The Band Steele Releasing 'Victory in Jesus' Single
Responding to overwhelming requests and popular demand, Fire River Records’ country recording duo The Band Steele (Bo Steele/Ben Rubino) will release its studio recorded a cappella rendition of E. M. Bartlett’s 'Victory In Jesus' to coincide with the upcoming Christian Holiday at the end of the month.
The motivation to record the beloved American Christian song (sung by millions in worship services and recorded by some of gospel's biggest names) stems from Bo Steele’s impromptu a cappella performance of the tune in a hospital waiting room; Steele’s performance was captured on video, went viral on YouTube, and has since become one of The Band Steele’s most-requested songs.
“My grandmother was in the hospital and as I sat there, I felt so numb. One of the nurses asked me to ‘sing something’ and ‘Victory In Jesus’ came to my heart; it’s what came out,†Bo Steele introduced.
“We never expected this kind of reaction from a performance so raw and so personal,†Ben Rubino added. “I have to just sit back and watch Bo on this one... there is nothing I could lend to his emotion and vocal delivery that could make it more moving than when he sings it a cappella. I feel like this is how God originally intended this recording from The Band Steele.â€
“We get requests for this gospel tune at songwriter’s rounds, in nightclubs and some of Nashville’s renowned hang-outs. It means something to people and that means something to us. I hope we’ve done this incredible song justice. ‘Victory In Jesus!’,†Bo said.
