Legendary Etta James on Sunday’s “Gospel Memories”

This Sunday morning, December 4, RnB legend Etta James (“At Last,” “Tell Mama”) talks with Bob Marovich, host of WLUW’s Gospel Memories, about her days studying with Professor J. Earle Hines and singing with the famed St. Paul Baptist Church Echoes of Eden in Los Angeles.

The interview will broadcast at 4:00 a.m. Central Time (US) on 88.7 WLUW in Chicago, and anywhere in the world via live webcast on www.wluw.org. The entire “Gospel Memories” broadcast runs from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m.

In addition to talking with Etta James, “Gospel Memories” will feature Christmas music sung by gospel music’s pioneers as part of our Fifth Annual Christmas Caravan. Artists singing yuletide will include:

Staple Singers
Dixie Hummingbirds
Marion Williams & the Stars of Faith
James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir
Gospel Keynotes
Mighty Clouds of Joy
Beth Eden Baptist Church (CA) Youth Choir (1950s acetate)
Pilgrim Travelers
Soul Stirrers
Rev. Cleophus Robinson
Original Artists of Black Nativity
Albertina Walker

…and many more!

Preacher Feature: Rev. J.M. Gates’ “Where will you be Christmas Day?” from 1927.

From the Vault: Includes Rev. Edward Clayborn’s “The wrong way to celebrate Christmas” from the late 1920s.

So tune in and turn on to the great sound of “Gospel Memories” — because this is the way to celebrate Christmas!

Bob Marovich, Host
Gospel Memories
First Sundays: 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time US
WLUW 88.7 Chicago
Live webcast at www.wluw.org
www.gospelmemories.com
Studio line: 773-508-WLUW