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Michael English got his start singing with his family's group, the Singing Samaritans, in the 1970s. After that, he joined the Singing Americans for a year or so in 1981-82, pulled brief stints with the Happy Goodmans and Couriers Unlimited, then returned to the Singing Americans for two more years. It was during his second tenure with the ...
Apr 4, 2018 · The 80s saw the rise of REM, an Athens, Georgia quartet which crossed into the pop mainstream after being championed as an indie outfit. They showed many of the tropes of Southern rock, as did ...
1 day ago · Swing Low, Sweet Chariotis a renowned call and response black gospel song in which the preacher sings the first line and the congregation responds. When a slave heard this tune, he would know that he had to be prepared for the big escape. The song talks about an angel band that takes the slave to freedom.
The group was formed when gospel legend Jake Hess decided to form his own "super-group". Hess. had been the lead singer for Hovie Lister and the Statesmen for the previous 17 years. In 1963, he began the process of forming Jake Hess and The Imperials. He formed it in a very unusual way: rather than auditioning singers, or getting together with ...
Feb 13, 2017 · Younger Perspective on Logan Smith. By Erin Stevens [From the December 2016 issue of SGNScoops magazine] Tis the season for yuletide cheer, fa la la la’s and Grandma’s famous cookies. But it’s also time to give a little more and be a little sweeter. There’s a young fellow I thought of when I was preparing for this ...
Nov 13, 2012 · White southern gospel music seems like a strange source of pleasure for a "gay, secular humanist academic," as Douglas Harrison identifies himself (17). Guided by theological fundamentalism and social conservatism, southern gospel's performers and fans tend to take a dim view of homosexuality. In 2003, gospel singer Kirk Talley was "outed" when ...
Biography. Gloria Gaither is one of the most recognizable names in Southern Gospel. Gloria and husband Bill Gaither have written more than 600 Gospel songs. Gloria contributed the lyrics to classics like " Because He Lives ," " Something About That Name ," and " The King Is Coming ." Twenty of their songs have received Dove Awards.
