From Navasota, Texas: The Mighty Sincere Voices

“Sing, Sing in Glory” and “Hello, Y’all”
Mighty Sincere Voices
From the OverBoard Records CD Sing, Sing in Glory (album release date: Sept. 1)
www.overboardrecords.com

From Navasota, Texas, home of country bluesman Mance Lipscomb, comes the Mighty Sincere Voices. Brothers Tyrone, Terrance and Tremayne Creeks founded the group under the tutelage of their father, veteran quartet singer Willie Elvin Creeks. Musicians include Xavier Creeks on drums, Douglas Franklin on bass, Rev. Christopher Bell on keyboards, Jeston Andrews on guitar, and Chad Turner on organ.

Their project for Darrell Jay Jones’ OverBoard Records is called Sing Sing in Glory. “Hello Y’all” is the CD’s opening number, a friendly, uptempo greeting, saint to saint, perfect for starting a live performance. The backbeat and enthusiasm telegraph to the listener that he or she is in for an enjoyable ride.

The seven-minute drive-tempo title track borrows its hook formula from the mnemonic chorus of “Old Macdonald,” which, believe it or not, was in quartet repertory eighty or ninety years ago. Revved up by the accelerated chorus of “When I get in glory, I’m gonna sing, sing here; sing, sing there,” the Mighty Sincere Voices launch full-throttle into the vamp, which is unleashed lead-trading hard-singing guaranteed to get the audience out of their seats and hand-clapping to the end.