“Born Blessed”
Jimmy Hicks and the Voices of Integrity
From the CD Born Blessed
Worldwide Music, Inc. 2006
This traditional gospel track has swagger! The lead vocalists strut vocally around a choir whose flamboyant, broad-brush strokes of sound are what happens when you combine the enthusiasm of a downhome church chorus with the dramatic flair of the African American spiritual choirs of the Thirties and Forties. “Born Blessed” is a Broadway Big Production Number in a choir robe. Outstanding!
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.