(Ain’t Gonna let Nobody) Turn Me Round performed by The Freedom Singers at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement.
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Category: Gospel
2/10/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Mourner’s Bench- Talley Beatty Choreographer
Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.”
2/5/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Daryl Coley- When Sunday Comes
Daryl Coley began performing with Edwin Hawkins in the Edwin Hawkins Singers. He played keyboards for The Hawkins Family from 1977 until he left to collaborate with James Cleveland in 1983. Continue reading
1/29/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: BeBe & CeCe Winans- Heaven
Heaven, the third album released in September 1988 by brother and sister duo BeBe & CeCe Winans. The single Heaven and the album of the same name reached number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. Continue reading
1/22/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Yolanda Adams- I’m Gonna Be Ready (Live)
I’m Gonna Be Ready by gospel icon Yolanda Adams is a single from her 2001 studio album Believe. Continue reading
(Repost) 2/21/21 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: K&K Mime- Kirk Franklin Tribute
The ministry of K & K Mime has expanded the horizons on how we spread the Gospel. Keith and Karl Edmonds began exploring the art of mime at the age of ten, as a means of church involvement. Much to their surprise, they’re artistic creativity was more than just a church activity… it was a ministry. Continue reading
1/1/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Edwin Hawkins Singers- O Happy Day
Oh Happy Day is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. Hawkins’ arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970. Continue reading
12/18/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Oh! Come Let Us Adore Him- Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard leads the Tri- City Singers in a soulful rendition of Oh! Come Let Us Adore Him. Continue reading
12/11/16 GOSPEL SUNDAY HOLIDAY SERIES: Jesus You’re Beautiful- CeCe Winans
Jesus You’re Beautiful, recorded by Grammy Award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans during the The Throne Room Church Tour at Cornerstone Church in Nashville, TN. Continue reading
12/4/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Shirley Caesar- Hold My Mule
Shirley Caesar sings her icon Hold My Mule. Caesar has won or received 11 Grammy Awards, 14 Stellar Awards, 18 Doves, 1 RIAA gold certification, an Essence Award, McDonald’s Golden Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award, SESAC Lifetime Achievement Award, Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music, as well as induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Continue reading