SOUL STIRRERS, THE. Gospel group (orig. c1935 in Trinity, Texas). The original group included Jesse Farley (bass),
Silas Roy Crain
(tenor),
T. L. Bruster
(tenor), Rebert H. Harris (lead), and
R. B. Robinson
(baritone).
The Soul Stirrers
were active in Houston, Texas, during the late 1930s, then settled in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1940s. The group toured widely and introduced several innovations into traditional quartet
singing. They were the first to add a...
