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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - "They Put John on the Island"

By Robert Darden
Published July 28, 2019 at 8:35 AM CDT
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Led by bass singer David "Boots" Bower, the King Odom Quartet and the King Odom Four recorded both gospel and secular pop hits, including the bouncy story song, "They Put John on the Island."

Full song

The King Odom Quartet were masters of the gospel doo-wop sound of the late 1940s and early '50s.

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"They Put John on the Island" by the King Odom Quartet

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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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