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The Barrett Sisters made their first appearance on radio and television in the 1960s. They have appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Bobby Jones Show," "Living the Dream", a television tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, PBS special "Going Home to Gospel with Patti LaBelle", along with Gospel Queen Albertina Walker, and the "PTL Club".
The Peasall Sisters – Family Harmony DVD was released in 2006, and shows the sisters with their family and singing. [2] For the soundtrack of the 2010 film True Grit, the sisters contribute their version of Mosie Lister's gospel song "Where No One Stands Alone". [3]
An early reference to the older song, "Gospel Plow," is in Alan Lomax's 1949 book Our Singing Country. [1] [2] [3] The book references a 1937 recording by Elihu Trusty of Paintsville, Kentucky, which is in the Library of Congress (Ref No .1397 A1). Lomax's references for Gospel Plow cite two earlier works.
Say Amen, Somebody gives an overview of the history of gospel music in the U.S. by following two main figures: Thomas A. Dorsey, considered the "Father of Gospel Music," 83 at the time of filming, recalls how he came to write his most famous song, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (1932), and the difficulty he faced introducing gospel blues to black churches in the early 1930s.
In the late 1980s, her husband, Todd Crawford, recorded a homemade video of her and her sisters singing and submitted copies to several gospel companies, with Bobby Jones Gospel the only one responding. Being impressed with the sisters, Bobby Jones invited them to sing on his show, and after about a couple of visits, he invited Beverly to join ...
The Anointed Pace Sisters, commonly known as The Pace Sisters, TAPS or The Pace Siblings, is an American gospel vocal group based in Atlanta. The group was originally composed of sisters Duranice Ann , Phyllis Yvonne, June Lorraine, Melonda Arline, DeJuaii Olesia, Leslie Renee, Latrice Ann, and Lydia Likithia Pace.
Bess Lomax Hawes (January 21, 1921 – November 27, 2009) was an American folk musician, folklorist, and researcher. She was the daughter of John Avery Lomax and Bess Bauman-Brown Lomax, and the sister of Alan Lomax and John Lomax Jr.
The Jones Sisters Trio were an American gospel recording act from Cleveland, Ohio that recorded five albums during the 1960s and 1970s. [1] The group had consisted of sisters Cheryl (b. August 10, 1945), Gail (b. June 10, 1947), and Phyllis (b. July 4, 1949). [2]