Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993, is considered the father of black gospel. The Chicago native wrote beloved tunes including “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and in 1932 created a national gospel choir ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - “The Oklahoma Mass Choir has been going strong for 52 years,” says the choir director and baritone, Tyree Parker. “I’ve been in the choir for 19 years and started directing the choir ...

Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" will be performed 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 at First United Methodist Church ("coppertop church"), 230 E. Skyline Parkway. Coppertop's Sanctuary Choir will perform along with ...

Chicago Mass Choir's album My Soul Says Yes Credit: Courtesy of New Haven Records Best of Chicago 2025 Credit: Cover and section photography by Kirk Williamson. Creative direction and prop styling by ...

Gospel music will make a contemporary comeback with the help of the CLC Gospel Choir and Chatham Choral Ensemble 7 p.m. April 17 in the C Wing Auditorium at the CLC Grayslake campus. The concert will ...

LITTLE ROCK — The joyful sounds of gospel music will fill the air today as the Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir gathers to record an album in Bentonville. The group, led by Charles E. Moore, is recording ...

For their 11th annual Kennedy Center concert, the Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir channeled all of their spiritual energy Sunday into an action-packed program mixing choral and solo singing ...

Where: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E 12th Ave. Tickets: $10. For advance tickets call Rich Relyea at 838-6131 or e-mail rwr@winston cashatt.com. Tickets are also available by calling 838 ...

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Burks was known for her humility yet huge impact in the world of gospel music. Mama Mosie Burks, a legendary gospel singer known for her vocals in the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92. Burks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Mama" Mosie Burks, a gospel music trailblazer and Mississippi Mass Choir legend, is remembered fondly by family, friends and fans ...

Gospel soloists Denise Robinson and James R. Smith of the Las Vegas Mass Choir flew to Switzerland on July 27. Simultaneously, yodel singers Barbara Klossner and Res Mathys from Musical ...