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Indisputably one of the premier gospel sets of the present day era, the Soul Stirrers pioneered the contemporary quartet sound. Pressing the music from the original repertoire of jubilees and spirituals to the visceral, deeply psychological hard gospel design so well-known among postwar listeners, the group’s innovative agreements — these …

Sam Cooke was the main spirit vocalist ever sold — he was also the inventor of spirit music, and its own most widely used and beloved performer in both monochrome communities. Equally essential, he was one of the primary modern dark performers and composers to wait to the business enterprise …