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ACL: The Gospel Silverstones
Although they’ve got “gospel” in their name and referenced Jesus throughout their set early Saturday afternoon, Austin’s Gospel Silvertones are more soul group than religious. The dominating instrument was the funky bass, but with three exceptional lead singers — Jason Ford, Warren Stallworth and Brian Murthy — the group was able to pull off the stroll between secular and spiritual.
The set dragged at times, such as during an overlong version of “Stand By Me,” and the bluesy “I Recommend Jesus” went nowhere, but when the Silvertones were cooking, as on “He Will Make a Way” and the set-closing “Praise the Lord,” they had the crowd lapping it up like thirsty kittens. Folks were dancing during a jazzy cover of “I’ll Take You There” and they never sat down.
The Gospel Silvertones have a great story to go with the music. They all met at the Salvation Army shelter, where they started a Sunday afternoon jam session, finding sweet salvation in their songs of praise.
(Photo by Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN)
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