The Jubalaires seemed to be at the cross roads of jazz, gospel and popular music. Another great song by the band is
The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active during the 1940s and 1950s. The group initially went by the name, The Royal Harmony Singers, as far back as 1936 and under that name reached #10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942, with “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition”, a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year.[1][3]
In 1946, the Jubalaires secured a spot on Arthur Godfrey’s CBS radio show.[4] Willie Johnson left the Golden Gate Quartet to take the lead of the group in 1948, and in 1950 the band appeared in the musical comedy film, Duchess of Idaho.[2][5] (Continue Reading…)
My dad used to mention the song “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.” It is far more likely that he was familiar with the Kay Kyser version.
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