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Tag: Lou Rawls

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“Stand By Me Father” (S. Cooke, J. W. Alexander)

Barnes Family, live, Rocky Mount, N.C., c. 1999

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Pilgrim Travelers (feat. Lou Rawls, lead vocals), recording, 1962

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Soul Stirrers (feat. Johnnie Taylor, lead vocals), recording, 1959

Here’s another well-known artist who started out singing gospel.

The Pilgrim Travelers (with Lou Rawls [singing lead on the refrain]), “Daniel Saw the Stone” (late 1950s)