▁a ▁micro phone ▁pick ing ▁up ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁their ▁per cuss ive ▁foot - t apping ; ▁Special ty ' s ▁early ▁press ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁proc laimed ▁" Something ▁New ▁— ▁Walk ing ▁Rh ythm ▁Spirit uals ," ▁and ▁the ▁unique ▁sound ▁quickly ▁caught ▁on ▁with ▁consum ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁group ▁issued ▁six ▁singles ; ▁after ▁just ▁three ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Special ty ▁released ▁ten ▁Pil gr im ▁Tra vel ers ▁sides , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁strong ▁sales ▁( part icular ly ▁" J es us ▁Met ▁the ▁Woman ▁at ▁the ▁Well " ▁and ▁" M other ▁Bow ed "). ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁their ▁success , ▁Bar ber ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁auto ▁accident ▁which ▁left ▁his ▁voice ▁rav aged ; ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁Soul ▁St ir r ers ' ▁Sam ▁Co oke ▁made ▁Turner ' s ▁vocal ▁style ▁appear ▁increasing ly ▁out dated . ▁ ▁The ▁Tra vel ers ▁gradually ▁fell ▁apart ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁however , ▁as ▁acc idents ▁and ▁drink ing ▁caused ▁both ▁Bar ber ▁and ▁Turner ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁group . ▁While ▁the ▁group ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁and ▁record , ▁adding ▁Lou ▁Raw ls ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁it ▁lost ▁its ▁hit ▁making ▁power ▁after ▁leaving ▁Special ty ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 5