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The Ritchie and Shepherd Gospel Singers

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

As with many notable gospel recordings from the so-called “hillbilly,” rural country-gospel field, whose origins lie in Appalachia, the early work of the Ritchie and Shepherd Gospel Singers was first introduced on the internet by the YouTube channel Fixed Elsewhere, which uploaded tracks from their debut album, A Man of Sorrow. The Ritchie and Shepherd…

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