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“People Get Ready” (The Impressions/Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart/The Blind Boys of Alabama)

People Get Ready, the Impressions

Today’s classic soul song of the day is “People Get Ready,” written by the great Curtis Mayfield. It’s a song that’s been covered dozens if not hundreds of times, which makes it a true classic. “People Get Ready” is a popular song with gospel roots. The lyrics use the spiritual to inform the material, in particular the struggle of Black…

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