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Evelyn Starks Hardy Dies; Member of the Original Gospel Harmonettes

Evelyn Starks Hardy Dies; Member of the Original Gospel Harmonettes

Bob Marovich2015-04-06T16:59:20-05:00April 2nd, 2015|

Photo Credit: Al.com By Bob Marovich Anthony Heilbut informed JGM this morning that Evelyn Starks Hardy, an original member of the Gospel Harmonettes, has died. Hardy, along with Mildred Madison Howard and Odessa Edwards, students at Birmingham's Parker High School, formed the Gospel Harmonettes in 1940. They were [...]

Nash Shaffer Jr., Organist, Gospel Announcer, Historian, Passes

Bob Marovich2014-10-01T20:21:09-05:00September 24th, 2014|

JGM received word today from the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild that Bro. Nash Shaffer Jr. passed away after an extended illness. Shaffer's "Sunday Morning Golden Gospel" radio program was a staple of the Chicago airwaves for many years. His love for, and knowledge of, classic gospel music was limitless. [...]

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