Swanee Quintet - Complete Nashboro Releases 1951-62The Swanee Quintet are one of the premier vocal groups in the history of gospel music, and have been singing in different guises since 1939. They are noted for having a powerful and impassioned style, introducing more adventurous vocal arrangements during the 1950s as gospel moved into the commercial arena. Their first dozen years or so with the Nashboro label have come to be regarded as very much their golden era, characterised by the bluesey guitar

intellectual and theological foundations

good-looking stars and quirky character actors

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"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "Main Stem"

Eddie and company make sure to keep the Supersuckers tongue firmly planted in cheek with "That's a Thing

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When psychedelia had run it's course in Britain at the end of the 60s

an intimate view of what happens at a John McLaughlin recording session

There are seven previously unissued tracks and many more obscurities

and bandleader Jeff Sipe

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