The Original Soul Seekers
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The Soul Seekers was a gospel group based in New Orleans, Louisiana
, United States
from 1939 to the 1960s.
Organized and founded in 1939 by Mr. Ernest Irvin in New Orleans, Louisiana, this quartet gospel
recording group is famous throughout the world for their powerful, triumphant renditions of spirituals, old and new. At the time of their first album release, Spirituals (1959) on MGM subsidiary Cub Records
, Irvin and The Soul Seekers had appeared at St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and performed at over 600 theatres and churches back in the United States.
The six members of this sextet included Arthur Blake, Ernest Irvin, Alex "Junior" Bolton, Carneil Underwood, guitarist, Wallace Meyers, and dynamic lead singer, Marion Hannah. The Soul Seekers released two more albums on Savoy Records
' Gospel record label and on Choice Records, SOUND OF AMERICA, in the 1960s. The latter two albums included new members, guitarists Richard and Frankie Boyce, songwriter Larry Lawson, and vocalist George Washington. The Soul Seekers' second album is Songs For My Mother. The DeVoil Brothers, Johnny and Wimbley, joined the group as well for the third album, Tell It Like It Is, a social commentary written by Larry Lawson describing issues that still plague the Black church today. The group is also known as "The Soul Seekers featuring Rev. Marion Hannah".
Louisiana
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, United States
United States
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from 1939 to the 1960s.
Organized and founded in 1939 by Mr. Ernest Irvin in New Orleans, Louisiana, this quartet gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
recording group is famous throughout the world for their powerful, triumphant renditions of spirituals, old and new. At the time of their first album release, Spirituals (1959) on MGM subsidiary Cub Records
Cub Records
Cub Records was a subsidiary of MGM Records started in 1958 for rhythm and blues releases.Artists who released records on Cub included The Impalas , Jimmy Jones , The Stereos , and Jimmy Velvit . The label lasted through 1968.-External links:...
, Irvin and The Soul Seekers had appeared at St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and performed at over 600 theatres and churches back in the United States.
The six members of this sextet included Arthur Blake, Ernest Irvin, Alex "Junior" Bolton, Carneil Underwood, guitarist, Wallace Meyers, and dynamic lead singer, Marion Hannah. The Soul Seekers released two more albums on Savoy Records
Savoy Records
Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part in popularizing bebop.Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part...
' Gospel record label and on Choice Records, SOUND OF AMERICA, in the 1960s. The latter two albums included new members, guitarists Richard and Frankie Boyce, songwriter Larry Lawson, and vocalist George Washington. The Soul Seekers' second album is Songs For My Mother. The DeVoil Brothers, Johnny and Wimbley, joined the group as well for the third album, Tell It Like It Is, a social commentary written by Larry Lawson describing issues that still plague the Black church today. The group is also known as "The Soul Seekers featuring Rev. Marion Hannah".
Suggested reading
- The Gospel Discography 1943-1970 by Cedric Hayes and Bob Laughton, published by Eyeball Productions, Inc., West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada