In the 1950’s, the Caravans lacked the Clara Ward Singers‘ flashy costumes and stage clowning, but they more than made up for it with the quality of their many classic hits such as “Mary, Don’t You Weep,” “I Won’t Be Back,” and “Sweeping Through The City.” Even more so, the group was esteemed for the […]
The 28th Annual Stellar Awards, Gospel music’s biggest night was presented all the way live this year on GMC (formerly Gospel Music Channel). The energy in the place was absolutely electric! For the first time in the show’s 28th history it was broadcast on a cable network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, […]
According to the Chicago Tribune, gospel icon Inez Andrews was the last of her kind, a towering figure from a golden age when giants such as Mahalia Jackson, Albertina Walker and DeLois Barrett Campbell still toured the world. Andrews’ throaty contralto made her low notes thunder, while the enormous range of her instrument enabled […]
