Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993, is considered the father of black gospel. The Chicago native wrote beloved tunes including “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and in 1932 created a national gospel choir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Mama" Mosie Burks, a gospel music trailblazer and Mississippi Mass Choir legend, is remembered fondly by family, friends and fans ...

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Burks was known for her humility yet huge impact in the world of gospel music. Mama Mosie Burks, a legendary gospel singer known for her vocals in the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92. Burks ...

Charles Thomas Hayes, director of the College of Lake County’s gospel choir, said he “had the privilege” of performing piano while Robert Ray directed his original gospel Mass. Ray wrote the piece ...

Chicago Mass Choir's album My Soul Says Yes Credit: Courtesy of New Haven Records Best of Chicago 2025 Credit: Cover and section photography by Kirk Williamson. Creative direction and prop styling by ...

The Mississippi Mass Choir will soon begin a European tour. "The Gospel Legend Tour" will visit various cities across Spain and Portugal. Those cities include Madrid, Barcelona, Lorgrono, Las Palmas, ...

As a kid, Stan Jones watched videos of the Mississippi Mass Choir in awe of the music and direction of the late Frank Williams. "To go from that moment to producing the last album was amazing," he ...

It's the first No. 1 for the choir, which formed in 1988. By Jim Asker The Mississippi Mass Choir’s “The Promise,” featuring Stan Jones and Myron Butler, bounds from No. 5 to No. 1 on Billboard’s ...

Mama Mosie Burks, the legendary gospel singer and longtime member of the Mississippi Mass Choir, has passed away at the age of 92. Burks was known for her powerful voice and spirited performances. She ...

Gospel soloists Denise Robinson and James R. Smith of the Las Vegas Mass Choir flew to Switzerland on July 27. Simultaneously, yodel singers Barbara Klossner and Res Mathys from Musical ...

For their 11th annual Kennedy Center concert, the Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir channeled all of their spiritual energy Sunday into an action-packed program mixing choral and solo singing ...