Sunday, November 22, 2020

The Dixie Hummingbirds

Artist: The Dixie Hummingbirds
LP: The Best of The Dixie Hummingbirds
Song: "Our Prayer For Peace"
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Song: "Christian Automobile"
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I have nothing but unstained praise for this 1967 "Best Of" compilation from The Dixie Hummingbirds, who have been together, with various lineup changes, since forming in South Carolina in 1928. (I think I've found the group photo—included below—that was used to create the six Hummingbird portraits on the cover of the LP!) 

We sure could use a prayer for peace right about now, eh? "It's a sin to hate your brother because of the color of his skin." (This includes orange.) It's a drag that we even have to make this point still in the year 2020...and I guess I'd throw in "because of the color of his state" too, in a brand new verse for our current times.

 
[ The Dixie Hummingbirds ]

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