Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases two videos of the Delta Rhythm Boys singing the Gospel song "Dry Bones" ("Dem Bones").
Information about the Delta Rhythm Boys is also included in this post.
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Thanks to the Delta Rhythm Boys for their musical legacy. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DELTA RHYTHM BOYS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Delta_Rhythm_Boys
"The Delta Rhythm Boys were an American vocal group active for over 50 years from 1934 to 1987.
History
The group was first formed at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, in 1934 by Elmaurice Miller, Traverse Crawford, Essie Joseph Adkins, and Otho Lee Gaines. In 1936, they moved to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they worked under Frederick Hall and took the name Frederick Hall Quartet. Clinton Holland (soon replaced by Carl Jones) and Kelsey Pharr replaced Miller and Adkins. Rene DeKnight became their pianist.
The group appeared often in the 1940s on radio programs such as Amos and Andy and The Joan Davis Show, and performed on Broadway in the shows, Sing Out the News and Hot Mikado. They also appeared extensively in film—15 of them,[1] including in You'll Never Get Rich with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. Aside from their own recordings, they served as background vocalists for Charlie Barnet, Mildred Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ruth Brown.
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Their 1950s version of the spiritual song "Dem Bones" was a hit record for them (although recorded with the name "Dry Bones.") [2] They performed it on television extensively.
Later years
In the 1950s, they began to amass a large fan base in Europe, particularly in the Nordic countries where they recorded Swedish, Danish and Finnish songs mixing English and the local languages. Meanwhile, their fame was diminishing in America, so in 1956, the group relocated to Europe and performed there for a few more decades. Billy Moore toured with them as an accompanist in the 1960s."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Delta Rhythm Boys - Dry Bones [1940s]
Weirdo Video, Published on Nov 1, 2006
The Delta Rhythm Boys were an American vocal group active for over 50 years from 1934 to 1987.
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Example #2: Delta Rhythm Boys ---Dry Bones [1950s]
nipsipone, Published on Aug 12, 2009
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Ahshar Ibadyah, 2017
"Ezekiel Chapter 37, talking about the children of Israel receiving the spirit of God after being without the spirit of the Lord for so long. Just so happens that they're away from their home, a dead body in the great city known as Babylon the Great, Revelations 11. Then the spirit of the Lord entered into them and all was brought to their remembrance. They no longer were those dry bones, that dead body. They became again the mighty mighty Israelites. Much like these men. Israelites."
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LYRICS: DRY BONES ("DEM BONES")
(as sung by Delta Rhythm Boys)
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Now I hear the word of the Lord
Well, your toe bone connected to your foot bone
Your foot bone connected to your heel bone
Your heel bone connected to your ankle bone
Your ankle bone connected to your leg bone
Your leg bone connected to your knee bone
Your knee bone connected to your thigh bone
Your thigh bone connected to your hip bone
Your hip bone connected to your back bone
Your back bone connected to your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone connected to your neck bone
Your neck bone connected to your head bone
I hear the word of the Lord!
A dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around
A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
I hear the word of the Lord!
Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
An' I hear the word of the Lord!
Well, your head bone connected from your neck bone
Your neck bone connected from your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone connected from your back bone
Your back bone connected from your hip bone
Your hip bone connected from your thigh bone
Your thigh bone connected from your knee bone
Your knee bone connected from your leg bone
Your leg bone connected from your ankle bone
Your ankle bone connected from your heel bone
Your heel bone connected from your foot bone
Your foot bone connected from your toe bone
An' I hear the word of the Lord! Oh well
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
An' I hear the word of the Lord! Mmmh
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
An' I hear the word of the Lord!
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