Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - "Earnestly Praying"

KWBU | By Isaiah Scott,

Published July 21, 2019 at 8:35 AM CDT

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Philadelphia's Davis Sisters recorded a host of hits for Savoy Records, including "Shine on Me," "I'm Tired," "He's My Precious King" and this rock and roll-flavor number, "Earnestly Praying."

"Earnestly Praying" was one of the Davis Sisters' many gospel hits.

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"Earnestly Praying" from the LP The Famous Davis Sisters

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Isaiah Scott

Isaiah Scott joined the KWBU team in May 2019 as an operations intern. He is a senior economics major at Baylor University who is from San Jose, California. He is excited to spend a semester in Washington, D.C. in the fall and graduate in December of 2019. When not at the station, you can find him working on some music or playing sports, two of his favorite hobbies.

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Robert Darden

Robert F. Darden is the author of two dozen books, most recently: Nothing But Love in God’s Water, Volume II: Black Sacred Music from Sit-In to Resurrection City (Penn State University Press, 2016); Nothing But Love in God’s Water, Volume I: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement(Penn State University Press, 2014); Jesus Laughed: The Redemptive Power of Humor(Abingdon Press, 2008), Reluctant Prophets and Clueless Disciples: Understanding the Bible by Telling Its Stories(Abingdon Press, 2006); and People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music(Continuum/Bloomsbury, 2004).

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