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Article Title:	Gospel Roots
Author of reported comment:	Anthony Heilbut
Comment Date:	01:49 on Jan 8 2011
Comment:	I'm sorry to announce that my old friend Sullivan Pugh died on December 30, at the age of 85. Even after the death of his first wife Iola ("Sister") Pugh, he kept touring under the name The Consolers (I guess her spiritual presence made the unit a duo!) They were the last "down-home" super-stars. Unlike the Staple Singers or even the down-homey Bill Moss and the Celestials, they never toured Europe. In 1972, I produced a gospel concert for the Newport Jazz Festival, and made sure to include them. That may have been their only "worldly" appearance. But they were great in church, particularly Sister Pugh, who could just sweep through a congregation. Their earliest records on DeLuxe are the most folkloric, particularly "Wade in the Water." Worth getting are any of their first ten singles for Nashboro, not to mention their greatest hit, "Waiting for My Child."

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