The Swan Silvertones
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The Swan Silvertones were an influential American gospel quartet, renowned for their tight harmonies and dynamic lead vocals that helped shape modern gospel and soul music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gospel quartet
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1938 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | postwar gospel quartet tradition ⓘ |
| basedIn | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | one of the most influential gospel quartets of the 20th century ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Claude Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
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gospel music ⓘ soul-influenced gospel ⓘ spirituals ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Claude Jeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Bossard NERFINISHED ⓘ John Myles NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Al Green
NERFINISHED
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Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ soul singers of the 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern gospel music
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soul music ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
crossover between gospel and soul music
ⓘ
development of modern gospel harmony style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic lead vocals
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tight vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Saviour Pass Me Not (album)
NERFINISHED
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The Swan Silvertones (Vee-Jay album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Jesus Is a Friend of Mine
NERFINISHED
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Mary Don’t You Weep NERFINISHED ⓘ Saviour Pass Me Not NERFINISHED ⓘ Trouble in My Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | The Four Harmony Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ early 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Hob Records
NERFINISHED
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Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyleFeature |
call-and-response arrangements
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complex quartet harmonies ⓘ falsetto lead by Claude Jeter ⓘ |
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