RIP: Kenneth Woods Jr.: Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Group Leader, Choir Director, Educator
Kenneth Woods Jr. transitioned from labor to reward this morning, August 2, 2023. He was 94.
RIP: Verline Rogers (Meditation Singers)
Verline Rogers (left) and Laura Lee (right) at the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Laura Lee. By Bob Marovich JGM was saddened to learn from Laura Lee and Marcel West that soprano Verline Rogers of the Meditation Singers [...]
RIP: Della Reese, Sang with Mahalia Jackson, the Meditation Singers
Della Reese (far right) with Brown's Inspirational Singers, 1950. From left, Kenneth Woods Jr., Milan Brown, Beatrice Brown, Raymond Rasberry. Photo Credit: Kenneth Woods Jr. By Bob Marovich Although better known as a television actor and pop singer, Della Reese made her early foray into professional music as [...]
