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September
2024
1st
1988: A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is dedicated to Mahalia Jackson.
1920: Henry Bossard bass singer for the Swan Silvertones is born.
2012: William "Bill" Bufkin, of The Pilgrim Travelers and CEO of Simply
Gospel TV, died in Los Angeles, CA.
2019: Mr. Terry Frazier, Gospel Promoter (and organizer of Terry Frazier and the Tears of Joy), died in Florence, SC.
2019: Mr. Quinnion Burns, of The Alabama Spirituals, died in Opelika, AL.
2020: Elder Leroy Knight, Sr., of The Southern Echoes and Elder Leroy Knight and The Knight Singers, died in Atmore, AL.
2nd
2012: Johnnie Woolfalk, of The Inspirational Souls of Chicago, died in
Chicago, IL.
3rd
1956: Doug Williams of the Williams Brothers is born in Smithdale,
MS.
2008: Vaughn Vonzell "Teddy Bear" Williams, a former member of
Revelation Gospel Group and played guitar with several gospel groups, including
The Gospel Keynotes, died in Salisbury, NC.
2019: Sister Thelma Scarborough, of The Sumter Violinaires, died in Sumter, SC.
2020:
Mrs. Delores Washington-Green, of the legendary group
The Caravans, died in Chicago, IL.
2021:
Antwione Peterson, Founding Member of The Supreme 7, died in Jacksonville, FL.
4th
2006: George "G. G." Bowen
died at Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery, AL.
1986: Christopher S. Gray of The
Fantastic Violinaires was born in Charlotte, NC
1967: Edna Gallmon Cooke died in Philadelphia, PA.
2022:
Rev. Melvin Mason, Sr.,
of The Morning Stars Of Savannah, GA, died in Savannah, GA.
2024: Gregory "Greg" Kelly Sr., of Slim And The Supreme Angels And Greg Kelly and Foundation, died in NC.
5th
Rev. Richard L. Bush, of Rev. R. L. Bush & The Revived
Sons, is born.
Linda Ellis, of The Bell Singers of
Memphis, TN, is born.
2017:
Lillie M. Scott Holloway, former keyboard player for
The Gospel Incredibles, died in Savannah, GA.
6th
1989: Leon "Pop" Williams dies.
8th
2022:
Willie "Lil Willie" Johnson,
of The Morning Stars Of Savannah, GA, died in Savannah, GA.
9th
1948: Alvin Lowery, President of LowRush Music, LLC and a member of the gospel group, The Lowery Brothers, is born in Luverne, AL.
1980: Rev. Donnie Addison is born in Charleston, SC.
10th
1929: The Soul Stirrers are
formed in Houston, TX.
11th
1935: Jessie B. Swindell of
the Swindell Brothers is born.
2012:
Marvin Navarro McQuitty, Jr., the world-renowned, quintessential
drummer, died in Houston, TX.
12th
1949: Robert MaGee, of The Dynamic Holy
Spiritualaires of Laurel, MS, is born.
2007: Bobby Byrd, former gospel singer and member of
James Brown band, died in Loganville, GA.
13th
1931: Professor Archie Swindell Sr., founder of the Swindell
Brother and a Member of The Bethlehem Gospel Singers, is born.
2002: Thermon Ruth of the Selah Jubilee Singers passes in Far Rockaway, NY.
2015: Eddie Jackson, formerly of The Canton Spirituals and Eddie Jackson &
The Harmony Echoes, died in Jackson MS.
2017:
Freddie Wash
Searcy, Musician for The Gospel Incredibles, dies.
14th
2004: Archie B. McGee, an original member of the Gospel Keynotes, passes in Tyler, TX.
15th
1932: Tommy Ellison is born, Salley, South Carolina.
16th
2004: Alphonzo Norris Martin, radio broadcaster, dies
in Winston-Salem, NC.
2012: Rev. Benjamin Cone, Jr. died in Jackson, MS.
17th
1980: Torrance "Poochie" Walker,
keyboard player for The EchoAires, was born.
18th
2009: Bishop Nathaniel L. Mickey Henry, Sr., formerly
of The Gospel Ambassadors, died in Wilmington, DE.
2012:
Deacon William Bedford, of The Spiritualaires of
Smyrna, GA, died.
19th
1931:
Brook Benton (actual name Benjamin Franklin Peay) was born in Camden, SC.
1939: The Dixie Hummingbirds make their first recording.
1946: Reverend Andrew Cheairs and Anjilena Cheairs, of Reverend Andrew Cheairs And The Songbirds,
are born.
1963: Rev. James Cleveland records "Peace Be Still."
1969: Titus "Lil Blair" Stallworth, lead singer of Lil Blair & The
Violinaires, is born in Chattahoochee, FL.
Rev. Andrew Cheairs of Rev. Andrew Cheairs and The Songbirds is born.
Angelina Cheairs of Rev. Andrew Cheairs and The Songbirds is born.
2009: Joseph L. Smalls, Sr., the father of Attorney Joseph L Smalls,
Jr., died in Moncks Corner, SC.
20th
Stella Alexander, of The Bell Singers of Memphis, TN, is born.
2010: Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, President of the National Convention of
Gospel
Choirs and Choruses, Inc., died in Bridgeport, CT.
21st
Huey Williams of The Jackson Southernaires is born in Smithdale,
MS.
Dora Bell, Founder of The Bell Singers of Memphis, TN, is born.
Freddie Wash Searcy,
Musician for The Gospel Incredibles, was born in Thomaston, GA.
2009: Lucille Barbee, Radio Angel for over 50 years, died in Nashville, TN.
22nd
1973: The Dixie Hummingbirds debut on R&B charts with "Loves Me Like a Rock." 1994: Dr. Mattie Moss Clark dies.
24th
1943:
Bishop Nathaniel L. Mickey Henry, Sr.,
formerly of The Gospel Ambassadors, is born in Stockton, AL.
1950: Robert L. Harris announces that he is leaving the Soul Stirrers.
2010: Rev. Homer Dale Humphrey, of the Indiana Wonders of Indianapolis,
Indiana, died in Indianapolis, IN.
25th
1921: Margaret Allison of the Angelic Gospel Singers is born
in McCormick, SC.
26th
Lillie M. Scott Holloway, former keyboard player for The Gospel Incredibles, is
born in Savannah, GA.
2011:
Jessy Dixon died at his home in Chicago, IL.
2012: Lewis Broughton, Lead Singer of Rev. Lonnie Kelly And Together As One,
died in Atlanta, GA.
2019: Sister Lucille Pope Alexander, of Sister Lucille Pope And The Pearly Gates, died in Atlanta, GA
27th
1927: The Harmonizing Four are formed in Richmond, VA.
28th
1960: The Mighty Clouds of Joy record "Ain't Got Long Here."
2003: Bob Robinson of the Prodigal Sons dies in Fort Washington, MD.
2009: Quintin Washington of The Texas Boyz died in Dallas, TX.
2013: Jesse Brown, the last surviving original member of The Five Blind Boys
Of Mississippi, died in Chicago, IL.
29th
2024: Elder Darryl Frierson, of The Joy Boys (also known as The Gospel Midget), died in Nashville, TN.
30th
2022:
Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson found deceased at his home in
Atlanta, GA.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1918, Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke studied music at Temple University. In 1938, while working as a schoolteacher, she began her career as a gospel singer in the Washington, D.C. area. In later years she was billed as "the Sweetheart of the Potomac." While her recordings are very scarce her influence was great. She played an integral part in the fame of groups such as The Sensational Nightingales,
The Dixie Hummingbirds, and The Pilgrim Jubilees.
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