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John's avatar

I heard an unusual Gospel song in 1956 by the talented “Soul Stirrers”on WAMO in Pittsburgh. This was singer was a member of the group who had an unusual voice singing style.The song was “Wonderful”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtcOh4hmyE I loved this guy’s voice and no one has matched it since then as far as I am concerned. Sometime later I heard him singing a popular hit song on another radio station. That beautiful voice was none other than Sam Cooke. He had move to popular music to sing “You Send Me.” released in 19597 and sold a million copies. He wasn’t the first gospel singer who moved to the main stream pop music.

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Simple Man's avatar

Another oldie but goodie (hopefully not already covered in the comments and replies):

Q-How do you keep your Baptist friend from drinking all your beer on a fishing trip?

A- Invite a second Baptist friend.

My wife and I were both raised SB, although she had extra rank by also being the daughter of a Gideon. She has often remarked on the disconnect between the unrelenting focus on the dangers of the devil's water, while gluttony got a pass, so as not to interfere with the ice cream buffet that was the headliner for the Sunday night fellowship meeting.

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