The body of Delois Barrett Campbell will lie in state at Trinity Untied Church of Christ on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 from 12 noon until 7:00 p.m. (more…)
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Passing of Bishop F C Barnes
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Gospel music lovers across the country were saddened with the passing of AIR Gospel/Malaco Recording Artist Bishop F C Barnes on July 11. Bishop Barnes was 82.
Bishop Barnes started singing with quartets at the age of 14. He spent a number of years traveling the circuit before answering the call to ministry organizing the Red Budd Holy Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina where he would serve as pastor and chief musician. He would later go on to pair up with Reverend Janice Brown. The duo made eight albums, one of which yielded the smash hit Rough Side of the Mountain in 1983. The album would sell over 500,000 units and ride the charts for over a a record 97 weeks.
Bishop Barnes recorded several albums with his son Luther and the Barnes Family, with his group called the Company (featuring his nieces Deborah Barnes, Wanda Barnes, and Lisa Barnes) his Red Budd Gospel Choir as well as several recordings from the quartet he founded, the Sunset Jubilaires.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Psalmist Lawonda Campbell passes
Monday, February 28th, 2011The Gospel Community is saddened with news of the passing of noted gospel singer Lawonda Campbell on Saturday, February 26th in Chicago, Illinois. Campbell, whose immeasurable talent and unmistakable voice produced a string of hits for a venerable list of gospel artists including Chicago Mass Choir, the Trinity All Nations Choir, Carlis Moody, and most notably Bishop Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir. The audio of Sweeter as the days go by can be heard in the youtube clip above.
Her life will be celebrated over two days beginning with a musical on Friday, March 7, 2011 at Chicago’s Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park, 11401 South Vincennes Avenue beginning at 7 p.m. The services will continue on Saturday, March 8, 2011 with visitation at 10 a.m. with funeral services following at 11 a.m. at the St. James Ministries Church of God in Christ, 11750 South Lowe. Pastor W. James Campbell is the officiant.
Gospelflava.com joins others across the country in praying for the Campbell family.
The Caravans honor Dr. Albertina Walker during Funeral Celebration
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010The Legendary Caravans were reunited once again to pay homage and celebrate the life of the group organizerand the Queen of Gospel, Dr. Albertina Walker during the celebration services held in Chicago on October 15, 2010 at the West Point Baptist Church. Singing together again were Pastor Shirley Caesar, Evangelist Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, Delois Washington, Gwen Morgan and Loleatta Howard backed by Faith Howard and Just Friends.
Aretha Franklin honors the Queen of Gospel
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
The Celebration of Life for the Queen of Gospel Dr. Albertina Walker took place over October 14th and 15th in Chicago, Illinois, the Gospel Music Capital of the World as well as Albertina Walker’s birthplace and home city. The two days of celebration brought the masses from all across the country to pay homage to this Gospel Music Giant. During the Friday Funeral service, the Queen of Soul, the legendary Aretha Franklin was given an opportunity to share her memories of The Caravans and other gospel groups of yesterday as well as give a rousing rendition of I’ll Fly Away, all of which you can watch above. Pictures from the two day celebration will be posted shortly at Gospelflava.com
Apostle Betty Peebles Passes
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Gospelflava.com joins with others across the country in mourning the passing of Apostle Betty Poindexter Peebles, Co – Founder and Senior Pastor of the Jericho City of Praise Church in the Washington, DC area on October 12th of cancer. A mother of 3 and grandmother of 9, she was 76. (more…)
President Obama Says Walker’s Music Will Continue for Generations
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release - October 10, 2010
Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Albertina Walker
Michelle and I are saddened by the passing of gospel great Albertina Walker. Ms. Walker was known for her Grammy Award winning voice and recognized by many as the ‘Queen of Gospel.’ Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, she started singing in her church youth choir at just four years old where she learned to spread the ‘Good News’ through song. She also performed before President Bill Clinton and was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush for her contributions to Gospel music. And she never forgot to give back, impacting her community through the Albertina Walker Scholarship Fund and many other charitable endeavors.
Ms. Walker’s voice and message has touched congregations across the nation. Though we have lost an American icon, her influence on gospel music will continue for generations. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and the countless lives she touched.
Bishop Solomon Burke Passes
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
The Associated Press reported the passing of Bishop Solomon Burke on the morning of October 10th. Bishop Burke was traveling to Amsterdam from Los Angeles for a performance. He was 70. (more…)
Funeral Arrangements for Dr. Albertina Walker
Friday, October 8th, 2010
The Order of Services honoring the life of the Queen of Gospel Dr. Albertina Walker are as follows: (more…)
Passing of the Queen of Gospel, Dr. Albertina Walker
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Gospelflava.com joins the world in mourning the passing of the Queen of Gospel, Dr. Albertina Walker at the age of 81. Funeral arrangements are pending.