Dylan's Gospel Explained

Dylan's Gospel is the only studio album by The Brothers & Sisters of L.A., a group of vocalists working as session musicians in the Los Angeles, California area during the album's recording in June 1969. The Brothers & Sisters of L.A. was organized by Lou Adler specifically to record the album, which consists of gospel music-style covers of Bob Dylan songs. Members of the group included Merry Clayton and Gloria Jones.^[1] The album was first released in 1969 by Adler's own Ode Records label.^[2] It was initially a commercial flop, which convinced Adler not to reunite the Brothers and Sisters of L.A. for another performance.^[1] It was reissued by Light in the Attic Records on April 1, 2014.^[3]

Personnel

The Brothers & Sisters of L.A.

• Andrew Herd
• Barbara Perrault
• Billy Storm
• Brenda Fitz
• Carolyn Willis
• Chester Pipkin
• Clydie King
• Don Wyatt
• Edna Wright
• Edward Wallace
• Fred Willis
• Georgetta Finchess
• Ginger Blake
• Gloria Jones
• Gwen Johnson
• Hazel Carmichael
• Jesse Kirkland
• Joseph Green
• Julia Tillman
• Lolietha White
• Marjorie Cranford
• Merry Clayton
• Oma Drake
• Patrice Holloway
• Ruby Johnson
• Sherlie Matthews
• Sherrell Atwood
• Shirley Allen

Technical personnel

• Lou Adler - producer
• Gene Page - arranger

See also

• List of songs written by Bob Dylan
• List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songs

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Brothers and Sisters of L.A. Biography & History . Deming . Mark . AllMusic . en-us . 2019-03-04.
2. News: Reissue of 'Dylan's Gospel' resurrects the spirit of 1969 . Roberts . Randall . 2014-04-12 . Los Angeles Times . 2019-03-04 . en-US . 0458-3035.
3. News: Bob Dylan Celebrated via Reissue of 1969 Gospel Covers Album . Hudson . Alex . 14 February 2014 . Exclaim! . 2019-03-04 . en-ca.