The Lonesome Valley Singers | zh

In the Valley Below exist at an intersection of traditional Americana folk and blues and postmodernly intellectual art pop. They don’t sound like they’re from Mars… but they certainly seem to be aggressively refusing to fit into any genre. And in terms of subject matter, they would seem to take cues from both Genet and The Bible. - Izzy Cihak, Philthy Magazine .

The group was formed by the Southwark, London born Cliff Adams (21 August 1923 - 22 October 2001) who had formed The Stargazers with Dick James in 1950, and joined the BBC Show Band in 1954. On 3 July 1959 the singers first appeared on the BBC Light Programme in ‘Sing Something Simple’, also featuring Jack Emblow on piano and accordion. The show was originally commissioned for six programmes, but was so successful that it was immediately extended, and was still broadcasting upon Adams’ death in 2001. Several albums featuring the singers were released, usually entitled ‘Sing Something Simple’ and...