5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Sung by The Jordanaires, these hymns are full of encouragement, compassion and joy,
November 24, 2005 J. Ross "a-music_fan" (Roseburg, OR USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jordanaires: Believe (Bonus Dvd) (Dig) (Audio CD)
Playing Time - CD#1 (33:11), CD#2 (32:01), DVD (36:19) -- The passionate beauty of 26 bluegrass hymns is captured on this large project with two CDs and a DVD. The Jordanaires recently celebrated their 50th anniversary, and the DVD is a great place to start for personal interviews and a look behind this group's scene. In fact, viewing the DVD is essential as liner notes in this album sadly don't acknowledge the group's career highlights, band members or the songwriters. The Jordanaires' lead vocalist and tenor Gordon Stoker was the group's leader and remains the only original member today. Starting as a gospel quartet, they've done many background choruses on a ton of country recordings (including Elvis Presley's first recordings in 1956) since about 1949. "Dig a Little Deeper" is dedicated Elvis as that song attracted him to The Jordanaires' sound. The quartet must have averaged 2 recording sessions a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year despite also being involved in other businesses...Read more
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