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Religious music for less than devout

We have a thread " Jazz for someone who doesn’t like jazz. " In a similar vein perhaps "Religious music for the less than devout".

"people get ready" - Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" - Jessye Norman
2009 "Duets" - Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The - entire CD
1988 "Sweet Fellowship" - Acappella, the entire CD

In 1989 I was working in NJ, I may have been the only guy on the job who did not know he was working for the Irish Mafia. I would lend people the CD "Sweet Fellowship" and they were willing to pay for it but never return it:

"Here is $20 kid, go buy yourself another cuz youz can’t have mine back. Now don’t ever ask me again."


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This is full on religious music, and I am less than devout. For some reason these two Soul Stirrers albums are incredible: I’d Trade A Lifetime(1974) and The Lord Will Make A Way(1976), both on Jewel Records. They are pretty famous for having such artists as Sam Cooke and Johnny Taylor as their lead singers, but at this point in time it was Eddie Huffman. For some reason his conviction and soulful singing keeps me engaged for hours on end. Not in a spiritual sense per se, but his voice is incredible. Here are some samples:

https://youtu.be/qEK3b0jKSlk

https://youtu.be/0Ij3HxwmtdQ

https://youtu.be/Q3bo_PcT5BA

The Rance Allen Group is pretty excellent as well. They did a few albums on Stax.
https://youtu.be/mTSaPnRV59g

Cristone “Kingfish” Ingram did a downright incredible variation of Amazing Grace at his mother’s funeral.
http://www.openculture.com/2019/12/blues-musician-plays-a-soul-stirring-version-of-amazing-grace-at-...
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