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Grammy Award For Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male was awarded from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 this award was combined with the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female was awarded from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 this award was combined with the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male as the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female. ... as the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Recipients References External links 19th Annual Awards Winners & Nominees {{DEFAULTSORT:Grammy Award For Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male Grammy Awards for gospel music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded Phonograph, gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three television networks, Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 1st Annual Grammy Awards, first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Yancy
Marvin Jerome Yancy (May 31, 1950 – March 22, 1985) was an American gospel musician, pastor and Grammy-winning record producer, and former pastor of Fountain of Life Baptist Church. He started his music career, in 1971, with The Independents, who were an American R&B vocal group. His lone solo album, ''Heavy Load'', was released on January 1, 1985, by Nashboro Records, and it placed at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart. Early life Yancy was born on May 31, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, as Marvin Jerome Yancy, to Reverend Robert Yancy Sr., who was the pastor of Fountain of Life Baptist Church, at the time of his death in 1977, and his mother, Anne. This was when Marvin stepped into the pastoral role of the church that he led until his death. Yancy was a graduate of Cooley Vocational High School and went on to graduate from Moody Bible Institute along with The Chicago Bible Institute. Yancy was one of twelve siblings: he was one of eight brothers, Robert Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin Williams (musician)
Melvin LeVarn Williams (born July 21, 1953) is an American gospel musician. He started his solo music career, in 1988, with the release of, ''Back to the Cross'', that was released by Compendia Music Group. His second album, ''In Living Color – LIVE'', was released in 1992, with the backing of Blackberry Records releasing the project. His third album, ''Never Seen Your Face'', was released in 1998, His fourth album, ''Duets'', was released in 2001. His fifth album ''Crazy Like Love'', and sixth album, ''Love Like Crazy'', was released on the same date in 2007. His seventh album, ''The Best of Melvin Williams'', was released in 2009. And his eighth album, ''Where I Started From'', was released in 2017 with his vanity label, Melvin Williams Entertainment's partnership with New Day Christian Distributors. All of these albums, charted on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart. Early life Williams was born on July 21, 1953, in Smithdale, Mississippi Smithdale is an unincorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Grammy Awards
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to George Michael for ''Faith'', and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy". Performers Award winners ;Record of the Year * Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ; Album of the Year *George Michael (producer & artist) for ''Faith'' ; Song of the Year *Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ;Best New Artist *Tracy Chapman Blues * Best Traditional Blues Recording **Willie Dixon for '' Hidden Charms'' * Best Contemporary Blues Recording **The Robert Cray Band for '' Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' Children's *Best Recording for Children **Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for ''Pecos Bill'' Classical * Best Orchestral Recording ** Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wintley Phipps
Wintley Augustus Phipps, Sr. (born January 7, 1955) is a Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and minister, and founder of the U.S. Dream Academy, Songs of Freedom Publishing Company, and Coral Records Recording Company. He features a booming bass-baritone voice, usually singing inspirational gospel music. He is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister. Biography Phipps was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but at an early age moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Kingsway College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, a Seventh-day Adventist academy, and later Oakwood College, a Seventh-day Adventist college (university since 2007) in Huntsville, Alabama, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology. Phipps would go on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University, a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Wintley Phipps served as senior pastor to several churches in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BeBe Winans
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans (born September 17, 1962) is an American gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists. Winans has released nine albums, seven with his sister CeCe Winans, CeCe as BeBe & CeCe Winans and one with three Winans brothers. ''The PTL Club'' Winans released several albums, first with his sister CeCe Winans, CeCe, and later as a solo (music), solo recording artist, artist. Jim Bakker's television show ''The PTL Club'' took interest in BeBe and his sister CeCe as background vocalists for the show. After going to North Carolina to audition they were accepted. The siblings moved to the PTL campus in North Carolina, and were on the show for about five years. During their time on PTL, BeBe & CeCe Winans, BeBe and CeCe recorded "Lord Lift Us Up" on PTL's label after popular demand on the show. Eventually the success warranted another effort: a full-length album. The album did well on the charts. BeBe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Pringle
Roy Keith Pringle (born August 6, 1952) is an American gospel musician and organist, who is the founder of Pentecostal Community Choir. His first album, "Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord", was released in 1979. He went on to release more albums with Savoy Records, Hopesong Records, Heartwarming Records, Muscle Shoals Records, Malaco Records, and Platinum Entertainment. Five of these albums would chart on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart. He received a Grammy Award-nomination for the song "Call Him Up" that was on the 1980 album "True Victory". Early life Roy Keith Pringle was born on August 6, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, who was reared in the Church of God in Christ, where at around sixteen years old the New Bethel Young People's Choir had him be their organist. He would graduate from Northwestern High School, and move to Chicago, Illinois for a time, then he would finally relocate to Los Angeles, California. He got his college education at Los Angeles Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Survivor (Al Green Album)
''Soul Survivor'' is a studio album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1987. The album peaked at No. 131 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Production The cover of "You've Got a Friend" is a duet with Billy Preston. Green also covered the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". A gospel choir backed Green on "The 23rd Psalm" and "Yield Not to Temptation". Critical reception The ''Chicago Tribune'' deemed ''Soul Survivor'' "an album of richly moving and vibrant singing." ''The Gazette'' wrote that "it's nice to feel the power of reen'shealing voice in real material again." ''The Globe and Mail'' called the album "a quixotic mixture hatin every way reflects the rather schizophrenic nature of Green himself." ''The Dallas Morning News'' praised the "secular/funk texture" of the title track. Track listing #"Everything's Gonna be Alright" (Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph) - 4:21 #"Jesus Will Fix It" (Al Green) - 3:24 #"You Know and I Know" (Green, Paul Zaleski) - 4:01 #"Yield Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Grammy Awards
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to U2 for ''The Joshua Tree'', and Song of the Year went to Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and James Horner for " Somewhere Out There". Performers Award winners Record of the Year *"Graceland" – Paul Simon **Paul Simon, producer *" La Bamba" – Los Lobos **Los Lobos & Mitchell Froom, producers *"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2 ** Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers *"Luka" – Suzanne Vega **Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye, producers *"Back in the High Life Again" – Steve Winwood ** Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers Album of the Year *''The Joshua Tree'' – U2 ** Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers *''Whitney'' – Whitney Houston ** Narada Michael Walden, producer *'' Bad'' – Michael Jackson ** Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers *'' Trio'' – Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Friend
Rodney Friend MBE (born in Bradford, 1939) is an English violinist. Born in Bradford, Friend's father was a local tailor. At the age of 12 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music after Sir Reginald Thatcher, the then principal of the R.A.M, heard Friend perform for the first time. Friend also studied subsequently at the Royal Manchester College of Music. At the Royal Academy of Music, Friend studied under the tutelage of Frederick Grinke. He later studied with Endre Wolf, Menuhin and Szeryng. In 1964 Friend became the youngest ever leader/concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, working closely with Bernard Haitink, Barenboim, Solti and Giulini. In 1975 he was invited by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to be their Concertmaster, playing concerts and recording worldwide with Bernstein, Boulez and Mehta. In 1991 he formed the Solomon Trio with whom he toured Europe extensively. In 2008 the first two volumes of his books The Orchestral Violinist were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Coley
Daryl Lynn Coley (October 30, 1955 – March 15, 2016) was an American Christian singer. At 14, Coley was a member of the ensemble "Helen Stephens and the Voices of Christ". He began performing with Edwin Hawkins in the Edwin Hawkins Singers and then worked with James Cleveland, Tramaine Hawkins, Sylvester, Pete Escovedo and others. Albums of his include ''Just Daryl'', ''He's Right On Time: Live From Los Angeles'', ''When The Music Stops'' and others. Early life Coley was born in Berkeley, California on October 30, 1955. In his childhood, he sang in the Oakland Children's Chorus, in Oakland, California. His parents separated when he was five years old, with he and his two siblings being raised by his mother in a solid Christian home. Musically, Coley was first influenced by his mother. Daryl stated, "In my house there was gospel, classical and jazz. I had that kind of musical influence." During his childhood, he learned to play clarinet and piano. In 1968, when Edwin Hawkins re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Is The Light
''He Is the Light'' is an album by Al Green, released in 1985. It was Green's first album for A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums chart. Production The album marked the return of producer Willie Mitchell, who had last worked on 1976's '' Have a Good Time''. It was recorded at Royal Studios, with many of the same musicians Green employed in the 1970s. Critical reception Robert Christgau wrote that "Leroy Hodges's famous bottom keeps the record flowing like none of Green's other Jesus LPs, but it's still songs that make or break--and in this case do neither." ''Rolling Stone'' declared that "the only great new Al Green song here is 'Power', which builds on 'Jesus Is Waiting' and 'Have You Been Making Out O.K.' but claims its own space in the pantheon." ''The Globe and Mail'' called ''He Is the Light'' "a gorgeous record: spare, crisp production, and tunes that haunt you." Track listing #"Going Away" (Al Green) – 3:38 #"True Love" (Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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