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The Sensational Nightingales were assembled in the '40s. In 1957 they appeared on the Gospel Train tour with <a href="spotify:artist:0FNW4zTrB6JjDb5ctjbX28">The Clara Ward Singers</a> and five other big-name gospel acts. Members included <a href="spotify:artist:5emabmrswTmD2L1qVJbjAd">Julius Cheeks</a> (lead), Carl Coates (bass), JoJo Wallace (tenor), Howard Carroll (baritone), and Paul Gwens (tenor). Their noted hit was "See How They Done My Lord." One of the earliest gospel quintets, they recorded and toured throughout the 1990s. Many of their '50s and '60s sides (found on MCA reissues) feature the stunning vocals of <a href="spotify:artist:5emabmrswTmD2L1qVJbjAd">Rev. Julius Cheeks</a>. As with <a href="spotify:artist:6AeqBNCBeqcm0CQwdEDWW2">Archie Brownlee</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5emabmrswTmD2L1qVJbjAd">Cheeks</a> reaches an intensity that distorts the actual recordings, and his style has been heavily "borrowed" by <a href="spotify:artist:48nwxUvPJZkm8uPa7xMzmj">Bobby Bland</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0N5PyKJzS3M1XNlaCL7bbE">Wilson Pickett</a>, and others. The later recordings by <a href="spotify:artist:6foEjoGQ36l5GgxVFyHHAA">Charles Johnson</a> are smoother and slicker, but still top-notch. ~ Bil Carpenter & Billy C. Wirtz, Rovi
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