If there was one band that inspired me to pursue Gospel Music and all its stylistic virtues, that band would be the Golden Gate Quartet.

I became aware of them in my teen years, and they were so radically different from everything else I was listening to that it was impossible to not pay attention. The precision of their rhythms, the perfection of their harmonies, the smooth grace of their style and their playfulness all overwhelmed me, and I have a dedicated fan ever since.

This will be one of my favorite all-time episodes in the entire ‘How Music Changed’ series, because I feel as though I am sharing something so special that it almost feels sacred to me.

Featured tracks are all credited to The Golden Gate Quartet, and they are:

Gabriel Blows His Horn

Behold the Bridegroom Cometh

Go Where I send Thee

Golden Gate Gospel Train

Found a Wonderful Savior

Jezebel

Anyhow

Bedside of a Neighbor

Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’

Hush

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Swing Down Chariot

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

Nobody

Run, Sinner Run