Song:Praisin' My Lord/I Feel Good
Album:The Soul Seekers
The Soul Seekers are a contemporary black gospel group heavily influenced by the quartet gospel sound of groups like The Canton Spirituals. The group is a side project of gospel music and R & B uberproducer Warryn "Babydub" Campbell. You'd think he has enough to do already. Gospel fans know him as the husband of Mary Mary's Erica Atkins and a very busy producer. But Campbell has said in interviews he has always wanted to do a tribute to quartet style gospel. It was just a matter of having the time to put the group together. Campbell plays bass. His brother Teddy Campbell is the lead singer. He's married to Mary Mary's Tina Atkins. Other singers include Nisan Stewart & Gerald Haddon. He's Dietrick Haddon's brother and is a busy producer himself. John "Jubu" Smith & Charlie Bereal play guitar, Craig Brockman is on organ and Eric Seats is the drummer. They first got together in 2000 and occasionally played at Los Angeles churches for a few years. They signed with GospoCentric in 2004 and recorded this CD at the Greater Emmanuel Temple in Los Angeles. The album did well on the gospel charts and includes a guest appearance by Harvey Watkins Jr. of the Canton Spirituals. Gospel music fans should check it out. The Soul Seekers recorded a follow up in 2007. But I don't think it's been released and with GospoCentric being swallowed by Zomba, I'm not sure if they're still on the label. Warryn Campbell is already busy with his own My Block label and his various projects so it wouldn't surprise me if we don't hear much from The Soul Seekers in the future. Here's a video for He's Here by The Soul Seekers.
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