The 101 strangest records on Spotify: Blackwood Brothers Quartet – Paradise Island

Welcome to paradise: the place where gospel meets Hawaiian music. And greetings to the first group to use a tour bus Reading on mobile? Listen hereImagine the A&R meeting at RCA in 1959 when some bright spark came up with the idea of asking this legendary Memphis gospel quartet if they'd like to record Hawaiian-themed spirituals. This was a group who'd already been going for 20 years when Elvis (who, like Johnny Cash, was a huge fan) first appeared. They were the first ever gospel group to appea...

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