Soul Stirrers, the

Soul Stirrers, the

▪ American music group
      American gospel (gospel music) singers who were one of the first male quintets and one of the most enduring male groups. Several singers emerged from the group's ranks to become influential rhythm-and-blues (rhythm and blues) and soul (soul music) singers, most notably Sam Cooke (Cooke, Sam). The members included S.R. Crain (in full Senior Roy Crain), J.J. Farley, R.H. Harris (Robert H. Harris), Sam Cooke (b. Jan. 22, 1931, Clarksdale, Miss., U.S.—d. Dec. 11, 1964, Los Angeles, Calif.), and Johnnie Taylor (b. May 5, 1938, Crawfordsville, Ark.).

      The Soul Stirrers began singing together in Trinity, Texas, about 1932, recorded for the U.S. Library of Congress in 1936, and added Harris the next year. Influenced by blues singers, Harris demonstrated wide emotional range and became a major influence on other lead singers. The Soul Stirrers sang at the White House for President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Roosevelt, Franklin D.) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Churchill, Sir Winston) before Harris left in 1950. His young replacement, Cooke, sang sensual tenor lines with unusual rhythmic freedom and composed songs such as “Nearer to Thee” (1955) and “Touch the Hem of His Garment” (1956) before leaving the group in 1957 to pursue a career in pop music. His replacement, Taylor, sang with Cooke-like melisma before becoming a rhythm-and-blues star. The Soul Stirrers, with further personnel changes, remained active in the 1990s.

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