[78-L] Rhythmic "sprituals" of the early 1930s

[Gregg Kimball]

I'm not sure what you classify as "pop," but what about "In the Morning By 
the Bright Light," by James Bland, recorded as "Gabriel's Trumpet" by the 
Dinwiddie Colored Quartette?   (Although the Dinwiddie group only uses the 
first verse from Bland).  Or "G. Burns Gonna Rise Again" (on Old Hat's CD 
Good for What Ails You), and tunes of the like.  Seven Foot Dilly's "Old 
Ark's A'Moverin' " also comes to mind.  There are many recastings of 
spirituals by such performers, although I guess it depends on whether one 
considers them "pop" or "folk."

Gregg Kimball


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From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: [78-L] Rhythmic "sprituals" of the early 1930s


>I was listening to Cole Porter's "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" today and was 
>wondering about precedents for this idea in Tin Pan Alley. The style was in 
>the form of a camp meeting spiritual, with a mock sermonizing lyric. Three 
>songs that preceded this were "Oh, Monah," "On Revival Day" and "Sing, You 
>Sinners." Without going off on a tangent, can anyone supply me with further 
>examples of pop songs using the spiritual form? Keep in mind that Anything 
>Goes was on Broadway in 1934, so the songs would have to predate that ("All 
>God's Chillun Got Rhythm" doesn't count; it came out in 1937; "Ol' Man 
>Mose" came out in 1936, I believe.).
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> Cary Ginell
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