1. Born in Chicago, the son of a Baptist minister, Cooke was already performing in gospel groups before he was ten. 2. Also buck dancing, string bands, gospel groups, mountain singers, food and arts and crafts. 3. Adams began his singing career in his hometown of New Orleans, working in a gospel group, the Soul Revivers. 4. But he devoted himself to gospel, and sang with the Golden Trumpets, a local gospel group. 5. He began singing in church choirs and gospel groups, including the Golden Choir Jubilee of New Orleans and the Divine Traveler. 6. He led a quintet and a gospel group, From the Root to the Source. 7. He was part-time manager of a gospel group, the Four Star Quartet, when his announcement for the group caught the ears of WROX. 8. Henderson said athletes would prefer to hear local gospel groups and jazz players. 9. Inside the Malco Theater on Cherry Street local gospel groups sang and preached for enthusiastic townspeople. 10. Qwest produces jazz, pop and rock albums, including those of a fresh crop of black performers like Tevin Campbell and the Winans gospel group. |