Surely God Is Able

Clara Ward and the Famous Ward Singers · 1949 · One of the first million-selling gospel records, Gotham label

Context

Recorded for Irv Ballen's Gotham label starting in 1949, Surely God Is Able is one of the first gospel records to sell more than one million copies. The album of the same name is the first by a gospel group to exceed 500,000 units. The Gotham recordings later passed to the Savoy catalog.

In the genealogy of jazz

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

Sources

• EN: Clara Ward

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