1.   The result is music reaching young people in unprecedented numbers for a gospel act, though it also provokes heat from some traditionalists.

2.   Unlike some gospel acts, however, Franklin never wanted to pursue a secular pop career.

3.   Friends have said he carried a briefcase of records by gospel acts such as the Golden Gate Quartet wherever he traveled.

4.   The city of Owensboro hopes a family gospel act can help replace some of the economic loss felt when a giant bluegrass festival left town five years ago.

5.   They have also become the first gospel act to gain airplay on MTV, and the album has already been certified platinum.