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| Carl Murray Singers. |
THE SUNSHINE TRAIN
[Musical Revue/Race] CN/D: William E. Hunt; S/L: Philip Gilliam; P: Jay Sessa;
T: Abbey Theatre (OB); 6/15/72-12/17/72 (224)
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| Gospel Starlets. |
A rousing,
foot-stomping, joyous celebration of gospel music, with nothing but vigorously
sung songs for the entire 90 minutes of the show. Accompanied by a piano and an
electric organ, two groups, the Gospel Starlets (all women) and the Carl
Murray Singers (all men), soared through heart-moving, pulse-racing,
earth-moving rhythms and hymns, with scarcely a nod toward musical staging in
the typical theatrical sense. The men wore slacks and brightly colored shirts,
the women dressed in pink. The men were Carl Murray, Ron Horton, Ernest
McCarroll, Joe Ireland, and Larry Colemen. The women were Mary Johnson, Dottie
Coley, Peggie Henry, Barbara Davis, and Gladys Freeman.
Songs on the playlist
included “The Sunshine Train,” “Near the Cross,” “On My Knees Praying,” “Wrapped,
Tied, and Tangled,” “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” “Swing Low,” “Troubled Waters,”
“Judgement Day,” “Stand Up for Jesus,” and more.
Howard Thompson
averred, “It may be exactly what Fun City could use at the moment.” (Remember “Fun City”?)
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