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Music Favorites & Facts
Who is known as the Queen of the gospel singers?
Mahalia Jackson
(born October 26, 1911, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died January 27, 1972, Evergreen Park, near Chicago, Illinois), American gospel music singer, known as the “Queen of Gospel
Who is the godmother of gospel music?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar.
Who is the grandfather of gospel music?
Charles Albert Tindley
Dorsey (1899-1993), composer of "Precious Lord" and "There Will Be Peace in the Valley," is known as the "Father of Gospel Music." But if that is true, then Charles Albert Tindley is the "Grandfather of Gospel Music," for it was Tindley who virtually invented the style a generation before Dorsey began composing
Who is the oldest gospel singer?
Detroit's Thomas Kelly still performing gospel music at age 103.
Has a gospel artist ever won a Grammy?
Legendary gospel group the Fisk Jubilee Singers is America's oldest organized group of Black musicians. Founded in 1871, they won their first GRAMMY, for Best Roots Gospel Album, at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021.
Who won the best gospel song GRAMMY 2023?
The Best Gospel Performance/Song
"Positive" by Erica Campbell; E. Campbell, W. Campbell & J Winans, songwriters.
"When I Pray" by DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters.
WINNER: "Kingdom" by Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; K. Franklin, Jonathan Jay, C. Moore & J. Poole, songwriters
Mourning Our Loss
The world mourned the passing of celebrated Gospel singers when COVID-19 was raging through the country. Soul music lovers had to acknowledge that their favorite singers were no more.
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