Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III of a four part pancocojams series on the Gospel, Pop, and Jazz song "Shadrach". This song is also known as "Shadrack" and as "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego".
Part III showcases a YouTube video of a 1952 clip of the Gospel group The Larks performing "Shadrach" on the Ed Sullivan show.
Selected comments from this YouTube video are included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/11/shadrach-shadrach-meshack-and-abendego.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I provides information about Robert MacGimsey, the White American composer of the songs "Shadrach" (Shadrach, Meshack, And Abendego), "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" and some other songs.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-golden-gate-quartet-shadrach.html for Part II of this series. Part II provides information about the song "Shadrack". This post also showcases two YouTube sound files of this song as performed by The Golden Gate Quartet.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/12/louis-armstrong-shadrach-and-brook.html for Part IV of this series. Part IV showcases a video of Louis Armstrong performing "Shadrach".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Robert MacGimsey, the composer of this song. Thanks also to The Golden Gate Quartet for their arrangement of this song and thanks to The Larks for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the publisher of this example on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE - The Larks "Shadrack" Killer Gospel-Soul
FairDealDan, Published on Aug 25, 2006
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The summary for this video contains information that is disputed by some commenters. That summary reads: "Apparently there are two groups called The Larks, This one is NOT the one with Don Julian. This group the lead singer is Eugene Mumford. This tune gets better every time I listen...takes a while to appreciate since its so understated but the lead vocalist begins to "loom" awesomely after repeated listenings. And did Ray Charles get "Hit The Road Jack" from thos number?
Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only."
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According to , this song was performed by the Larks in 1952. This is a clip of the Ed Sullivan television series. (USA). The Larks' performed the Golden Gate Quartet's arrangement of this "Shadrach".
Here's some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only).
1. K.J. O.DOHERTY, 2007
"would make the GOLDEN GATE QUARTET proud...tenor eugene mumford would briefly join THE GATES in their adopted Eupopean homebase....gene sang a stunning version of white christmas that appears on numerous GATES albums that were issued and reissued for decades throught europe....a briilant quartet it is wonderful to have this pricelees footage that captures their AWESOME talent"
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2. PhillySouth, 2007
"Say wait a minute Dan - are you talking about Gene Mumford's Larks or Don Julian's Larks? Two separate groups. This looks like Mumford's Larks and nothing to do with Don Julian, or do I have this backwards?"
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3. thegroupharmonyalley, 2013
"There were several Larks groups, two of which were related with Eugene Mumford. The Thurmon Ruth Larks, and then, the Eugene Mumford Larks."
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4. 8301969, 2015
"This is the second Larks group, the 1st group was Eugene Mumford-Tenor, Thermon Ruth-2nd Tenor, Raymond Barnes-1st Tenor, Alden "Allen" Bunn-Baritone, David McNiel-Bass, they did "My Reverie", "Darling" all for Apollo. This group of Larks is David "Boots" Bowers-Bass (King OdomQt./King Odom Four), Orville Brooks-Baritone (Jubilaires, Golden Gate Qt), Isaiah Bing-Tenor (King Odom Qt/King Odom Four) Orville Brooks is doing the lead this 2nd group recorded for the Apollo subsidiary Lloyds.. I also knew Don Julian and he was aware of the early Larks groups."
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5. thebigfist, 2009
"Actually there was a third group,called the Larks,a caucasian group.This is a great version of Shadrach,Meshach and Abednigo,the 3 Hebrew children who were placed in a boiling cauldron by Nebuchadnezzar for failing to worship his pagan Gods,yet they failed to burn!This was one of the earliest miracles recorded in the Bible."
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6. Rowoches, 2008
"This was a very popular song during the 1960's. Several quartets covered it, as well as groups like the Clara Ward Singers, and soloists like Louis Armstrong (as some people have already mentioned), Brooke Benton and Cleophus Robinson."
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7. Mrpachuko13, 2018
"Rowoches i think the soul stirrers also covered it"
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8. skypanther1, 2009
"This group evolved out of the amazing "Selah Jubilee Singers" and later formed the core of the equally stunning "5 Royale"
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9. hegroupharmonyalley,2013
"Very jubilee/spiritual style singing. Absolutely love indulging in this stuff. Real tight weave on the harmony, with clipped syllables. And one of the finest groups in vocal harmony history, no doubt…."
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10. gilgamess, 2009
"I am not the poster, but I first saw this on the USA Network as part of the "Night Flight" program. They used to show the old "Showtime At the Apollo/Harlem Revue" shows which were a combination of studio performances and Snader Telescriptions (when it's a Snader clip, look closely; you will see a short cartoon of curtains parting). There is no audience, but the performances are live in the studio. I have not seen this for over twenty years, so thank you very, very much Fair DealDan!"
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11. Philip Da Silva, 2009
"who is the one actually singint the lead on shadrack. I know it's not eugene mumford"
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12. thegroupharmonyalley, 2013
"This is lead of Orville Brooks, not Gene Mumford as indicated above.
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13. threadgillb, 2009
"Is it me or do I hear the birth of the Elvis singing style here?"
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14. moondogsballroom, 2011
" Excellent! I second the Elvis comment, he was actually a big fan of vocal groups both gospel and secular and both black (including the mills Bros.) and white (the Blackwood Bros.) so it's likely he did hear of this group."
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15. TheQuietCenter, 2010
"This track is cookin"
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16. hookalakah, 2010
"All of the great black gospel groups could light their fires and heat their skillets with very minimal accompaniment. A guitar or a piano--if that much--was all they needed to cook. And some sang a capella, of course."
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17. yoR Velcom, 2010
"still looking for the original. this is the closest."
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18. Hadas Hall, 2010
"No , Ray Charles got 'Hit The Road' from Percy Mayfield , who wrote it and recorded an early demo. Similar feel to this , like a thousand other tunes."
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This comment is a response to a question the publisher asked in his summary statement.
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19. yugojazz, 2015
"This is the Golden Gate Quartet's arrangement. They sang it in 1948 and it became a big hit."
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20. Austin Casey, 2015
"@yugojazz Good to know! I thought this was The Larks own. So many groups did this same arrangement."
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