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The Sensational Nightingales

The Sensational Nightingales has been played on NTS in shows including Death Is Not The End, featured first on 1 May 2020. Songs played include Burying Ground and My Life Is In His Hands.

The Sensational Nightingales is a traditional black gospel quartet that reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s, when it featured Julius Cheeks as its lead singer. The Nightingales, with several changes of membership, continue to tour and record today.

The group was founded in 1942 by Barney Parks, who had formerly sung with the Dixie Hummingbirds. Julius "June" Cheeks joined the group in 1946. Cheeks left and returned to the group…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Burying Ground
The Sensational Nightingales
Rhino Records1992
Burying Ground
The Sensational NightingalesRhino Records1992
Discogs
My Life Is In His Hands
The Nightingales
King Records1965
My Life Is In His Hands
The NightingalesKing Records1965
Discogs