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The Selah Jubilee Singers was an American gospel vocal quartet, who appeared in public as a gospel group but who also had a successful recording career as a secular group in the 1930s & 1940s.
History
Around 1927 Therman Ruth (1914–2002) founded the Selah Jubilee Singers, in Brooklyn, New York, later basing them in Raleigh, North Carolina where he had a radio show. Ruth, something of a pioneer in the field of gospel music, at the age of seventeen with the Selah Jubilee Singers, had first recorded in April 28, 1938 for Decca, which include popular songs such as "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (DE 7598), and in February 1941, "I'll Fly Away" (DE 7831).[1] Their best recording was "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," recorded in October 8, 1941, (Decca Records 7872) New York City; with Thermon Ruth and John Ford lead vocal, Fred Baker, lead baritone; Monroe Clark, baritone; J. B. Nelson, bass vocal; and Fred Baker on guitar.[2]
The Selah Jubilee Singers switched to rhythm and blues about 1953, recording as The Larks for Apollo Records, New York area record company.[3]
Selective discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1941-1945) | Gospel | Document | |
| 2002 | Selah Gospel Train (1945-1949) | Gospel | Import (Japan) |
Footnotes
- ^ Dixon, Robert M. W. Blues and Gospel Records: 1890-1943, Oxford University Press (1997), page 785 - ISBN 0198162391
- ^ Dixon, Robert M. W. Blues and Gospel Records: 1890-1943, page 786
- ^ Rubin, Rachel. American Popular Music: New Approaches to the Twentieth Century, University of Massachusetts Press, page 170 - ISBN 1558492682