Sunday, November 05, 2006

Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio on YouTube

Watch the late Bob Washington and the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio perform an eight-minute live version of their classic 1961 hit, "Ride This Train," to a 1960s-era festival crowd. At one point, Washington tosses off his jacket and works an awed crowd, shaking hands, throwing shapes, confounding the camerapeople, and generally raising the temperature as the rest of the Gospelaires chant and provide electric guitar accompaniment.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XMlexD_RE

Thanks to Kevin Nutt for providing the link. FYI - there are more vintage gospel videos on YouTube. Watch the Gospelaires and follow related links for more classic footage.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I HAVE ENJOYED THIS TRUE GOSPEL MUSIC FOR THE LAST 47 YRS. OF MY LIFE. YOU CAN'T FIND REAL MUSIC LIKE THIS IN THE STORES ANYMORE AND ITS ASHAME. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY SITTING AT THE SPORTORTORIUM WITH MY MOTHER /BROTHER LISTENING TO THE GIFTED VOICE OF BOB WASHINGTON,AND THE GOSPELAIRES ALONG WITH OTHER GROUPS SWANN SILVERTONES,MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY, PILGRIM JUBILEES, BLIND BOYS [CLARENCE FOUNTAIN], INEZ ANDREWS,HIGHWAY QC'S[SPENCER TAYLOR] DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS, FANTASTIC VIOLINAIRES[ROBERT BLAIR] AND MANY MANY MORE. I WANT TAKE UP ANY MORE SPACE BUT IT REALLY DOES MY HEART GOOD TO COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE.I WILL CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THE GOSPELAIRES CD IF IT IS AVAILIABLE IN THE DFW METROPLEX STORES.

Bob Marovich said...

Thanks for your note. For classic gospel music on CD, try www.pewburner.com and www.raregospel.com. No paid political announcement -- I just know they have the goods! Bob M.