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The group was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame in 1998, following individual inductions for "Dad" Speer (1971); "Mom" Speer (1972); Brock Speer (1975); and Ben Speer (1995). [7] [citation needed] The Speer Family was the first group to receive the Gospel Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award
Brock Speer (December 28, 1920 – March 29, 1999) [1] sang bass for the Speer Family Southern Gospel musical group and was a leader in Southern Gospel music.. One might say that Southern Gospel music was Speer's life.
Burning Spear in 2013. Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album; one at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 for Calling Rastafari, and one for 2009's Jah Is Real. He has been nominated for a total of 12 Grammy Awards. [18] [24] Nominations for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album: [25] 1986 Resistance; 1988 People of the World
Paul Robeson excelled at sports, stage, and screen. (He practiced law awhile too.) A preacher’s son, he also achieved fame as a performer of the slave songs known as “Negro spirituals.”
The Fittest Selection: Greatest hits of 1980-1983 (1987), EMI; Keep the Spear Burning (1989), Island; The Original (1992), Sonic Sounds; Chant Down Babylon The Island Anthology (1996), Island; Best of Burning Spear (1999), Declic; Ultimate Collection: Best of Collection (2001), Island; Best of the Fittest: Best of Collection (2001), EMI; Rare ...
A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. Albums entitled Greatest Hits, or similar titles, listed alphabetically by band name or artist's last name, include:
Rosa Nell Powell (née Speer; September 22, 1922 [1] – May 16, 2017) [2] was an American southern gospel singer who sang with the well-known Speer Family.She was born in Double Springs, Alabama, the second child (and oldest daughter) of George Thomas "GT" Speer and Lena (née Brock) Speer [3] (known to most people in Southern gospel music as "Dad" and "Mom" Speer), who led and helped found ...
Love & Peace: Burning Spear Live! is a live album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released by Heartbeat Records in 1994. It was recorded on tour at various venues throughout the USA during the summer of 1993.