I used to live in Brooklyn and they would sometimes go to a local dance studio at night to rehearsh. All along 7th Ave. in Park Slope there would be crowds of us just standing there swaying and dancing. I'm 77 and this song still makes me cry.
Watching from zambia...this is touching and a great motivation to those battling with any form of oppression and stigma.soldier on for it shall well.God is in control.
Respect to the 2nd Ranger Company.. The first and last all black Ranger Company.. RLTW RANGERS LEAD THE WAY.. Paved the way for us new era Black Rangers.. From a 3/75 Buffalo Ranger. < 3 >
Keep coming back listening. Dad used to play it to me as a kid in the 70s. Little did I know he was teaching me so much Black History... thanks pops!!!
Many black Soldiers,Sailors,Airmen and Marines served to protect and serve this country. I salute The 10th cavalry,Tuskegee Airmen,Triple Nickel Partroopers, Montford Point Marines. When will they call you a man? No need to ask. We shed blood and endured discrimination. We fought throughout the wars both foreign and domestic.
As a Vietnam and battlefield vet this song has special meaning for me as I am set to celebrate 71 years and remember those who did not return, I too wore out the album.
This inspires me as a retired vet that I carry on those traditions of the Buffalo Soldier. I hope that all that have seen this post will teach their children the sacrifices that African Americans have made in all wars since the beginning of this country.
My Uncles Ernest Johnson and Greenbury Johnson of Laytonsville Montgomery County Maryland were Buffalo Soldiers and their father John E Johnson and uncles Wilson Lincoln Linkum and Perry Lincoln Linkum were all Civil War Veterans. My oldest brother bought the album "We Came To Play" and we were forever hooked on the Persuasions. We saw them many times over the years and even the children and now the grandchildren all know the Persuasions. May they rest in Peace, Love and Harmony in Heaven.❤
I just found this today due to a friend . I explained to her that I was 19 sitting on the living room floor crying my eyes out because my favorite brother had been sent to Vietnam. I was so upset when that first letter came marked "freemail." I didn't want to believe him when he told me he was going...man, this song hit home today as it did in 71. Thank you for your service 🙏🏾 ❤️ as my brother would say Hoorah.
R.I.P. Herbert 'Toubo' Rhoad (1944-1988), Joseph Jesse ‘Sweet Joe’ Russell (1939-2012), Jimmy ‘Bro’ ‘Mr. Bass Man’ Hayes (1943-2017) and Jerry Lawson (1944-2019).
I grew up from an infant listening to my dad, uncle, and cousins singing alog with other songs. They have remained with me over time. I'm 42 and still seems like I heard them sing this yesterday.
Also we need to teach our young about all the inventions not sone bit all inventions were by black wooly haired human beings like Lewis Lattimer, Philip Emeagwali, these are the real inventors who did what Alexander G Bell, Tesla (a fabricated man) Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs (both transgendered women) took credit for. The fake reality the rulers created are full of lies. For real truth go to Tricksofthestrade channel, get truth from evidence and facts, not the indoctrination centers and media.
In 1814 we took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson on the mighty Mississip’. We took a little bacon and wee took a little beans, and we fought the bloody British in the town or New Orleans. Well we fired our guns and the British kept a runnin’ props to this. Badass history here. Comanche the Brave Horse, you gave your all. The remembered fights.
I remember my dad listened and sang to these guys in the 70s and early 80s. He’d put the albums on and they’d play for an hour or two. Loved it then and still do
I'm intrigued. I grew up listening to this with my dad. He was a Dj and had a very large catalog of so many different genres, styles, very not one style kinda guy. When I was older and I went to visit him I asked him about this very song and who was it, I wanted to hear it. He was shocked that I remembered and that I asked about it. He played it for me. I have his album collection now and it's now a staple in my catalog. I wish I could have heard this in person, on a street no less. The music makes me cry for many reasons, flooded with memories good and bad. I hope when I am old, older than I currently am that my son also continues to appreciate the music he is growing up with that I have been playing, listening to and he remembers this to pass along also.
this is my daughters account....but i remember singing with my uncle jesse (sweet joe russell) at my grandma Maes funeral and many thanksgivings at my mamas house.....i love you and miss you uncle Jesse
jusmin, i orduced this and 4 other albums with The Persuasions and was proud to call Sweet Joe my friend and collaborator...He shined on Spread the Word, the gospel album, I still get chills when he sings, everything is gonna be all right, he always talked about going back to Henderson, NC to open a butcher shop, a great man
my father who was so truly a ONE OF HIS KIND... kind of man..... use to play this and other tracks from this group religiously in his car.... it was a joke growing up amongst me and my friends ...BUT...as a woman...who now has lost her dear father... driving the hummer he left me when he passed... i went to the CD selection in his car...my god...as a black woman .....and the daughter of such a resilient..intelligent... POWERFUL black man..... i appreciate this on so many different levels now in 2018.... thank you daddy..i miss you terribly.
Awesome group of guys. My brother (Nip) introduced me to their beautiful harmony. He loved them and went to every show when they came to Philadelphia, PA He got to meet them and became great friends. They met my entire family. He was their biggest fan and was most proud of the pictures they all took together. My favorite is : I Got A Message From Maria", My only regret is that I didn't get to me them. I was living in Texas but the memories of the stories and fun ( my brother told me) they shared whenever they came to Philly still resonates in my heart. My family has passed on now and its just me and I'm still listening in 2019 to their sweet harmony and think of the "Good Times" they shared with my family. R.I.P. to The Persuasions who have passed on.
I grew up on the west side of Cincinnati listening to The Persuasions among other great groups like The O'Jays, The Temptations, The Isley Brothers and so on. My friends never understood why or how I could like R&B, Soul and yes, even Disco, lol. My favorite song by The Persuasions is a song I first heard by Curtis Mayfield named "People Get Ready". So many great memories hearing this again...thank you for posting.
Chris Campbell - 3 years late(r) for this, but still..... seek Eva Cassidy's rendition of "People Get Ready". Really sweet song that I'd assumed was composed by Jeff Beck as he'd performed it early in his discography. Curtis Mayfield's inspiration echos on :)
People Get Ready by the Chambers Brothers still remains above all other versions in my mind. And they are all absolutely wonderful. I think the Chambers Brothers took a little bit from everything and made it their own by a mile. And that is not to take anything away from Jerry at all. He had it going on. I have started to Listen to Born to Run and I am amazed every time
@@jlutostanski1650 Definitely the Chambers Brothers are one of the underrated groups from back in the day! We saw them a lot at Fillmore East & other places, mostly white audience -- usually opening acts, not headliners (wonder why, hmmmm). That album with People Get Ready, I Can't Stand It, & psychedelicized "Time" -- one of the great overlooked gems (no matter what Iggy Pop says!). Love it that Questlove included them in Summer of Soul. Always wondered how they would be received by a mostly black audience. Great that they, Fifth Dimension, Sly were there with all the more "mainstream" R&B artists. That was a wonderful time for music, when audiences -- black and white -- were open-minded & eager to hear all kinds of music.
I recall this extraordinary talent from the 1970's. Back in the 1950's acapella music was most popular in the city streets. Few was good enough to make record deals using musical instruments like Frankie Lyman and The Teenagers. From all the different acapella groups I've heard in the past 60 plus years, The Persuasions are the very best. Great post! Thank U.
...and it took a band members passing' for me to see and hear this performance. Wow. I don't know what to say. Speechless. In honor of Mr Lawson's passing I'll listen to the Persuasions.
As a friend and direct recipient to these men's kindness and support I can tell you how proud and confident I became after they called me onto the stage in 1976, a mere 5 years after this video was made. Now as Cosmic Buffalo I too am an entertainer and was reunited with my hero Jerry Lawson this past weekend in Phoenix. God Bless you...They are the reason I changed my middle name from Bernard to Buffalo for this song.......The Persuasions Members Jerry Lawson Lead Vocals Jayotis Washington Jesse "Sweet Joe" Russell 1962 - 2012 Herbert "Toubo" Rhoad 1962 - 1988 Jimmy "Bro" Hayes Bass Dave Revels
I grew up attending a small Baptist Church in central Florida. Jerry Lawson was a lead singer for the Young Adult Choir. I looked to services on the Sundays they sang!
Diana Jerry Lawson still sings at The New Hope Baptist Church in Apopka each time he goes home!.. look up his website. A film is coming about him. Jerry Lawson Dot Biz
Miss Ruth that was not the Real Group you saw. The group broke up in 2003. This is a tribute band who o not have the integrity to say so nor the respect of the legacy
That was not a tribute band she would have seen. True, Jerry Lawson, the original lead, left, and Tubo and Sweet Joe have passed, but original members Jimmy Hayes and Jayotis Washington are still performing with the group to this day. It's fair to say that the group's sound may have changed, but they're not impostors.
yes well I am not wanting to argue. Just sharing a different perspective than yours. And in my opinion and that of attorneys who deal with such matters when Mick & Keith leave the Stones and other originals remain, they will no longer be The Stones. In fact Mick and Keith would have their attorneys all over it to stop the "impostors" from using the name and if they were allowed to include the name then you can be sure Mick's attorney would stipulate they must advertise as a TRIBUTE BAND. And the same as if 2 members of The Beatles left and 2 remained...
The kind of men I admire the most are SOLIDERS cause they are in it to death. They give it their ALL no matter what and leave it all on the track❤ Not looking for any praise even though they deserve it. ONLY GOD SEES THEIR TEARS❤
I'm really digging this song and group so much. I found them by accident looking up a Temptations song. I love some good harmony and wish this kind of music can make its way back to mainstream
love this group, love this song it's my all time favorite ,they sound just like my dad and his brothers ,such wonderful memories from the 50's,so good so good thank you Persuasions.you helped me get back some of my past. and brought back the love i've had for acapella thank you.
Believe it or not my brother, god rest his soul, would sing with the persuasions. I never got to witness it myself but everytime I long to hear his voice all I gots to do us put on the soul moving, heart grabbing, and goose bump giving melodicalheaven
They opened for Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention at Carnegie Hall in October, there's about 25-30 mins of their performance in the boxed set for the two MOI shows.
I've listened to this song 500 times over the last 40 years and never had any idea that someone besides Jerry Lawson sung the introduction. Awesome post
I’m crying rite now, I haven’t heard this song for 55 years.
Haven't heard this since I was 19. Tears are flowing for many reasons. I'm 66.
I get you bro. I am 65. My older brother introduced me to the persuasions. Awesome Acapella and messages
I used to live in Brooklyn and they would sometimes go to a local dance studio at night to rehearsh. All along 7th Ave. in Park Slope there would be crowds of us just standing there swaying and dancing. I'm 77 and this song still makes me cry.
This was my father's favorite song may he rest in peace
Saw them supporting Lou Reed in England 1973.
My first Persuasions album had this masterpiece.
They changed my musical world. 4:36 4:36
Who doesn't like this?!?....this is BEAUTIFUL!...the 83 that dislike have no sense of real soul music!
Happy to see no dislikes for once. You're so right -- "What's not to like?"
The greatest acapella group of all time!
FACTS💯
I agree with you 100%
No doubt.
Yes!
Watching from zambia...this is touching and a great motivation to those battling with any form of oppression and stigma.soldier on for it shall well.God is in control.
The greatest acapella group of all time!
A cappella at it's finest...great album, too.
Respect to the 2nd Ranger Company..
The first and last all black Ranger Company..
RLTW
RANGERS LEAD THE WAY..
Paved the way for us new era Black Rangers..
From a 3/75 Buffalo Ranger.
< 3 >
Keep coming back listening. Dad used to play it to me as a kid in the 70s. Little did I know he was teaching me so much Black History... thanks pops!!!
This was singing no music
Many black Soldiers,Sailors,Airmen and Marines served to protect and serve this country. I salute The 10th cavalry,Tuskegee Airmen,Triple Nickel Partroopers, Montford Point Marines. When will they call you a man? No need to ask. We shed blood and endured discrimination. We fought throughout the wars both foreign and domestic.
Amen!❤
As a Vietnam and battlefield vet this song has special meaning for me as I am set to celebrate 71 years and remember those who did not return, I too wore out the album.
great rendition ... and reminding me of great friends welcome home brother
@@radiobutch2To the both of you, welcome home my brothers!
Welcome home!❤
This fine group also sang theme song for "Roc" which was "God Bless The Child." What an honor.
I'll say it again. They should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
I play their albums often. love this sound. these are human voices!!
My dad would sing this when I was a little girl. I miss him so much. RIL daddy!❤️
Mine too and other family
This inspires me as a retired vet that I carry on those traditions of the Buffalo Soldier. I hope that all that have seen this post will teach their children the sacrifices that African Americans have made in all wars since the beginning of this country.
My Uncles Ernest Johnson and Greenbury Johnson of Laytonsville Montgomery County Maryland were Buffalo Soldiers and their father John E Johnson and uncles Wilson Lincoln Linkum and Perry Lincoln Linkum were all Civil War Veterans. My oldest brother bought the album "We Came To Play" and we were forever hooked on the Persuasions. We saw them many times over the years and even the children and now the grandchildren all know the Persuasions. May they rest in Peace, Love and Harmony in Heaven.❤
I just found this today due to a friend . I explained to her that I was 19 sitting on the living room floor crying my eyes out because my favorite brother had been sent to Vietnam. I was so upset when that first letter came marked "freemail." I didn't want to believe him when he told me he was going...man, this song hit home today as it did in 71. Thank you for your service 🙏🏾 ❤️ as my brother would say Hoorah.
❤❤❤❤@@alvoniaallen3513
R.I.P. Herbert 'Toubo' Rhoad (1944-1988), Joseph Jesse ‘Sweet Joe’ Russell (1939-2012), Jimmy ‘Bro’ ‘Mr. Bass Man’ Hayes (1943-2017) and Jerry Lawson (1944-2019).
Am I correct they are all gone now
@@sierria64 'Little' Jayotis Washington is still alive and that's it.
I grew up from an infant listening to my dad, uncle, and cousins singing alog with other songs. They have remained with me over time. I'm 42 and still seems like I heard them sing this yesterday.
my uncles/dad sang this growing up too. hah funny 31 here.
I'm 35
My father would play this and the other albums while I worked with him. He was a carpenter.
worshipped them when i was in college.
Heard this so long ago & forgot -- always think of Bob Marley's song -- but just heard again today. AMAZING & so POWERFUL -- lyrics and performance!!
RIP Jerry Lawson. I will always remember when The Persuasions were the kings of acappella in the 70's.
i will tell the truth ..this is the first song i heard in my house that taught me about black history i know it by heart and i was born in 1980
Also we need to teach our young about all the inventions not sone bit all inventions were by black wooly haired human beings like Lewis Lattimer, Philip Emeagwali, these are the real inventors who did what Alexander G Bell, Tesla (a fabricated man) Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs (both transgendered women) took credit for. The fake reality the rulers created are full of lies. For real truth go to Tricksofthestrade channel, get truth from evidence and facts, not the indoctrination centers and media.
Awesome! Thanks Frank Zappa for promoting them and bringing them to all of us.
Blackpeople and more specific blackmen the soul and consciousness of this so call great country USA.
The greatest acapella group of all time!
I wore this album out! This was great music and I loved the group.
Jerry Lawson Was The Heat And Soul Of The Persuasions
My dad use to play this song all the time me and my sister was taught to sing this at young age I'm 47
Take notice. This here is True Talent. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
In 1814 we took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson on the mighty Mississip’. We took a little bacon and wee took a little beans, and we fought the bloody British in the town or New Orleans. Well we fired our guns and the British kept a runnin’ props to this. Badass history here. Comanche the Brave Horse, you gave your all. The remembered fights.
Lost THIS music for a long time... Glad I finally found my way back home. AWESOME!!!
Love this group my uncle introduced me to them! Wow where are the great singers and artists nowadays!
I remember my dad listened and sang to these guys in the 70s and early 80s. He’d put the albums on and they’d play for an hour or two. Loved it then and still do
Saw them a few times. Best bass man and lead vocal ❤
We should all tell our children and grandchildren about these hero’s. We can’t rely on the wicked system to share such truths.
I heard them sing this live on Boylston Street Boston in 1972. This song will live forever in my heart.
I'm intrigued. I grew up listening to this with my dad. He was a Dj and had a very large catalog of so many different genres, styles, very not one style kinda guy. When I was older and I went to visit him I asked him about this very song and who was it, I wanted to hear it. He was shocked that I remembered and that I asked about it. He played it for me. I have his album collection now and it's now a staple in my catalog. I wish I could have heard this in person, on a street no less. The music makes me cry for many reasons, flooded with memories good and bad. I hope when I am old, older than I currently am that my son also continues to appreciate the music he is growing up with that I have been playing, listening to and he remembers this to pass along also.
I was there at Pauls Mall
this is my daughters account....but i remember singing with my uncle jesse (sweet joe russell) at my grandma Maes funeral and many thanksgivings at my mamas house.....i love you and miss you uncle Jesse
... sweet-sad, precious, sacred memories. Thank you for sharing, hope you find comfort in the music and in your family's love.
jusmin, i orduced this and 4 other albums with The Persuasions and was proud to call Sweet Joe my friend and collaborator...He shined on Spread the Word, the gospel album, I still get chills when he sings, everything is gonna be all right, he always talked about going back to Henderson, NC to open a butcher shop, a great man
Wow...just discovered these guys. Thank God I did❤
These guys are fantastic l remember them
This Song is relevant Today.
Yes it is!
my father who was so truly a ONE OF HIS KIND... kind of man..... use to play this and other tracks from this group religiously in his car.... it was a joke growing up amongst me and my friends ...BUT...as a woman...who now has lost her dear father... driving the hummer he left me when he passed... i went to the CD selection in his car...my god...as a black woman .....and the daughter of such a resilient..intelligent... POWERFUL black man..... i appreciate this on so many different levels now in 2018.... thank you daddy..i miss you terribly.
and it was so new and special to me
Awesome group of guys. My brother (Nip) introduced me to their beautiful harmony. He loved them and went to every show when they came to Philadelphia, PA He got to meet them and became great friends. They met my entire family. He was their biggest fan and was most proud of the pictures they all took together. My favorite is : I Got A Message From Maria", My only regret is that I didn't get to me them. I was living in Texas but the memories of the stories and fun ( my brother told me) they shared whenever they came to Philly still resonates in my heart. My family has passed on now and its just me and I'm still listening in 2019 to their sweet harmony and think of the "Good Times" they shared with my family. R.I.P. to The Persuasions who have passed on.
I love this' buffalo soldier "
Jerry Lawson, lead singer RIP
Been following these guys since buying Street Corner Symphony and everything else available here in the UK. The best.
Me too. Bought SCS after seeing them supporting Lou Reed in Liverpool. Lou sucked. The Persuasions were transcendant.
I swear I’m so young but I wish I was in this era
Wow!! The matchless Persuasions.
The best right here r.i.p. sweet joe Russell. ....
Sweet Joe Russell could out-sing all of them.
Thank you, always and again, Jerry Lawson and The Persuasions. You live on through your music. What a legacy.
I grew up on the west side of Cincinnati listening to The Persuasions among other great groups like The O'Jays, The Temptations, The Isley Brothers and so on. My friends never understood why or how I could like R&B, Soul and yes, even Disco, lol. My favorite song by The Persuasions is a song I first heard by Curtis Mayfield named "People Get Ready".
So many great memories hearing this again...thank you for posting.
Chris Campbell - 3 years late(r) for this, but still..... seek Eva Cassidy's rendition of "People Get Ready". Really sweet song that I'd assumed was composed by Jeff Beck as he'd performed it early in his discography. Curtis Mayfield's inspiration echos on :)
People Get Ready by the Chambers Brothers still remains above all other versions in my mind. And they are all absolutely wonderful. I think the Chambers Brothers took a little bit from everything and made it their own by a mile. And that is not to take anything away from Jerry at all. He had it going on. I have started to Listen to Born to Run and I am amazed every time
Yes!! I remember "Chain Gang" the first I heard.
513!!! I went to Princeton High school. Lincoln Heights, home to the Isley Bros is in the same district.
@@jlutostanski1650 Definitely the Chambers Brothers are one of the underrated groups from back in the day! We saw them a lot at Fillmore East & other places, mostly white audience -- usually opening acts, not headliners (wonder why, hmmmm). That album with People Get Ready, I Can't Stand It, & psychedelicized "Time" -- one of the great overlooked gems (no matter what Iggy Pop says!).
Love it that Questlove included them in Summer of Soul. Always wondered how they would be received by a mostly black audience. Great that they, Fifth Dimension, Sly were there with all the more "mainstream" R&B artists. That was a wonderful time for music, when audiences -- black and white -- were open-minded & eager to hear all kinds of music.
I recall this extraordinary talent from the 1970's. Back in the 1950's acapella music was most popular in the city streets. Few was good enough to make record deals using musical instruments like Frankie Lyman and The Teenagers. From all the different acapella groups I've heard in the past 60 plus years, The Persuasions are the very best. Great post! Thank U.
Sensational talent! No one can fake accupela
style of harmony.
Thank you, Jerry Lawson and the Persuasions. Many blessings and love. RIP Jerry.
A cappella at it's finest...great album, too.
This album is still available online and some old school music stores on cd.
And we're Still fighting for our rights. Buffalo soldier don't give up.
...and it took a band members passing' for me to see and hear this performance. Wow. I don't know what to say. Speechless. In honor of Mr Lawson's passing I'll listen to the Persuasions.
As a friend and direct recipient to these men's kindness and support I can tell you how proud and confident I became after they called me onto the stage in 1976, a mere 5 years after this video was made. Now as Cosmic Buffalo I too am an entertainer and was reunited with my hero Jerry Lawson this past weekend in Phoenix. God Bless you...They are the reason I changed my middle name from Bernard to Buffalo for this song.......The Persuasions
Members
Jerry Lawson
Lead Vocals
Jayotis Washington
Jesse "Sweet Joe" Russell
1962 - 2012
Herbert "Toubo" Rhoad
1962 - 1988
Jimmy "Bro" Hayes
Bass
Dave Revels
+Paul La Bonte God Bless YOU
Happy New Year and God Bless you too.
come to El Salvador sometime we will have 2016 Bubba's BBQ and Roadhouse, for the 40-90 crowd I will let you know
Paul, I produced this and 4 other albums with the Persuasions 50 years ago, have a studio in oregon, liked your track on your site, very cool
Remembering R&B singer Joseph (Jesse) "Sweet Joe" Russell
(September 25, 1939 - May 5, 2012)
Persuasions and Bob Marley both tell it like it is. Remember!
Rest in peace Jerry. You guys were the BEST! Thank you.
Had to search until I found the full version.
I remember watching Ren Tin Tin as a child and I herd this song
Got this album over 40 years ago and it stuck with me. Keep going back. Still impressed. Still enjoy it.
I saw them live in the mid 70s at the Rainbow Tavern in the University Dist. next to the Blue Moon Tavern in Seattle Wash. / What a great show.
I grew up attending a small Baptist Church in central Florida. Jerry Lawson was a lead singer for the Young Adult Choir. I looked to services on the Sundays they sang!
Diana Jerry Lawson still sings at The New Hope Baptist Church in Apopka each time he goes home!.. look up his website. A film is coming about him. Jerry Lawson Dot Biz
saw them last night! What great concert! alot history with their songs especially this one song!
Miss Ruth that was not the Real Group you saw. The group broke up in 2003. This is a tribute band who o not have the integrity to say so nor the respect of the legacy
That was not a tribute band she would have seen. True, Jerry Lawson, the original lead, left, and Tubo and Sweet Joe have passed, but original members Jimmy Hayes and Jayotis Washington are still performing with the group to this day. It's fair to say that the group's sound may have changed, but they're not impostors.
yes well I am not wanting to argue. Just sharing a different perspective than yours. And in my opinion and that of attorneys who deal with such matters when Mick & Keith leave the Stones and other originals remain, they will no longer be The Stones. In fact Mick and Keith would have their attorneys all over it to stop the "impostors" from using the name and if they were allowed to include the name then you can be sure Mick's attorney would stipulate they must advertise as a TRIBUTE BAND. And the same as if 2 members of The Beatles left and 2 remained...
Met them and have listened to them for years. Absolutely fabulous group. Thanks to U.G.H.A. and Ronnie I. R.I.P.
These men are those very soldiers they sing about...jus in another way. If u feel me..
Yesss..The Persuasions bring back sooo many sweet memories of yesteryear. Me & the homies blowing that Street Corner Symphony!
🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎶❤️
The kind of men I admire the most are SOLIDERS cause they are in it to death. They give it their ALL no matter what and leave it all on the track❤ Not looking for any praise even though they deserve it. ONLY GOD SEES THEIR TEARS❤
I wore this album out! This was great music and I loved the group.
My Dad raised me listening to this. Brings tears to my eyes seeing this.
I'm really digging this song and group so much. I found them by accident looking up a Temptations song. I love some good harmony and wish this kind of music can make its way back to mainstream
these guys were GREAT.......I saw live
love this group, love this song it's my all time favorite ,they sound just like my dad and his brothers ,such wonderful memories from the 50's,so good so good thank you Persuasions.you helped me get back some of my past. and brought back the love i've had for acapella thank you.
They don't do it like this no more
Greatest A Capella group ever!
Man I remember this song, it was my Lullaby when i was a kid. I could not go to sleep without hearing this song first.
RIP & Shalom Jerry Lawson
Believe it or not my brother, god rest his soul, would sing with the persuasions. I never got to witness it myself but everytime I long to hear his voice all I gots to do us put on the soul moving, heart grabbing, and goose bump giving melodicalheaven
Superb.
they're fantastic, i can see where rockapella got their inspiration!
One of the best ever!
Wonderfully sad 😢
Wow, wow. First to hear. Tysvm. I cried..
Luv these guys my dad introduced them 2 me when i was literally a baby still luv their music 2 this day. Luv and miss u pop aka Byrd.
It doesn't get better than this!!!!
My favorite Buffalo Soldier song! History lesson right here!!
Wow! That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that song 👍🏾👍🏾✊🏾
One of me and my sisters favorites
Pure vocal bliss.
I love these guys. Truly amazing harmony.
The best period blk soul
The greatest instrument the human voice!
I still have this record but Its scratched, so I'm really happy someone uploaded this.. .
Brilliant
im going through a struggle myself,praise god
I love this group.
They opened for Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention at Carnegie Hall in October, there's about 25-30 mins of their performance in the boxed set for the two MOI shows.
HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY JAYOTIS WASHINGTON (MAY 12, 2018)
I've listened to this song 500 times over the last 40 years and never had any idea that someone besides Jerry Lawson sung the introduction. Awesome post
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!! EDUCATION IS PARAMOUNT.......
why wen the title has random spaces in it u know it's finna be 🔥