Direction JEAN BUZELIN
To celebrate the 70 years existence of a major Afro-American vocal institution, still going strong and continually renewing itself, this trip back in time shows that, during these ten years packed full of history, the Golden Gate Quartet had already scaled the heights of religious music.

(1941-1948) - GOLDEN GATE QUARTET : MOSES SMOTE THE WATERS • HANDWRITING ON THE WALL • RUN ON • MY TIME DONE COME • STALIN WASN’T STALLIN’ • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT • BONES, BONES, BONES • SWING DOWN, CHARIOT • ATOM AND EVIL • SHADRACK • HUSH ! • JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OF JERICHO • PRAY FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT • TALKING JERUSALEM TO DEATH • JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL - SILVER ECHO QUARTET : JEZEBEL - SOUTHERN SONS : LORD HAVE MERCY - JUBALAIRES : I’M ON MY WAY - SELAH JUBILEE QUARTET : THERE ‘LL BE A JUBILEE - LANDFORDAIRES : RUN ON FOR A LONG TIME. (1949-1952) - GOLDEN GATE QUARTET : JOHN SAW THE WHEEL • LORD, I AM TIRED AND I WANT TO GO HOME • LORD, I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN • RELIGION IS A FORTUNE • WHEN THE MOON GOES DOWN • DOWNWARD ROAD • AMAZING GRACE • THIS WHOLE WORLD • HOLD ON • GIVE ME TWO WINGS • THERE’S A MAN GOING ROUND TAKING NAMES • SAME TRAIN • YOU’D BETTER MIND • LISTEN TO THE LAMBS • I JUST TELEPHONE UPSTAIRS - JUBALAIRES : LIVE-A-HUMBLE - DIXIEAIRES : JOE LOUIS IS A FIGHTIN’ MAN - SOUTHERN SONS QUARTETTE : NEW BORN AGAIN - SELAH SINGERS : SORROW VALLEY - LARKS (SOUTHERN HARMONAIRES) : HONEY ON THE ROCK.