song initially had little commercial success, it subsequently becomes one of his best-known songs. He reportedly penned the song on the journey home from a dance in Fort Deposit, Alabama, when his mother Lilly saw a beacon light near Dannelly Field Airport and roused her son with the words, ”Hank, wake up, we’re nearly home. Hank Williams’s “I Saw the Light” is one of the finest examples of country gospel. In 1948, Tharp released a 78rpm record for Decca of Lee Roy Abernathy’s song “Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There,” which was described as “a gospel boogie.”Ĭlick to load video Hank Williams: I Saw the Light All you need to hear is the guitar introduction to her 1947 hit “The Lord Followed Me” to recognize Chuck Berry’s musical debt to her. Tharpe, who was born in Arkansas in 1915, was singing gospel tunes from the 1930s and recording regularly for Decca Records. Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up ThereĮlvis Presley, himself a fine gospel performer, named Sister Rosetta Tharpe as one of his favorite singers and guitar players. While you’re reading, check out our Gospel Hits playlist here. What follows is a list of what we think are the best gospel songs of all time, perfect for taking you to musical heaven… Even Bob Dylan tried his hand at writing bona fide gospel songs. After all, gospel music influenced soul and R&B music – along with rock’n’roll legends such as Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones. So it's in her memory I dedicate this review.You don’t have to be religious to be affected by the power of the best gospel music. Houston as the mother, my heart broke when I realized she wouldn't live to see the result which will be released this August. When I read the obits of Whitney Houston yesterday and found out about her involvement in an upcoming remake with Jordin Sparks as the title character and Ms. The drama was maybe a little too quick the way they were presented but overall, I very much liked Sparkle. It was also a nice treat to see Don Bexley-best known to me and others as Bubba on 'Sandford and Son'-as one of the M.C.'s. The presentations of the performances are very good especially when Ms. The original songs are by Curtis Mayfield who was from Chicago of which I'm also a native of. Philip Michael Thomas also appears as Stix who's originally one of two male members of the group before becoming the groups' manager later on. It's about a trio of Harlem sisters consisting of Lonette McKee (Sister), Dwan Smith (Dolores), and Irene Cara (Sparkle). After several years of reading about this musical film, I finally watched Sparkle on Netflix Streaming.

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