Thought I might put up some spiritual sounds from New Jersey’s own The Famous Caravans with their ditty, “Mercy Lord”. Featuring a brooding church organ and haunting moans and wails from the Caravans, “Mercy Lord” has an eerily dark overtone commonplace in gospel roots music. Recorded in 1960, The Famous Caravans cut a few singles for the Gospel record label (a Savoy subsidiary), and apparently went on to record under various Savoy related groups. There’s scant information on this group, so I’ll keep it unusually short and poignant, but please feel free to forward any information you might have! Nevertheless, hope you enjoy The Famous Caravan’s celestial soul music, it’s downright divine.

LISTEN: The Famous Caravans-Mercy Lord