Our Father

The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi · 1950 · No. 10 on the R&B charts in early 1951, Peacock label

Context

Recorded for Peacock Records after the group signed in 1950, Our Father reached No. 10 on the Billboard R&B charts in early 1951 and is among the first gospel records to cross onto the secular charts. Archie Brownlee's singing, between falsetto and screams, influenced Ray Charles, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Gospel. Among the origins and influences of Gospel: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• EN: Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

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