Gospel Gold-" We Walk by Faith"

Africa is where it all began. Of all the lavish gifts Africa has given the world, the richest and most unique combination of music and religion: religion with rhythm. With the first African slaves landing on American they came  with African rhythm, work songs and field hollers - the basic elements for the spirituals. It is rhythm that drives American music: the spirituals, and by extension gospel, the blues, jazz, ragtime and rock n'roll.
The Gospel Music experience cannot be told in a short story, or even in a one hour melody of songs, for it is far too rich, far too harmonious and deliberately stimulating.  It is a living experience, always changing, always giving, and always becoming the foundation that gave moral, physical and spiritual support to a great and powerful people.

Tonight on GG The Golden Age Of Gospel Choirs The 1960's. The Voices of Hope were organized in 1957 by Thurston G. Frazier (1930 - 1974,) and Gwendolyn Cooper Lightner (1999).  Thurston was born in Houston, Texas, his family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child. Gwendolyn Cooper Lightner was born in Brookport, Illinois. She apart of the Emma L. Jackson Singers, former pianist for Mahalia Jackson, and the Echoes of Eden Choir under the leadership of J. Earle Hines. Gwendolyn was also a pianist and vocalist with the Goodwill Sings, a vocal group that J. Earle Hines formed. Before forming the Voices of Hope, Thurston served as director for the famous Voices of Victory Choir of Los Angeles.

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