Label co-owner Yale Evlev explains: “Greg Belson, a British record collector who’s now based in LA, has been gathering these very rare gospel 45s and it was he who compiled The Time for Peace Is Now. New to interviews, and polite but somewhat guarded, Caldwell and Edward Brown struggle to explain how When Do We Get Paid came to be on Luaka Bop. But this month, they take the stage at the London jazz festival, the group’s first ever show outside the US. Today, the original band members work day jobs and sing in church. They remained the Staples Jr Singers until the 1980s when Caldwell, having married and started a family, began singing with her daughters as the Caldwells. And how the Lord does guide us and provide a helping hand – how he is always there if you reach out to him.” What our parents were going through to put food on the table. Singing about what was going on around us. Some people just sing just to be singing, but back then you could feel it. “We were raised in the church and our father was a fine gospel singer,” Edward explains of their approach. Not some kind of show business’ … Edward Brown with an original copy of When Do We Get Paid. ‘Gospel was something we sang because we love to praise the Lord.
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