The Crusaders were an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop, and soul sound. Since 1961, forty albums have been credited to the group (some live and compilations), 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" (1961–1970).
History
In 1960, following the demise of a few short-lived Houston-based groups called The Swingsters and the Nite Hawks, Joe Sample (piano), Stix Hooper (drums), Wilton Felder (saxophone), and Wayne Henderson (trombone), relocated to Los Angeles, CA. After changing their name to "The Jazz Crusaders," the group signed with Pacific Jazz Records, where they would remain throughout the 1960s. Employing a two-manned front-line horn section (trombone and tenor saxophone), the group's sound was rooted in hard bop, with an emphasis on R&B and soul.
The group shortened their name to "The Crusaders" in 1971, and adopted a jazz-funk style.They also incorporated the electric bass and electric guitar into their music. Bass guitarist Robert "Pops" Popwell and guitarist Larry Carlton joined the band, and featured on the group's albums throughout most of the 1970s. With this new style came increased crossover appeal, and the group's recordings started to appear on the Billboard pop charts. The height of the group's commercial success came with 1979's Street Life, with Randy Crawford as featured singer, which peaked at No.18 on the pop album charts and the title track from the album made the Top 10 on the R&B chart and No.36 on Billboard′s Hot 100 chart.
The Crusaders is a 2001Italian television mini-series (Crociati) made into a color feature film written by Andrea Porporati and directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard. The movie shows in English. Also known as Die Kreuzritter (Germany).
Plot
In the 11th century three men flee from an Italian city and make their way to the Holy Land to take part in the First Crusade (AD 1096-1099).
The Crusaders was an organization founded to promote the repeal of prohibition in the United States. Prominent Crusaders included Alfred Sloan, Jr., Sewell Avery, Cleveland Dodge, and Wallage Alexander.
The organization was founded in May 1929 as a local Cleveland group under the leadership of Fred G. Clark, who later said they were motivated by the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, an outbreak of violence between rival bootleggers. At the start of 1930, the organization decided to organize young men nationwide. They eventually claimed membership of one million, though the claim is dubious. The organization had serious financial problems by the fall of 1931 and was never significant nationally. In Michigan, it drew its membership largely from the ranks of young, male Republicans and worked to elect "wet" Republicans to offices at all levels of government. One account of the organization by a proponent of prohibition said its membership was made up of the sons of members of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
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Hallucinate · The Crusaders
Chain Reaction
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1975-01-01
Producer, Associate Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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published: 31 Jul 2018
Tomorrow Where Are You?
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Tomorrow Where Are You? · The Crusaders
The 2nd Crusade
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Composer: Wilton Felder
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published: 24 Jul 2018
Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing)
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Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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published: 27 Oct 2018
Lilies Of The Nile
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Lilies Of The Nile · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Lewis Felder
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Felder
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published: 27 Oct 2018
Mosadi (Woman)
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Mosadi (Woman) · The Crusaders
Crusaders 1
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone, Electric Bass: Wilton Felder
Associated Performer, Trombone: Wayne Henderson
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Stix Hooper
Associated Performer, Keyboards: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Guitar: Larry Carlton
Associated Performer, Guitar: Arthur Adams
Associated Performer, Guitar: David T. Walker
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Composer Lyricist: Wayne Henderson
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Hallucinate · The Crusaders
Chain Reaction
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rel...
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Hallucinate · The Crusaders
Chain Reaction
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1975-01-01
Producer, Associate Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Hallucinate · The Crusaders
Chain Reaction
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1975-01-01
Producer, Associate Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Tomorrow Where Are You? · The Crusaders
The 2nd Crusade
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordin...
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Tomorrow Where Are You? · The Crusaders
The 2nd Crusade
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Composer: Wilton Felder
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Tomorrow Where Are You? · The Crusaders
The 2nd Crusade
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Composer: Wilton Felder
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Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of...
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Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Lilies Of The Nile · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, ...
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Lilies Of The Nile · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Lewis Felder
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Felder
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Lilies Of The Nile · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Lewis Felder
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Felder
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Mosadi (Woman) · The Crusaders
Crusaders 1
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rel...
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Mosadi (Woman) · The Crusaders
Crusaders 1
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone, Electric Bass: Wilton Felder
Associated Performer, Trombone: Wayne Henderson
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Stix Hooper
Associated Performer, Keyboards: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Guitar: Larry Carlton
Associated Performer, Guitar: Arthur Adams
Associated Performer, Guitar: David T. Walker
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Composer Lyricist: Wayne Henderson
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Mosadi (Woman) · The Crusaders
Crusaders 1
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone, Electric Bass: Wilton Felder
Associated Performer, Trombone: Wayne Henderson
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Stix Hooper
Associated Performer, Keyboards: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Guitar: Larry Carlton
Associated Performer, Guitar: Arthur Adams
Associated Performer, Guitar: David T. Walker
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Composer Lyricist: Wayne Henderson
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Hallucinate · The Crusaders
Chain Reaction
℗ 1975 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1975-01-01
Producer, Associate Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Tomorrow Where Are You? · The Crusaders
The 2nd Crusade
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Composer: Wilton Felder
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Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Sample
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Lilies Of The Nile · The Crusaders
Southern Comfort
℗ 1974 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1974-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Unknown, Other: A Crusaders Production
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Lewis Felder
Composer Lyricist: Wilton Felder
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Mosadi (Woman) · The Crusaders
Crusaders 1
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: Stewart Levine
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rik Pekkonen
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone, Electric Bass: Wilton Felder
Associated Performer, Trombone: Wayne Henderson
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Stix Hooper
Associated Performer, Keyboards: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Guitar: Larry Carlton
Associated Performer, Guitar: Arthur Adams
Associated Performer, Guitar: David T. Walker
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Composer Lyricist: Wayne Henderson
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The Crusaders were an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop, and soul sound. Since 1961, forty albums have been credited to the group (some live and compilations), 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" (1961–1970).
History
In 1960, following the demise of a few short-lived Houston-based groups called The Swingsters and the Nite Hawks, Joe Sample (piano), Stix Hooper (drums), Wilton Felder (saxophone), and Wayne Henderson (trombone), relocated to Los Angeles, CA. After changing their name to "The Jazz Crusaders," the group signed with Pacific Jazz Records, where they would remain throughout the 1960s. Employing a two-manned front-line horn section (trombone and tenor saxophone), the group's sound was rooted in hard bop, with an emphasis on R&B and soul.
The group shortened their name to "The Crusaders" in 1971, and adopted a jazz-funk style.They also incorporated the electric bass and electric guitar into their music. Bass guitarist Robert "Pops" Popwell and guitarist Larry Carlton joined the band, and featured on the group's albums throughout most of the 1970s. With this new style came increased crossover appeal, and the group's recordings started to appear on the Billboard pop charts. The height of the group's commercial success came with 1979's Street Life, with Randy Crawford as featured singer, which peaked at No.18 on the pop album charts and the title track from the album made the Top 10 on the R&B chart and No.36 on Billboard′s Hot 100 chart.
STREET LIFE Randy Crawford & the Crusaders I still hang around neither lost nor found Hear the lonely sound of music in the night Nights are always bright That's all that's left for me, yeah I play the street life Because there's no place I can go Street life, it's the only way I know Street life And there's a thousand cards to play Until you play your life away You dress and walk and talk You're who you think you are Street life, you can run away from time Street life, for a nickel, for a dime Street life, but you better not get old Or you're gonna feel the cold There's always love for sale A grown up fairy tale Prince charming always smiles Behind a silver spoon And if you keep t young Your song is always sung Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon Street life, street life, street life, oh street life... From: "R. de jong"