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The Brooklyn All-Stars are an internationally recognized male gospel group who have been performing since 1950. Over their long, fruitful careers, they have won numerous awards and racked up two gold albums. Original members include the group's founder, Thomas J. Spann, Hardy Clifton, and Sam Thomas. They recorded several cuts for Peacock in 1959, including "Rest Awhile" and "Meet Me in Galilee." Their early years were difficult ones; with little money for touring, they often traveled to engagements stuffed into a single car, relying on parishioners' hospitality for food and lodging because they were not permitted inside restaurants and motels. Things improved over the '60s, and they established themselves as a fine traditional gospel act. Between 1971 and 1978, they were annually voted the number one gospel group in the U.S. Their biggest-selling hits are "When I Stood on the Banks of Jordan" and "He Touched Me and Made Me Whole," on Jewel, the label they have been with since 1971. During the '80s, the All-Stars embarked upon a series of world tours.

DISCOGRAPHYItalic text YEAR   ALBUM           		         LABEL 1964 	Family Prayer          	                 Hob Records 1974 	Ten Commandments 	                        Jewel 1990 	Rise 	                                        Atlanta International 1990 	I Am the Way 	                                Atlanta International 1991 	Memory Lane 	                                Paula Records 1994 	Walk Tall 	                                Jewel / Jewel 1994 	I've Got My Ticket     	                 Jewel / Jewel 1996 	He Touched Me                                   Jewel / Jewel 1996 	The New Sound of the Brooklyn Allstars 	        Jewel / Jewel 1998 	Two Sides 	                                Compassion Records 2000 	When You Think You Are at the Bottom, Look Down Gospel Jubilee (import) 2003 	Steal Away 	                                Newsound 2005 	He Touched Me 	                                Fuel 2000 2006 	Live! In Atlanta 	                        Newsound 2013 	Live in Richmond, Virginia 	                4 Winds Just Look at Me Now 	                        4 Winds