NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit "Oh Happy Day" and as a major force for contemporary inspirational music, died Monday at age 74. Hawkins died at his ...
Gospel songs continued to evolve and inspire throughout 2024, bringing together traditional spiritual elements with contemporary sounds. These songs offered comfort, hope, and spiritual guidance ...
Bishop Rance Allen, an acclaimed singer and highly influential figure in the modern gospel music genre, died on Oct. 31. He was 71. “While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica ...
More than 70 ministers, gospel singers, politicians and community members gathered in the backyard of the former Pilgrim Baptist Church on Thursday, outside the limestone walls of the historic ...