The Gateway Singers Sound

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="2eb64643.gif"> <div> <A HREF="gatewaycd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers CDs"><IMG SRC="2f0a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaymemories7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Recollections 7"><IMG SRC="2f1a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayhistory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers History"><IMG SRC="2f2a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayalbums.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Recordings"><IMG SRC="2f3a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="biographies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Singers"><IMG SRC="2f4a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers on the Internet"><IMG SRC="2f5a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaysingers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Home"><IMG SRC="2f6a0200.png" border=0 width="160" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>              </div> <div> <B>THE FABULOUS GATEWAY SINGERS</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Now on CD</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2f85a5a0.gif" border=0 width="90" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="30764640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30864640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30964640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30a64640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="30b64640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B> </B></div> <div> Puttin' On The Style -- hungry i -- In Hi Fi - On The Lot - Wagons West</div> <div> <I>Click Gateway CD button at left for more info</I></div> <div> The Gateway Singers Sound</div> <div> To create the Gateway sound,  Lou Gottlieb initiated inventive arrangements across an incredible breadth of material.  The jazz overtones, the jocular humor and messages in many of their songs made the quartet genuine pathfinders for the hundreds of groups which followed them.  Because they had no specific formula beyond an emphasis on pure quality, they were an influence for just about every single act which trailed in their echo.</div> <bR> <div> In actual fact, The Gateway Singers had the intention of patterning themselves on what The Weavers were doing, but with a wish to add a raft of trimmings to the extant folk songbook, which when they came together, was, in practice, still only a slim volume.  For this reason, in some circles, they had become nicknamed “The Reweavers.”</div> <bR> <div> But The Gateway Singers offered no hand-me-downs with a few patches to cover the threadbare spots.  Their product was genuine couture.  The source material might have been classic, but there was no trace of the dated or quaint in their songs -  rather amazing arrangement and performance genius which allowed the authenticity of the originals to shine through within a fresh, but never artificial or contrived form.</div> <bR> <div> Each of the Singers was encouraged, and took the opportunity, to enhance the vibrant catalogue of musical fare which made up their program.  All contributed original compositions and adaptations. Jerry Walter was responsible for many Gateway arrangements.  Elmerlee Thomas brought spirituals from the black churches. Travis Edmonson introduced melodies from south of the border.  Anything of quality that was interesting, charming , unique or timeless was welcome.  There were no limitations.</div> <bR> <div> And behind that brilliant sound and diverse repertoire lay a philosophy which gave substance to all the style.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="563" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 179 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="294c8ab0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="171" ALT="Enrico Banducci's hungry i lives again at www.hungryi.net" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="356"><bR> <div> nrico Banducci's hungry i lives again!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Be sure and check out the website </div> <div> celebrating the great San Francisco club at <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.hungryi.net" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hungryi.net"><U>www.hungryi.net</U></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> "The Sinking Of The Ruben James"</div> <div> from "At The hungry i"</div> <bR> <bR> <div> to play again click forward arrow</div> <bR> <div> Read <A HREF="gatewayethos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Ethos">The Gateway Singers Ethos</A>        </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>