The Brothers & Sisters

The Brothers and Sisters were a choir of Los Angeles session singers brought gloriously to the fore for a one-off recording session that produced an album of Bob Dylan covers "Dylan's Gospel".

Originally released in 1969 this album finds the California collective covering a clutch of Dylan classics in the era’s revolutionary gospel style. Produced by Lou Adler, soon to work his magic on Carole King’s mega-successful Tapestry, and arranged by Gene Page, noted for his work for Motown, the performers were largely unknown, but many went on to find great acclaim. Merry Clayton, the powerhouse singer best known for sparring with Mick Jagger on Rolling Stones’ "Gimme Shelter", appears, as does Edna Wright of The Honeycones and Gloria Jones who recorded the original version of "Tainted Love" in 1965. The cast of 27 singers also includes Ruby Johnson, Shirley Matthews, Clydie King, Patrice Holloway, Julia Tillman and more.