Oh Lord, Stand By Me/Marching Up To Zion

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Not to be confused with Archie Brownlee's Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, these Alabaman blind singers met at a school for the blind in the late 1930s. Clarence Fountain, whose range was not very wide, led the group with deep shouts, lofty cries, and rumbling, emotional singing that seems to have the power to move mountains. The group stick to their well-known "mother" theme (their first hit was the mind-blowing "I Can See Everybody's Mother, But I Can't See Mine" in 1949) on these two early '70s LPs, issued here as one CD. No less than three songs mourn the death of a matriarch--the bluesy, brilliant standby "Alone and Motherless," the moody, slow-tempo "When I Lost My Mother," and the revved tearjerker "Goodbye Mother." The group singing is tight, the tempo and material varied, the minimal percussion perfectly complementary, the guitar playing subtle, sparse, beautiful. But the real treat is when the five singers wind each other up, like a spinning top, into ecstatic realms of entwined shouting, singing, and praising that will please any ear. --Mike McGonigal

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The real deal gospel

This is what it's all about

Oh Lord, Stand By Me/Marching Up To Zion
Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Manufacturer: Specialty
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000QOB
Release Date: 1991-04-17

Oh Lord-Stand By Me
You Got To Move
Lord Have Mercy
Living For My Jesus
Precious Lord
I'll Fly Away
This May Be The Last Time
Alone And Motherless
Since I Met Jesus
Our Fathers' Praying Ground
Broken Heart Of Mine
Here Am I
Marching Up To Zion
Sevant's Prayer Amen
Count Me In
When I Lost My Mother
There Is A Fountain
I've Been Born Again
He'll Be There
Think About Me
Does Jesus Care
Fix It Jesus
Goodbye Mother
I've Got A Home

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Not to be confused with Archie Brownlee's Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, these Alabaman blind singers met at a school for the blind in the late 1930s. Clarence Fountain, whose range was not very wide, led the group with deep shouts, lofty cries, and rumbling, emotional singing that seems to have the power to move mountains. The group stick to their well-known "mother" theme (their first hit was the mind-blowing "I Can See Everybody's Mother, But I Can't See Mine" in 1949) on these two early '70s LPs, issued here as one CD. No less than three songs mourn the death of a matriarch--the bluesy, brilliant standby "Alone and Motherless," the moody, slow-tempo "When I Lost My Mother," and the revved tearjerker "Goodbye Mother." The group singing is tight, the tempo and material varied, the minimal percussion perfectly complementary, the guitar playing subtle, sparse, beautiful. But the real treat is when the five singers wind each other up, like a spinning top, into ecstatic realms of entwined shouting, singing, and praising that will please any ear. --Mike McGonigal

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The real deal gospel.......2007-03-12

Great CD if you are looking for the old school, up out of your seat, gospel music.

This is what it's all about.......2001-04-28

This CD contains the heart of the achievement of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, some of the greatest gospel shout recordings ever made. Fans of their newest CD, Spirit of the Century, will want to stop here next.

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