The Pilgrim Travelers

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The Pilgrim Travelers were an influential American gospel group active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s, known for their innovative harmonies and for launching the career of singer Lou Rawls.

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The Pilgrim Travelers canonical 4

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instanceOf gospel group
musical group
activePeriod 1940s
1950s
associatedAct Lou Rawls
countryOfOrigin United States
era post-World War II gospel era
genre African-American gospel
gospel music
influenced Lou Rawls
later soul and R&B vocal styles
knownFor helping launch the career of Lou Rawls
influential gospel recordings in the 1940s and 1950s
innovative vocal harmonies
musicalInnovation use of rhythmic foot-tapping and microphone techniques in gospel performance
notability considered one of the leading gospel groups of the late 1940s and early 1950s
notableMember James Moore
Jesse Whitaker
Keith Barber
Kylo Turner
Lou Rawls
partOf African-American gospel quartet tradition
performanceContext church concerts
gospel programs and tours in the United States
recordLabel Aladdin Records
Gotham Records
Specialty Records
vocalConfiguration male vocal group
vocalStyle a cappella-influenced arrangements
close harmony

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Lou Rawls associatedAct The Pilgrim Travelers
Keen Records releasedRecordingBy The Pilgrim Travelers
Jesus Is on the Main Line hasNotableCover The Pilgrim Travelers
Louis Allen Rawls collaboratedWith The Pilgrim Travelers