The rap has the musicality of a Black preacher in full tilt on a Sunday morning, with the other gents as the choir, something like that and indeed, it all sounds great and good for television to air this excellent performance back in the day.
Elvis had the same sound on "Joshua Fit The Battle". But I never thought of it as been rap until now. I had always thought Blondie was the first with mainstream ccrap. I mean, rap. I would be a fan of it, if they could sound like these guys.
Parts of this song definitely have a rap flavor. Lyrics seem to be the main element of rap and some type of rhythmic part similar to a poem. This performance would be labeled as group harmony but lacks the music accompaniment that would make it doo wop. Excellent break down and video, Fil.
Thanks, Fil, for this gem of a video clip. These guys are great, and I appreciated your detailed analysis, as always! Thanks for bringing this piece of musical history to our attention.
Sounds like basically a “recitative” in opera: delivering lines that might be otherwise spoken, but doing it to a basic pitch. It’s similar to what you sometimes hear from Catholic priests and Jewish Cantors. Good stuff. Thanks, Fil!
I would say "no it is not because it is actual singing." I recall being at a gig and a record producer telling me he was quitting after 25 years in the business (this was about 13 years ago) because most of the rappers he was given to work with could barely keep a rhythm much less carry a tune without being horridly off-key. These guys definitely can harmonize!
@@susanaltman5134 I know that song. But Grandmaster Flash is a decades old band and that song is not rap; it was funk and at the time marketed as funk. They borrowed heavily from Bootsey Collins who was also funk.
@@IMeMineWho That is RAP according to most people. I think the people who created that song would be surprised to learn that it isnt rap. Rap is heavily based on funk and rap is decades old. It has changed a lot since then. It's been many years sincecI heard rap music that I like, but that doesn't change the history. Or what was considered rap music when it was released.
@@susanaltman5134 Nope! Most people? You mean most Gen Zs who have no knowledge of music history? Yeah, you are! You are talking to someone who not only is a pro vocalist who has performed with rock legends, but I worked at the major labels, and music law firms. I was actually around at the time of Grandmaster Flash's hit "White Lines" and know for a fact that at the time the song came out, it was billed under Funk and Rnb! In the RB Dept! Know why? The major labels had different departments for different types of music and at the time it came out, its promotion was under the RnB Dept. Most people? You are making up your facts to suit your opinion..unless, of course you have polled "most people" about this particular song..which you obviously have not! And btw First Nations people did a version of spoken word long before you assert. And Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and Phil Ochs rapped their folk songs back in the 1960s. Listen to Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan or Motorcycle Song by Guthrie in the 60s. Or centuries old the call and response in Irish folk songs.
I love this. It's incredible, really, to have been filmed, and more so, preserved! This is a great example of a gospel quartet, like the Swan Silvertones, The Dixie Hummingbirds, et al. From the American South. Those harmonies! The call and response between singer and instrument. Storytelling! Performance! Great stuff, Fil! Thank you for another exceptional analysis!
Great and unique analysis here Fil! Yes, I certainly can hear an earlier version of "rapping". However, having said that, if I had a cold listen to them, I would have probably labeled them as a barbershop quartet with lots of soul. Thanks Fil! Now I want to learn more about this talented quartet!
Beautiful harmonies. You are such a gentleman. "They are talking about the bible whereas the topic now is quite different. " Thank you for an excellent analysis . They have great musical voices that they blend so well.
Love that we can bring in the Christian/ Bible aspect without cutting each other up. Thanks to all for that! Good music my friends is just that... good music!
Interesting theory about how Rap began. I’m not sure I wanted to see it in the beginning of this video, but music certainly has evolved in most genres, if not all, therefore I’m keeping an open mind. I kind of felt it was more Doo Wop, as another suggested. But I’m not educated in music, only a listener and lover! Thanks Fil. I like that you cover all types of music. You ROCK!
I keep telling people....all music comes from artists either adding to or blending styles of music! Unless we are talking about original compositions! Even then...they got there inspiration from something or someone!
I believe that elements of Rap were incorporated in this song.... of course before there was Rap, per se. You explained it so well. Excellent harmonies and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you Fil for another great analysis.
my favorite part is when they robbed the liquor store, stole a car, and shot up a few sandboxes on their way to the studio…oh wait, you meant OTHER ELEMENTS of rap…😂❤
I keep hearing "Ohhhh Noah, jumpin' an' jivin'" Rap is so much older than people think. I've heard recordings of Jimi Hendrix talking about it in 1967, and he used to chat as the band warmed up and call that rapping.
I remember back in 1966, when people got together for a chat, we would call that a "rap session", or just "rapping", before the term came to refer to a musical genre.
I've never heard of the Jubalaires, and I had no idea rap started way back in 1946 with their song, "Noah". I like that they're dressed so nicely, wearing suits and rapping! They sound so fresh and cool and blend just beautifully. I can see how they really lift the spirit! I enjoy this kind of rap. I think, precursors to rapping, may have originated in singing while doing rhythmic chores. Thanks, Fil, for a very exciting and interesting video.
What is the difference between this rapping and what I called Barber Shop . I always thought that the group Blondie started rap music❤❤❤ Love your show, I always learn something news about
Their smooth voices and delivery really commanded my attention. Regarding 'rapping', a distinction could be made that in the verses they are talking on pitch (as in rapping used to be slang for talking) as opposed to the modern genre of rapping. In that sense, it can certainly be seen as rapping and it is effective for this song. Anyway, they sound great! Thanks for taking a look at this one.
I agree, you can hear an earlier version of "rapping" here. Not knowing better, I would have labeled them simply as a barbershop quartet with a lot of soul.
I love this, both the performance and the analysis! I was not familiar with them before, but what a great sound! Side note - you are definitely correct about mainstream rap topics, but there is a such thing as Christian Rap 😊.
Wow! Spectacular performance, every note on spot, immaculate control of power by each vocalist, perfectly in sync, I suspect those guys spent a lot of time singing together, each one absolutely professional in doing their part. Thanks for digging this one out and sharing it Fil. Goodurn. I went through some other comments and I agree with many that I dont know that I would classify this as rap, now it may have been influential to what later would emerge as rap. For me the distinction is they are actually hitting melodic notes along the way. I would classify the toothy singer more as a preacher of a certain genre that I dont know the name of. The theme of the lyrics fits with that too. I bet the church where they practiced this song thousands of times was lively on Sunday morning.
A number of sources do trace the roots of modern rap to this. It is actually a fusion - the short guy is singing doo wop, while the tall guy comes in and raps.
Great analysis and introduction to The Jubalaires. First time hearing this song and I enjoyed the story telling of it along with the harmonies and jazzy guitar intro. 😊🎸🎵
Yeah Fil, once again, ya expertly exemplify the finer qualities of a vocal style I USED ta HATE in the 60s..LOL..My grandmother was a devout christian and drove us NUTS with "the oldtime gospel hr" . I can really appreciate this genre now.😎 Yeah, when hearin the first few bars of this, It INSTANTLY took me BACK to the 60s hearin a group do the tune "Children go where I send thee, HOW shall I send thee, Imma gonna send thee one by one, one for the lil bitty ...bay bee," cant think of the title?.... Attn Boomers : Do yall remember seeing a group VERY similar to these Cats on TV? sing the tune Im referring to?.Heck, it mighta been THEM?...Thanks Fil , enjoyed this alot !
I get a feel of rapping and doo wop intertwine throughout this song. these guys do harmonize well together, nice little swing of their arm and steps when changing lead on the vocals. another enjoyable analysis Fil. 😊👍
This reminds me of the jazz/blues type of music from the juke joint scenes in the movie "The Color Purple" with Margaret Avery playing Suga Avery. Different, but similar elements. Love that you're going so far into the history of so many types of music Fil!🥰
Very interesting choice; I love when you analyze interesting ancient groups that I never heard of! I agree with some of the other commenters who say Elvis sang some Gospel songs in this style. Elvis' "Run On" especially comes to mind. (After checking, i discovered the Jubalairs sang "Run On" by a different title - "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You down.") Another thing that popped into my head was Bobby Sherman's "Amen" off his Christmas album (somewhat in this gospel/rap style, it summarizes the Greatest Story Ever Told in less than 4 minutes). Thanks, Fil!
Reminds me of “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.” You can hear it on Elvis Presley Gospel which I love. I’ve just begun to have an appreciation & interest in Rap after Kelly Clarkson cover Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Which is posted on You Tube. Crazy!!! I am over 50 years old and learning to appreciate “new” music. Love your content Fil !
Great stuff. Also from the 1940s, one of my favorites (and BB King's too) was Louis Jordan. I always felt that Louis Jordan had fun with music the way Frank Zappa did years later.
Great find Fil! Laughed when you said guys were singing about Bible which is quite different from rap today! Understatement 😂. Harmonies are terrific. An oldie but goodie for sure. Thanks for bringing it to us and your usual spot on analysis!
@@drewpall2598”Preacher made a touchdown”! Just listened to your suggestion. So good. A lot of Biblical references in that one. They are so good. Thanks again for your suggestion. 👍
Hi Fil, These guys are fabulous… I love looking back at these older videos they say so much! This was when singing was singing and music was music. The simple background guitar balances great with their voices. Very hard to do, keep tempo, pitch, diction, AND, put choreography to it. Very talented group, cool song. Loved it all.. this analysis was awesome…, just like you! Thanks for gently walking us through a beginning rap performance, much appreciated. Debbie☮️
I have never heard of The Jubalaires, but they are incredible! Rap is not my cup of tea either and I would've never known that this was rap if you haven't mentioned it. Their voices blend so well together and they sound great! Thank you Fil, for doing another awesome analysis! Keep up the good work!😢
@@lindadescafano3749 I'm not sure if you read the credits whilst listening to the song ?, it states that Sugar Hill Gang had used their tune for their hit song..
Hip-Hop (my day rap) celebrating 50 year anniversary. However, story telling in this form has been going on since the beginning of time, imo. Thanks for the video ✌💜
I hope this video inspires people to open their minds to music as a whole. Genre is largely just a facade. The feeling that melody, harmony, and rhythm creates is universal and exists in all good music. The more I learn the less distinction I hear when listening to different styles. Great stuff!
Hi fil charlena here, Did you know that Steve Martin from The Saturday Night Live TV show could play the Bango? He was playing it with Earl Scub. I think that he was on the Tonight show with David Letterman. ❤❤❤ He was able to keep up. And he was good❤❤❤
I agree with the majority here that this is much more Southern Gospel than rap. I love all music EXCEPT rap and hip hop. I am from South Georgia and am very familiar with Southern Gospel. Grew up in the 60’s and 70’s in a small town so I was exposed to many types of music.
I agree with you, I like most kinds of music from 1920’s Ragtime to now. “Except” Hip Hop & RAP and Nine Inch Nails👎 type music. But, The Jubalaires (their 1946 song "Noah") guys are great as I love their melodies and harmonizing music and they are doing some “sing story talking” in between. But it is far superior and totally different from “modern day” diarrhea c”RAP” tone deaf “tin ear” trash with way, way over and over too much repetitive same chorus of a “talk chanting” low talent bush beat that is not even singing and not music with no originality, no melody, and no harmony. Where every song sounds about the same, same beat.
I absolutely love videos like this! I love digging into these kinds of historical peeks into early music where we can see where todays music originates from. Fil, you are becoming quite the music archivist aren’t you?! 😎👍🏻
Actually there is Christian rap. Im not big on it or any rap. But these guys have the gospel feel as well. ❤ Thanx Fil! Been totally enjoying theses older videos, its where it all started!
I still replay my old DCTalk and AudioAdrenaline from... 1993-ish, but every now and again I listen to some newer stuff. Rap is not my go-to music style.
Why are you yelling at people in comments? They are expressing there own opinions on what may or may not be ...what Could've been the beginning of a different genre of music.
Old style gospel. There’s a lot of crossover between the music we now divide up into genres. R&b, gospel, blues overlap. Even Elvis did this style of gospel as it was what he grew up with. Brought it into rock and roll.
You looked like you wanted to get up and dance to this one. 😊 Aside from Eminem and Ren, who incorporates a lot of rap into his music, I'm not really a fan of rap. However, I have watched a couple documentary series on hip hop, and I find the history of the genre fascinating. The earliest that the official history of hip hop goes back to is 1973. Although some people are calling this gospel music, and disputing the rap element, I do consider Teddy Brooks' vocals to be rap, and now that I've seen this performance, I'm surprised that neither series I watched mentioned this group as an influence on early hip hip. After watching this video, I went looking to see what I could find on the group, then came back, better informed, and watched the video again. In more recent articles, their performance style is being acknowledged as an early form of rap, so they are finally getting the credit they deserve. Aside from all of that, this was just a really fun performance to watch, and definitely one of my favourite videos that you've done. 😁🎶🎶😁
GLORIOUS❤ ONLY Way to describe it..The southern US contributions to all the genres is unique and profound Nothing sounds like this...❤ and this is only one example
Love this! So Interesting! A few observations: • I can definitely hear the early roots of rap, which I started listening to in the very early 1980s. • I hear a connection to the spiritual songs sung in the fields during captivity (which talked about enduring with the help of God, but sometimes were used to communicate secret information about the Underground Railroad). • I sing similar songs to this at church, in which a song leader speaks or sings a verse, and the congregation joins to sing the chorus. • This particular piece reminds me of the prayer song in the movie "Glory". We sing a version of that song at church, and I had a similar singing/prayer experince around a campfire at a church retreat in college. • Some Southern gospel preachers have had a similar cadence.
I just listened, at the suggestion of another friend here, to JD Sumner! Fil, you might like to run his “Blessed Assurance” through the spectrogram. WOW that dudes bass is LOOOOOW!
For those of you who may have missed the 50th anniversary of Rap musice this past weekend at Yankee Stadium, I dare anyone to say they didnt hear rhythm in the music For those who know me,I am really the one who likes every type of music and appreciates all of it One of the true gifts of life !!😂 Thanks Fil for helping others fall in love 😊
The cadence and rhythm of the 'rap portion' has always reminded me of a Southern Baptist minister preaching. Once they get rolling, there is a certain cadence to it. Unlike the vast majority of todays rappers, they can actually sing AND they are creating their own music and rhythm. Not stealing someone elses,
This style is pretty coomon with black gospel vocal quartets. Someone more familiar with the style could come up with other examples but one that occurs to me is "The Preacher and the Bear" by the Golden Gate Gospel Quartet from the 1939s. There is a lot of great stuff in that tradition. It makes me think you might like to analyze something by the early Mills Brothers, where they use their voices of to imitate instrumental solos.
If rap sounded like these guys I would listen!
Me too
I've said this since 1979
@AmethystJonesOpinions Very funny
It does if you give it a chance
Remember when people couldn't bear Mozart cause there were too many notes?
@@robertakerman3570Ugg short sighted
I would class this absolute gem as Doo Wop rather than early rap. Either way it is superb singing!
It actually is SOUTHERN GOSPEL !!
The rap has the musicality of a Black preacher in full tilt on a Sunday morning, with the other gents as the choir, something like that and indeed, it all sounds great and good for television to air this excellent performance back in the day.
@@larrydewein Its Older than That. the Tradition goes all the way back to Africa .
Is that something you read? And where?
Tremendous harmonies.
Pure early spirituals / gospel! Thank you for sharing something different and of great quality!
Elvis had the same sound on "Joshua Fit The Battle". But I never thought of it as been rap until now. I had always thought Blondie was the first with mainstream ccrap. I mean, rap. I would be a fan of it, if they could sound like these guys.
you found an absolute gem
Parts of this song definitely have a rap flavor. Lyrics seem to be the main element of rap and some type of rhythmic part similar to a poem. This performance would be labeled as group harmony but lacks the music accompaniment that would make it doo wop. Excellent break down and video, Fil.
When I was young, I went to a church where this style of preaching was used. His voice is amazingly similar to what I heard long ago.
Thank you Fil for uncovering this little gem! Everything old does become new again,eh?😊
And appreciated too.
Thanks, Fil, for this gem of a video clip. These guys are great, and I appreciated your detailed analysis, as always! Thanks for bringing this piece of musical history to our attention.
Sounds like basically a “recitative” in opera: delivering lines that might be otherwise spoken, but doing it to a basic pitch. It’s similar to what you sometimes hear from Catholic priests and Jewish Cantors.
Good stuff. Thanks, Fil!
So glad to see you are delving in to early Rap, i love these guys music...
IT is NOT rap! It is SOUTHERN GOSPEL SINGING! Look it up!
@@larrydeweinlisten to Preachers Delight that is where Sugar Hill Gang got their Rap song ~ Rappers Delight, that is the first Rap Song.
Listen to Cab Calloway and "Minnie the Moocher"...Mickey Dolenz mimicked Cab in "Going Down"...Cab was called a "scat singer" which was early rap.
I would say "no it is not because it is actual singing." I recall being at a gig and a record producer telling me he was quitting after 25 years in the business (this was about 13 years ago) because most of the rappers he was given to work with could barely keep a rhythm much less carry a tune without being horridly off-key. These guys definitely can harmonize!
I do not understand the attraction to "rap". Does not sound like music to me, just sounds like some angry guy ranting in monotone.
Listen to White Lines by Grandmaster Flash. They could harmonize, sing, rap.
@@susanaltman5134 I know that song. But Grandmaster Flash is a decades old band and that song is not rap; it was funk and at the time marketed as funk. They borrowed heavily from Bootsey Collins who was also funk.
@@IMeMineWho That is RAP according to most people. I think the people who created that song would be surprised to learn that it isnt rap. Rap is heavily based on funk and rap is decades old. It has changed a lot since then. It's been many years sincecI heard rap music that I like, but that doesn't change the history. Or what was considered rap music when it was released.
@@susanaltman5134 Nope! Most people? You mean most Gen Zs who have no knowledge of music history? Yeah, you are! You are talking to someone who not only is a pro vocalist who has performed with rock legends, but I worked at the major labels, and music law firms. I was actually around at the time of Grandmaster Flash's hit "White Lines" and know for a fact that at the time the song came out, it was billed under Funk and Rnb! In the RB Dept! Know why? The major labels had different departments for different types of music and at the time it came out, its promotion was under the RnB Dept. Most people? You are making up your facts to suit your opinion..unless, of course you have polled "most people" about this particular song..which you obviously have not! And btw First Nations people did a version of spoken word long before you assert. And Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and Phil Ochs rapped their folk songs back in the 1960s. Listen to Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan or Motorcycle Song by Guthrie in the 60s. Or centuries old the call and response in Irish folk songs.
I love this. It's incredible, really, to have been filmed, and more so, preserved! This is a great example of a gospel quartet, like the Swan Silvertones, The Dixie Hummingbirds, et al. From the American South. Those harmonies! The call and response between singer and instrument. Storytelling! Performance! Great stuff, Fil! Thank you for another exceptional analysis!
Great and unique analysis here Fil! Yes, I certainly can hear an earlier version of "rapping". However, having said that, if I had a cold listen to them, I would have probably labeled them as a barbershop quartet with lots of soul. Thanks Fil! Now I want to learn more about this talented quartet!
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Beautiful harmonies. You are such a gentleman. "They are talking about the bible whereas the topic now is quite different. " Thank you for an excellent analysis . They have great musical voices that they blend so well.
Love that we can bring in the Christian/ Bible aspect without cutting each other up. Thanks to all for that! Good music my friends is just that... good music!
Interesting theory about how Rap began. I’m not sure I wanted to see it in the beginning of this video, but music certainly has evolved in most genres, if not all, therefore I’m keeping an open mind. I kind of felt it was more Doo Wop, as another suggested. But I’m not educated in music, only a listener and lover! Thanks Fil. I like that you cover all types of music. You ROCK!
It’s actually gospel music. ❤
Spoken sections in songs goes back to Victorian times,usually in music hall. These 4 I could listen all day,so smooth.
I keep telling people....all music comes from artists either adding to or blending styles of music! Unless we are talking about original compositions! Even then...they got there inspiration from something or someone!
Their voices blend so beautifully.
I believe that elements of Rap were incorporated in this song.... of course before there was Rap, per se. You explained it so well. Excellent harmonies and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you Fil for another great analysis.
my favorite part is when they robbed the liquor store, stole a car, and shot up a few sandboxes on their way to the studio…oh wait, you meant OTHER ELEMENTS of rap…😂❤
Fil great find. Not a fan of Rap however if rap jived like these cool cats I might give it a try. Nice cover on chords.
It's definitely a precursor... Cockney's also had a type of rap.
I keep hearing "Ohhhh Noah, jumpin' an' jivin'"
Rap is so much older than people think. I've heard recordings of Jimi Hendrix talking about it in 1967, and he used to chat as the band warmed up and call that rapping.
And in folk music, it is much older than when it first came to be as well.
I remember back in 1966, when people got together for a chat, we would call that a "rap session", or just "rapping", before the term came to refer to a musical genre.
I've never heard of the Jubalaires, and I had no idea rap started way back in
1946 with their song, "Noah". I like that they're dressed so nicely, wearing
suits and rapping! They sound so fresh and cool and blend just beautifully.
I can see how they really lift the spirit! I enjoy this kind of rap. I think, precursors
to rapping, may have originated in singing while doing rhythmic chores. Thanks, Fil,
for a very exciting and interesting video.
Beautiful singing, clear vocals! The bedrock of doo wop and early rhythm and blues performance.
It's not rapping, it's preaching. It's gospel. You can hear this influence coming through in Elvis' music a full decade later! 😲
Now that you mention it, I certainly can hear the Elvis prototype in the lead vocals.
How fun, didn't know who they were. Great analysis, nice mixture of harmony, a bit of Johnny Cash vibe. Thanks Fil😊🌜⭐️🎤🎼🎶
These guys were AMAZING!!! Thank you for introducing me to this!
What is the difference between this rapping and what I called Barber Shop .
I always thought that the group Blondie started rap music❤❤❤
Love your show, I always learn something news about
Interesting.
These guys are great.
Myself, being a Christian, I enjoyed this.
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@jeffking4176 - We do not have to be Christians to admire a great performance.
Excellent! Such talented men, each with a voice that works so well with the others. I wish this “rap” would return. Thanks Fil.
Thank you for this entertaining and informative video ! You ROCK TOTALLY, FIL ! from ETG San Rafael Ca.♠♥♦♣
I love these back in time videos.
Their smooth voices and delivery really commanded my attention. Regarding 'rapping', a distinction could be made that in the verses they are talking on pitch (as in rapping used to be slang for talking) as opposed to the modern genre of rapping. In that sense, it can certainly be seen as rapping and it is effective for this song. Anyway, they sound great! Thanks for taking a look at this one.
I agree, you can hear an earlier version of "rapping" here. Not knowing better, I would have labeled them simply as a barbershop quartet with a lot of soul.
I love this, both the performance and the analysis! I was not familiar with them before, but what a great sound! Side note - you are definitely correct about mainstream rap topics, but there is a such thing as Christian Rap 😊.
Wow! Spectacular performance, every note on spot, immaculate control of power by each vocalist, perfectly in sync, I suspect those guys spent a lot of time singing together, each one absolutely professional in doing their part. Thanks for digging this one out and sharing it Fil. Goodurn.
I went through some other comments and I agree with many that I dont know that I would classify this as rap, now it may have been influential to what later would emerge as rap. For me the distinction is they are actually hitting melodic notes along the way. I would classify the toothy singer more as a preacher of a certain genre that I dont know the name of. The theme of the lyrics fits with that too. I bet the church where they practiced this song thousands of times was lively on Sunday morning.
A number of sources do trace the roots of modern rap to this. It is actually a fusion - the short guy is singing doo wop, while the tall guy comes in and raps.
Omg!! I wish the latest rap had the same sound of this...... Thanks Fill for sharing this with all of us, I loved It🤗🧡👍🇪🇸🇮🇹
Wow awesome voices!
Great fun. Really entertaining. Talented men.
Great analysis and introduction to The Jubalaires. First time hearing this song and I enjoyed the story telling of it along with the harmonies and jazzy guitar intro. 😊🎸🎵
THANK YOU FIL 💜🙏💜
Rap or no, this was a wonderful performance! Wow, history in the making and very impressive!!
Yeah Fil, once again, ya expertly exemplify the finer qualities of a vocal style I USED ta HATE in the 60s..LOL..My grandmother was a devout christian and drove us NUTS with "the oldtime gospel hr" . I can really appreciate this genre now.😎 Yeah, when hearin the first few bars of this, It INSTANTLY took me BACK to the 60s hearin a group do the tune "Children go where I send thee, HOW shall I send thee, Imma gonna send thee one by one, one for the lil bitty ...bay bee," cant think of the title?.... Attn Boomers : Do yall remember seeing a group VERY similar to these Cats on TV? sing the tune Im referring to?.Heck, it mighta been THEM?...Thanks Fil , enjoyed this alot !
I get a feel of rapping and doo wop intertwine throughout this song. these guys do harmonize well together, nice little swing of their arm and steps when changing lead on the vocals. another enjoyable analysis Fil. 😊👍
Such an interesting video! More like this please Fil - I found it fascinating!
This reminds me of the jazz/blues type of music from the juke joint scenes in the movie "The Color Purple" with Margaret Avery playing Suga Avery. Different, but similar elements. Love that you're going so far into the history of so many types of music Fil!🥰
Thanx for doing this episode. I just watched it and I fell in love with their sound. I love discovering new to me music.
Very interesting choice; I love when you analyze interesting ancient groups that I never heard of! I agree with some of the other commenters who say Elvis sang some Gospel songs in this style. Elvis' "Run On" especially comes to mind. (After checking, i discovered the Jubalairs sang "Run On" by a different title - "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You down.") Another thing that popped into my head was Bobby Sherman's "Amen" off his Christmas album (somewhat in this gospel/rap style, it summarizes the Greatest Story Ever Told in less than 4 minutes). Thanks, Fil!
Reminds me of “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.” You can hear it on Elvis Presley Gospel which I love. I’ve just begun to have an appreciation & interest in Rap after Kelly Clarkson cover Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Which is posted on You Tube. Crazy!!! I am over 50 years old and learning to appreciate “new” music. Love your content Fil !
Thanks!
Great stuff. Also from the 1940s, one of my favorites (and BB King's too) was Louis Jordan. I always felt that Louis Jordan had fun with music the way Frank Zappa did years later.
I liked the harmonies. I’m not sure if I would call it rap. That’s probably debatable. Pretty cool Fil. Enjoy your weekend. ❤🤘🏿🤘🏿
Great find, Fil! Thanks for sharing!!
This is excellent, thank you for introducing me to this.
That little guitar intro was great. Such tone, and for the 30s. And their vocals were outstanding! Thanks! Love this stuff.
Great find Fil! Laughed when you said guys were singing about Bible which is quite different from rap today! Understatement 😂. Harmonies are terrific. An oldie but goodie for sure. Thanks for bringing it to us and your usual spot on analysis!
@Lilah you might enjoy this one, the lead vocal rhythm has a slight rap feel to it.
(The Jubalaires - The Preacher And The Bear)
@@drewpall2598”Preacher made a touchdown”! Just listened to your suggestion. So good. A lot of Biblical references in that one. They are so good. Thanks again for your suggestion. 👍
Hi Fil,
These guys are fabulous… I love looking back at these older videos they say so much! This was when singing was singing and music was music. The simple background guitar balances great with their voices. Very hard to do, keep tempo, pitch, diction, AND, put choreography to it. Very talented group, cool song. Loved it all.. this analysis was awesome…, just like you! Thanks for gently walking us through a beginning rap performance, much appreciated. Debbie☮️
I have never heard of The Jubalaires, but they are incredible! Rap is not my cup of tea either and I would've never known that this was rap if you haven't mentioned it. Their voices blend so well together and they sound great! Thank you Fil, for doing another awesome analysis! Keep up the good work!😢
Thank you for introducing me to music I had never heard before!
And thank you for spending your Saturday and Tuesday nights with us!
One of the earliest *group* rap songs was "The Superbowl Shuffle" by the Chicago Bears in 1985
If you all listen to Preachers Delight by The Jubalaires which came out in 1939, you'll hear Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight song right there..
I just listened and yes you can hear it.
@@lindadescafano3749 I'm not sure if you read the credits whilst listening to the song ?, it states that Sugar Hill Gang had used their tune for their hit song..
@@pennymcneela7095 Yes I did. Thanks for replying. I liked Rappers Delight. It was very popular back in the day. 😊
The origins of the rap style of singing.
NO! IT IS NOT RAP! It is SOUTHERN GOSPEL SINGING!
@@larrydewein Which evolved to...RAP.
Many things came together that evolved into rap! Just like many types of music came together to make Rock & Roll! Lol.
never heard this before and i`m lovin it!! thanks WoP.
I DID enjoy this video! What a surprise! These guys were so great! Ty Fil! I’m a huge fan of your genius.
Hip-Hop (my day rap) celebrating 50 year anniversary. However, story telling in this form has been going on since the beginning of time, imo. Thanks for the video ✌💜
"the topics for rapping today are quite different" lol!
A great video!
This is an absolute pleasure to listen to. One because they have rhythm, harmony and you can understand them.
I hope this video inspires people to open their minds to music as a whole. Genre is largely just a facade. The feeling that melody, harmony, and rhythm creates is universal and exists in all good music. The more I learn the less distinction I hear when listening to different styles. Great stuff!
NIce. Maya Angelou said rap has been around in various forms throughout history. She said rap is nothing new.
Oh, wow. This is absolutely brilliant....love it. Thanks for bringing this to our attention 👏🏼❤
Oh thank you Fil…love this❤❤more on the gospel end which is so uplifting…
Love any music w steong vocal harmonies. GREAT ANALYSIS! Spot on. Their voices synch flawlessly. Down to the vibrato. Spectacular!
Hi fil charlena here,
Did you know that Steve Martin from The Saturday Night Live TV show could play the Bango? He was playing it with Earl Scub. I think that he was on the Tonight show with David Letterman. ❤❤❤
He was able to keep up. And he was good❤❤❤
I agree with the majority here that this is much more Southern Gospel than rap. I love all music EXCEPT rap and hip hop. I am from South Georgia and am very familiar with Southern Gospel. Grew up in the 60’s and 70’s in a small town so I was exposed to many types of music.
South Georgia AND you vehemently reject rap and hip hop? No way. You’re pulling our leg.
I agree with you, I like most kinds of music from 1920’s Ragtime to now. “Except” Hip Hop & RAP and Nine Inch Nails👎 type music. But, The Jubalaires (their 1946 song "Noah") guys are great as I love their melodies and harmonizing music and they are doing some “sing story talking” in between. But it is far superior and totally different from “modern day” diarrhea c”RAP” tone deaf “tin ear” trash with way, way over and over too much repetitive same chorus of a “talk chanting” low talent bush beat that is not even singing and not music with no originality, no melody, and no harmony. Where every song sounds about the same, same beat.
I’ve been combing the the comments looking for someone to get this corrected.
It is indeed Gospel music.
Rap sucks…like, HORRIBLY. ❤
I absolutely love videos like this! I love digging into these kinds of historical peeks into early music where we can see where todays music originates from. Fil, you are becoming quite the music archivist aren’t you?! 😎👍🏻
Wonderful, gave me goosebumps!
The blind boys of Alabama do a really good version of this as well
This is similar to old-time gospel music! Love it!❤
Actually there is Christian rap. Im not big on it or any rap. But these guys have the gospel feel as well. ❤ Thanx Fil! Been totally enjoying theses older videos, its where it all started!
THIS is NOT rap! IT is SOUTHERN GOSPEL SINGING which has been around since the 1920's, twenty years before these guys already!!
I still replay my old DCTalk and AudioAdrenaline from... 1993-ish, but every now and again I listen to some newer stuff.
Rap is not my go-to music style.
Why are you yelling at people in comments? They are expressing there own opinions on what may or may not be ...what Could've been the beginning of a different genre of music.
Old style gospel. There’s a lot of crossover between the music we now divide up into genres. R&b, gospel, blues overlap. Even Elvis did this style of gospel as it was what he grew up with. Brought it into rock and roll.
You looked like you wanted to get up and dance to this one. 😊
Aside from Eminem and Ren, who incorporates a lot of rap into his music, I'm not really a fan of rap. However, I have watched a couple documentary series on hip hop, and I find the history of the genre fascinating. The earliest that the official history of hip hop goes back to is 1973. Although some people are calling this gospel music, and disputing the rap element, I do consider Teddy Brooks' vocals to be rap, and now that I've seen this performance, I'm surprised that neither series I watched mentioned this group as an influence on early hip hip.
After watching this video, I went looking to see what I could find on the group, then came back, better informed, and watched the video again. In more recent articles, their performance style is being acknowledged as an early form of rap, so they are finally getting the credit they deserve.
Aside from all of that, this was just a really fun performance to watch, and definitely one of my favourite videos that you've done. 😁🎶🎶😁
Enjoyed this! The guys were good.
GLORIOUS❤ ONLY Way to describe it..The southern US contributions to all the genres is unique and profound Nothing sounds like this...❤ and this is only one example
Lovely voices
I like this “Rap”. And I’m not crazy for rap. Wow! I think this could be played in a church and I would love it….. thanks, Fil.
Sounds like Rap to me --- just a lot better, since I can understand almost all of what they are saying. If all Rap was this good, I'd be a fan too.
Love this! So Interesting! A few observations:
• I can definitely hear the early roots of rap, which I started listening to in the very early 1980s.
• I hear a connection to the spiritual songs sung in the fields during captivity (which talked about enduring with the help of God, but sometimes were used to communicate secret information about the Underground Railroad).
• I sing similar songs to this at church, in which a song leader speaks or sings a verse, and the congregation joins to sing the chorus.
• This particular piece reminds me of the prayer song in the movie "Glory". We sing a version of that song at church, and I had a similar singing/prayer experince around a campfire at a church retreat in college.
• Some Southern gospel preachers have had a similar cadence.
They were a lot of fun !❤ I didn't know rap started in the 40s either . ❤
It started in the 30's with their song ~ Preachers Delight.
Thanks for this! 🙏💚🙏
I just listened, at the suggestion of another friend here, to JD Sumner! Fil, you might like to run his “Blessed Assurance” through the spectrogram. WOW that dudes bass is LOOOOOW!
For those of you who may have missed the 50th anniversary of Rap musice this past weekend at Yankee Stadium, I dare anyone to say they didnt hear rhythm in the music
For those who know me,I am really the one who likes every type of music and appreciates all of it
One of the true gifts of life !!😂
Thanks Fil for helping others fall in love 😊
These men are superb! My first time hearing them!
The cadence and rhythm of the 'rap portion' has always reminded me of a Southern Baptist minister preaching. Once they get rolling, there is a certain cadence to it.
Unlike the vast majority of todays rappers, they can actually sing AND they are creating their own music and rhythm. Not stealing someone elses,
Fantastic! I love being introduced to older music.
Ol. I love how they take turns having the limelight! Thanks, Fil! I was born in 1949 so before my time. Woo hoo!
This style is pretty coomon with black gospel vocal quartets. Someone more familiar with the style could come up with other examples but one that occurs to me is "The Preacher and the Bear" by the Golden Gate Gospel Quartet from the 1939s. There is a lot of great stuff in that tradition. It makes me think you might like to analyze something by the early Mills Brothers, where they use their voices of to imitate instrumental solos.
Doo Wop meets southern church music. Love it.
I love how Mr Henley gets so much pleasure out such different genres and performers and then teaches us how to appreciate them, too.
Thank you for introducing me to the Jubalaires. This style & sound is an evolutionary step in rap genesis. Cool. 🤘📻