The Uplifters, “Guided By the Footprints”, 1985, ECP # 2097
The other day I found The Uplifters & the Polston Family side by side at a thrift store and assumed at first it was the same visually challenged group…. but it was not. A dig through the BizarreRecords archive turned up a few other groups from the time when giant glasses went hand in hand with giant hair.
The Polston Family, “Featuring ‘Well Glory’ and ‘The Singing Family’”, Alpha #7908-4
The Merits, “A Brand New Touch”, Rainbow #2506
The Roy Knight Singers, “Little David”, 1985, Supreme #SS 33042
Judy Hagan, “For Those Tears I Died”, Benson Sound
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Denise Power
s/t
Century Records
I took these pics of records from someone’s great collection at the MSP Music Expo in Minneapolis. I’m just now posting them! Of course I forgot the guy’s name who they belonged to, so if you see this send me an email so I can give you credit!
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Bobbi Jean White
“Higher Ground!”
Skylite #6064
From the Back Cover:
Her name should be Bobbi Soul instead of Bobbi Jean because that’s what you hear when she belts forth a song… soul, soul, soul! When Bobbi sings… you listen and drink in the magnificent powerfulness… the emphasis of each word! Suddenly, all too soon the song has ended. You sit quietly and hope she sings another… and another… and another. Perhaps it was a personality just like Bobbi that the composer had in mind when he wrote “We’ve Got a Great, Big, Wonderful God”. As Bobbi often says, “I may be big, but I have a much bigger God!
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Ruby McKellar
“Sings Camp Meetinting (sic) Style”
LeFevre Sound #2830
(Alexandria, LA)
MAILBAG:
Where in the world did you get that picture? I just typed my name in Yahoo and got your web site. I about died. That is funny but that was the hair do of the day. I was keeping up with the Joneses[ha]. Thanks for a good laugh.
– Ruby McKellar
PS: I still sing, but have never made another project, as it is called today, but I use others soundtrax and sing at a lot of senior events a little at my church. I am getting old. THANKS!
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The Singing Richey Family
“Leavin’ My Troubles”
Gospel Recording Company #BR1013
Blanchard, OK
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