“Stand Up”
Michael Boykin
Versatile Music Group (2011)
“Stand Up” is a foot-tapping mid-tempo number from Michael Boykin of the Mighty Voices of Clinton, North Carolina. Boykin calls out the first line and receives the response of a high-harmony male group, possibly the Mighty Voices, though the vocal group is un-credited.
The traditional-style single grooves along with a trainload of blue notes, a strong backbeat and a biting vamp, all of which thrill quartet enthusiasts, especially in the south and southeast.
Boykin dedicates this single to quartet great, the late Rev. Howard “Slim” Hunt of the Supreme Angels.
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Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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Do you know where I can download or listen to this one? Sounds interesting.
Hi, Mezmur — I don’t know where exactly you can hear it, but you might check out CD Baby or iTunes…it will be on my next TBGB Music Hour, available Dec. 12.
Yes you can download it at cdbaby or itunes