THE SPIRITUAL CRUSADERS - "I'm Going To Tell It" from We're Going To Tell It (TSC Records SLP-100)
As I've alluded to elsewhere here at LoneStarStomp I grew up Church of Christ. Many a Sunday morn n' eve as well as Wednesday night in the traditional Churches of Christ. This meant a firm upbringing in the tradition of singing done strictly acapella, without the accompaniment of instruments. So when it comes to praise and worship music my prejudices lie with the voice style rather than those featuring full bands. It's not that I necessarily feel it to be sinful to use a guitar when raising a voice to the Lord, but I so easily hear a pleading or praising purity in the lone, or grouped, voice. And don't want to go to hell because there's a guitar moving the Spirit along.
The Spiritual Crusaders came together in 1969 under the leadership of Virgil C. Mott in Snyder, Texas under the guise of acapella style praise. The group quickly began performing on local TV and radio in Lubbock, Abilene, Snyder, Post, and elsewhere. The 6 member group included C. Crayton (he sings lead on all of the songs), Johnnie Harrison, Sylvester McNight, R. J. Nelson, Tom Willis, and Billy Scott. As much as it pains me - a CoC'er- to say it, these Baptist men could really sing some praises. Crayton has a strong lead and Mott did a t-riff job producing the group in what must have been a primitive studio setting.
0 comments:
Post a Comment