I have been woefully remiss in posting Gospel of late - and there is absolutely no good reason for it. So, to make up for it tonight, it's the legendary Swan Silvertones and a track they recorded during their stay at Vee-Jay Records in 1956, How I Got Over.

Further evidence you don't really Sunday as an excuse to get into this - just let it grab you.

Works like a charm.

Finishing up a week of Deep Soul with Jackie Lee, who recorded a string of hits for Mirwood Records in the early-mid 1960's. Lee was the alias for Earl Nelson who rose to fame as half of the team Bob and Earl (Harlem Shuffle). This one features Delores Hall, who would go on to later fame as a solo artist and actress.

Tonight's track is from 1966, Whether It's Right Or Wrong puts the Deep Soul genre in a duet mode, with Lee and Hall trading proclamations of love and optimism.

Ending up the week on a hopeful note.

Roscoe Gordon tonight. Kind of an unsung hero in the annals of rock n' roll/R&B history. People who know, know about him. People who don't, listen to him and like him. He didn't have a huge career but he had a substantial one. Like many artists during the period (1950's) he recorded for a ton of labels including Vee-Jay, the legendary Chicago label from which tonight's track, Just A Little Bit comes from a 1959 session and probably some of the best material of his recording career.

But . . . don't take my word for it.

(Any song that jammed in references to Winos, Insurance Companies, Bears and Nazis had to be a classic)

And with every genre there has to be a sub-genre that goes beyond description. Maybe Ultimate Nonsense Lyric would be a good place to start. Shambalor is one of the great Doo-Wop songs that contains absolutely no logical lyrics anywhere in the song (with the possible exception to the Bear reference, but it's short-lived).

Sheriff & The Ravels had one hit on Vee-Jay in 1958 and faded into the stuff of legend. Aside from being from Brooklyn and having an association with Aki Aleong, who co-wrote the song and took the song to Vee-Jay, not really very much is actually known about Sherrif & The Ravels or Shambalor, other than the song is based on an African work song with nonsense lyrics tossed in for good measure. The song wasn't a hit, but its reputation has grown over the years.

And with good reason.