Saturday, August 7, 2010

Mavis Staples still going strong after over 60 years!

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Mavis Staples is perhaps best remembered for leading the 1972 hit "I'll Take You There" for the Staple Singers. What some folk...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Golden Era Literature: A book about the Roberta Martin Singers is in the works by a Texas author

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The Roberta Martin Singers, c. 1960 (left to right; Eugene Smith, Gloria Griffin, Roberta Martin, Harold Johnson, Norsalus McKissick, and Lu...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Documentary released about the life of Albertina Walker

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By: Joseph Middleton Last week at this year's annual Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) convention, it was announced that a 1 hour ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Walter Hawkins: A Tribute Concert

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If you didn't catch the concert on TV, here's your chance to catch it, courtesy of the Gospel Music Channel. You can watch it here: ...

Gospel Memories podcasts

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If you're looking for a worthwhile series of podcasts to download to your MP3 player, I highly recommend that you try the Gospel Memorie...
Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Golden Era Gospel Blog chosen as Finalist for the 2010 Black Weblog Awards in the category of Best Faith Based Blog

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The finalists were announced this morning for the 2010 Black Weblog Awards, and I'm pleased to announce that The Golden Era Gospel Blog ...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Happy 95th birthday to the late Frances "Sister Thunder" Steadman

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On July 31, 1915, Frances Steadman was born. Her life would span an amazing 94 years, with her spending a majority of those years as a gospe...