Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee

Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee

ASIN: B000BGQTQW

Track Listings

1. Overture and Jubilee Fanfare

2. Samson and Delilah

3. Eyes On The Prize

4. The Church In The Wildwood

5. Wayfaring Stranger

6. Dare To Be Brave

7. Precious Memories

8. Blessed Are You

9. O Mighty God

10. Take Care Of My Mother

11. Keep Looking Up

12. The House of the Risen Son

13. Eyes On The Prize (Reprise)

Editorial Reviews
Dallas Morning News, Sept. 24, 2005
"Grammy Award-winning musicians...take songs and give them a glorious baptism...Bound for the 2006 Grammys..."

Product Description
SOUTHERN MEETS SOUL is a jubilee of American music in the style of southern and country gospel with soul and r&b seasoning. It's an exciting new sound, but not a brand new trip for The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards and Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon--since these innovative artists have been cross-pollinating the very best in American music for decades. This album is the latest in the Greenhaw Records' series of gospel albums which have been Grammy Award-Nominated the past 7-out-of-8 years and Grammy Award-Winning in 2003 for the album WE CALLED HIM MR. GOSPEL MUSIC: THE JAMES BLACKWOOD TRIBUTE ALBUM. SOUTHERN MEETS SOUL is the story of influential singers and instrumentalists blending music from the legendary sounds of Texas, Nashville and the Pacific Northwest. The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie and T-Byrd are singing and playing with unbridled fire and creativity as they bring their artistry from thousands of recordings and stage! performances to this signature, career album.

Tracks:

Overture and Jubilee Fanfare
Samson and Delilah
Eyes On The Prize
The Church In The Wildwood
Wayfaring Stranger
Dare To Be Brave
Precious Memories
Blessed Are You
O Mighty God
Take Care Of My Mother
Keep Looking Up
The House of the Risen Son
Eyes On The Prize (Reprise)

Product Description

SOUTHERN MEETS SOUL is a jubilee of American music in the style of southern and country gospel with soul and r&b seasoning. It's an exciting new sound, but not a brand new trip for The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards and Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon--since these innovative artists have been cross-pollinating the very best in American music for decades. This album is the latest in the Greenhaw Records' series of gospel albums which have been Grammy Award-Nominated the past 7-out-of-8 years and Grammy Award-Winning in 2003 for the album WE CALLED HIM MR. GOSPEL MUSIC: THE JAMES BLACKWOOD TRIBUTE ALBUM. SOUTHERN MEETS SOUL is the story of influential singers and instrumentalists blending music from the legendary sounds of Texas, Nashville and the Pacific Northwest. The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie and T-Byrd are singing and playing with unbridled fire and creativity as they bring their artistry from thousands of recordings and stage! performances to this signature, career album.

Customer Reviews:

Album of the Year.......2006-07-17

This innovative album is a masterpiece of a production. What an idea: southern gospel with soul-as in "r&b" soul! The singers, the arrnagements, everything is just marvelous. Harkens back to the very best of Elvis Presley's and Jim Reeve's classic recordings. Voice of Art Greenhaw of The Light Crust Doughboys with The Jordanaires is rich, expressive, velvety. The women in my family go wild when they hear it. The guitars are fabulously twangy. In short, a classic, essential album that represents the best in performances and recording arts. Applause to the tasty sax of TByrd Gordon who adds just the right soul touches.

This is another one of those great southern gospel cds .......2006-02-15

This cd picks up where the other great cds of this group leaves off. I never cease to be amazed at what this group is able to accomplish. It's been said that the sky is the limit and I feel like this is very true about this organization.

As far as the grammy awards are concerned, this cd was nominated for this coveted award and should have taken the prize. Maybe next year will be the time for another award!

Mr. Greenshaw, keep up the good work!

Gospel Album of the Year!.......2005-10-26

Greenhaw Records has done it again and given us the album of the year in gospel. This fantastic, concept album has more pop and classical elements giving this masterwork a "baroque-country" feel, if you can believe it! A lot of beautiful, classy guitar work here, evidently in the Ventures mode. The contemporary vocals are at an all-time high, and it's especially wonderful to hear legendary tenor Gordon Stoker of The Jordanaires dueting at times. This album has the ability to introduce American gospel music to the world-----with its catchy tunes, poetic lyrics, and hit parade and Top Ten appeal of the songs. This CD is the perfect, even more artistic follow-up to Nokie Edwards of The Ventures and The Jordanaires and The Light Crust Doughboys gem from last year, 20TH CENTURY GOSPEL. If you think they don't make records like they used to at RCA and Liberty and Capitol and Columbia, just spin this 2005 masterpiece from Elvis' vocal group and the western swing kings and the Ventures' most famous guitarist and the soul man, "T-Byrd".

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