Highway QCs, The

Highway QCs , The The Highway QCs were one of the most important postwar black gospel vocal groups, not only because of their contribution to gospel music but also because the group nurtured several important singers who would become major pop stars, notably Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls . The Highway QCs performed in a style similar to that of many of the other popular 1950s-era gospel vocal groups. Inspired by pop groups such as the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers, they incorporated pop and…