The Legendary Candi Staton on March 1 “Gospel Memories”

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, March 1, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the live monthly broadcast of “Gospel Memories.”

Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever you are!

Not awake? Go to http://www.gospelmemories.com/ where you can always enjoy snippets of this and recent broadcasts at any time, 24/7!

Highlights of the March 1 Program:

Words and Music with…Candi Staton: From the Jewell Gospel Singers to disco queen (“Young Hearts Run Free”) and back again, Staton has a new CD, I Will Sing My Praise to You, on Emtro Records (Thanks to Bill Carpenter for setting this up).

In Loving Memory – gospel legends and pioneers:
Bishop Charles Cook of the Mighty Gospel Giants
Hazel Henderson, New Hope Baptist Church, Long Beach, CA
Ethel Holloway of the Thompson Community Singers
Rev. Leroy Taylor of the Soul Stirrers and Christland Singers

We’ll pay tribute their life and work in the best way we know how:
through their music!

Preacher Feature: Rev. W. Pittman: “Buy Now, The Price is Right” (1975)

Vintage recordings by classic artists, such as:
Southern Harmonaires (Selah Jubilee Singers)
Rev. Morgan Babb and the Radio Four
Spirit of Memphis Quartette
Willie Morganfield
Bessie Griffin
Brother John Sellers
Heaven Bound Four
Brown Singers of Cincinnati (an acappella treat!)
Sis. Rose Jackson and the Chicago Apostolic Mass Choir
Flying Clouds of Detroit
Sallie Martin Singers (1949)
Cotton Brothers
Chicago’s Antioch B.C. Choir, feat. Charles Clency (1961)

…and much more!

So tune in and turn on to “Gospel Memories”…your home for the pioneers and legends of gospel music.

Next…Sunday, April 5, 2009 Broadcast:
Celebrating the 88th Birthday of original Roberta Martin Singer Eugene Smith (April 22, 1921)