The Primitive Quartet - Because He Loved Me (1983, North Carolina Bluegrass-Gospel)

1983 LP from North Carolina bluegrass gospel band The Primitive Quartet, released on Primitive Records.
From blueridgeheritage.com:
"The Primitive Quartet began in 1973, when two sets of brothers, Reagan and Larry Riddle and Furman and Norman Wilson, carried a guitar and mandolin with them on a fishing trip to Fontana Lake. The Riddles had grown up on farms in Madison and Buncombe Counties, and the Wilson brothers, originally from Franklin, learned to sing shape notes from their father, who was a minister for fifty-seven years. The boys all sang at home and in church, but that night in Graham County was when they first sang in four-part harmony. After the fishing trip, with the encouragement of their parents and pastor, they began to sing together at area churches, calling themselves the Riddle-Wilson Quartet.
The Riddle and Wilson brothers went on the road as full-time musicians in 1978. Now called the Primitive Quartet, in honor of the old-time gospel singing that inspires them, the Riddles and Norman Wilson are joined by Randy Fox and Jeff Tolbert, and by Reagan and Larry’s brother Mike, who joined the group when Furman Wilson was called to the ministry.
They have recorded several albums and have toured throughout the United States and abroad. The group was the subject of a BBC documentary in 1984, and Singing News has listed them among the top five nominees for its readers’ Band of the Year award for several years consecutively. All but one of “the Primitives” live in Candler."
The Primitive Quartet disbanded in 2023 after playing a small farewell tour. You can find their website at primitivequartet.com
Tracklist
[00:00] A1 Because He Loved Me
[02:59] A2 Stormy Waters
[05:43] A3 Light At The River
[09:17] A4 I Can Hear Them Singing Over There
[12:19] A5 Jesus Leads Me Home
[14:31] B1 The Fire Has Never Gone Out
[17:33] B2 More Precious Than Gold
[20:28] B3 Talking About That Old Time Religion
[23:40] B4 I Call Him Lord
[26:35] B5 I'll Lay Hold On It All Someday
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