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A Stranger I May Be - Savoy Gospel 1954-1966
Honest Jon's
- Cat No.: HJRLP079
- 2025-05-12
[In Stock] The first installment of a three-part series from HONEST JONS compiling recordings from the mid-'50s through 1966 on SAVOY, the greatest and most storied gospel label of them all.
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HONEST JON'S compiles, across three volumes, the catalog of the legendary SAVOY label, which launched in the 1940s, played a key role in the rise of early bebop, and later shifted toward rhythm & blues, soul and gospel. Volume one covers 1954-1966: gospel music shot through with raw soul, scorching blues, hard-rocking doo-wop and jazz, and stormy R ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)&B. Compiled by Dave Hill, one of the founders of the fabled NUPHONIC and a noted gospel authority; Greg Belson, known for his gospel disco work with Cultures Of Soul; and Mark Ainley, one of the founders of HONEST JON'S. Liner notes by Robert M. Marovich of JGM (The Journal of Gospel Music); 2LP with four pages of liner notes in a gatefold sleeve. (Original Japanese text by Saito)