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  Grammy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The awards are named for the trophy which the winner receives—a small gilded statuette of a gramophone, handcrafted by Billings Artworks.
For example, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Double Fantasy was released in November 17, 1980, 16 days too late to qualify for the 1981 Grammys; it was entered for the 1982 awards and eventually won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Christopher Cross (Grammy Awards of 1981) is the only artist to receive the "Big Four" (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) in a single ceremony.
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Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
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 Grammy Awards of 1974 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 16th Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television.
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1974   (575 words)

  
 News
The 60-member choir -- which for 25 years has admitted students without auditions, has never awarded class credit or been a part of the university's music department -- now is respected in the industry as a national gospel recording artist.
After all the logistical, legal and financial matters were finalized and the UM Gospel Choir had its sound on tape, gold was hit again: Producers from Malaco Records were so impressed by what they heard that they donated studio time to the group.
His "Singing a New Song: The Gospel Choir at The University of Mississippi, A Prophetic Paradigm of Integration," chronicles the history of the choir from its 1974 formation to its 1998 CD recording, and its significance as one of the most important African-American organizations at a historically white university.
www.olemiss.edu /press/slade.html   (959 words)

  
 Welcome to Gospel Spotlight
Award-winning Gospel artist, Tonex, is being sued by Zomba Recording/Verity Records for over $1 million after Tonex complained to the world that he is being mistreated and, thus, desires to break ties with the record company.
Gospel Diva, Dorothy Norwood won the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady Of Soul Award in the category of BEST GOSPEL ALBUM for “Stand On The Word.” Chuck D, of Public Enemy, has launched a Gospel label on SLAMjamz Records which he owns.
Radio & Records (R&R) recently presented EMI Gospel with the first-ever 2005 Industry Achievement Award for "Gospel Label of the Year." It was announced at the R&R Industry Achievement Awards Ceremony held during the R&R Convention in Cleveland.
www.gospel-spotlight.com   (4187 words)

  
 The Southern Register- Southern Studies Alum Key to Gospel Choir's Grammy Award Nomination
Before the choir would release its debut album, Slade had talked to dozens of people, including University administrators, attorneys, staff, and students, record producers and engineers, and local community and church leaders.
In the thesis, he discusses the choir’s artistic expression and how it was received by the campus community.
The hugely successful Franklin, a 33-year-old minister and gospel songwriter and arranger, is largely credited with creating a new musical genre which combines contemporary hip hop music with traditional gospel choir arrangements.
www.olemiss.edu /depts/south/register/winter01/fifteen.htm   (848 words)

  
 Grammy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
However, the Grammys, usually held in February, (last of what are considered the big three music awards shows, including the BMA and AMA shows) are considered the approximate equivalent to the Academy Award, in the music world.
Unlike the Academy Awards, for which the eligiblilty period begins January 1, the eligibility period for the Grammys begins October 1, which results in September being considered the Christmas sales period for the music industry (in which artists generally release big albums to qualify for the next years Grammy).
So, for example, John Lennon & Yoko Onos album Double Fantasy was released in November, 1980 in music, a month-and-a-half too late to qualify for the 1981 Grammys, and thus eligible for the 1982 awards (it eventually won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year).
read-and-go.hopto.org /Grammy-Awards   (1623 words)

  
 dirty linen #95
Choir director Dee Thomas was equally thrilled by the news.
Despite the lofty expectations that attend the choir semester after semester, scoring a Grammy nomination with the debut album was something that no one associated with the choir had either anticipated or consciously aimed at as a goal.
Choir business manager Herbert Jones explained that one policy that helps the choir directors maintain some stability and cohesiveness within the choir is the rule that new members are admitted only in the fall semester.
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 A Wing And A Prayer Music CD is available from Bestprices.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A WING AND A PRAYER won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album.
A cast-iron collection of worship songs in the best T.D. Jakes tradition, A WING AND A PRAYER features the uplifting talents of the Potter's House Mass Choir and various vocal interjections by the Bishop himself over the course of 11 stirring and sometimes majestic readings of contemporary worship songs.
Notable among these are the Aretha Franklin-influenced contribution of Tommye Young West on the urban-flavored gospel of "A Path in the Sea" and Myron Williams's rendition of "Jesus You Are My Everything," the latter featuring a typical take-no-prisoners aural assault courtesy of band and choir.
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 2005 Grammy Award Winners, Complete List Of 47th Annual Grammy Awards Winners - CBS News
His duets album "Genius Loves Company" won a leading eight awards, including album of the year and best pop album.
Album Notes: "The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra and Woodchoppers (1945-1947)," Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman and His Orchestra).
This is Your House," The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/02/14/in_depth_showbiz/main673822.shtml   (1252 words)

  
 GRAMMY.com - 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
www.grammy.com /GRAMMY_Awards/Annual_Show/48_nominees.aspx   (4063 words)

  
 Be Glad
Each choir member pays for his or her way on tour, and the logistics of such an enterprise limits the number of its performances.
The soloists involved in the Church have been the key to the choir"s success by delivering the passionate, moving music that fans have come to expect...
The Singers also have a multi-racial make-up as does the choir with the same untrained voices that have miraculously risen to be counted as some of the finest in Gospel music history...
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 46th Grammy Award Nominations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Zevon, who died of lung cancer in September, was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and "Keep Me In Your Heart," off The Wind album was nominated for Song Of The Year.
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "Wondrous Love," Blue Highway; "The Walk," The Crabb Family; "A Cappella," Gaither Vocal Band; "Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions," Engelbert Humperdinck, The Blackwood Brothers Quartet, The Jordanaires and The Light Crust Doughboys; "Rise and Shine," Randy Travis.
Traditional Soul Gospel Album: "It's Your Time," Luther Barnes and The Sunset Jubilaires; "Go Tell It on the Mountain," The Blind Boys of Alabama; "Shirley Caesar and Friends," Shirley Caesar and Friends; "Believe," Aaron Neville; "Songs to Edify," The Sensational Nightingales; "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan," Various Artists.
www.tokyo-blues.com /2003_Grammy_Nominations.html   (3218 words)

  
 Gospel Music -- 47th Annual GRAMMY Award Nominations -- Entertain Your Belief
The Grammys will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, February 13th and will be broadcast at 8PM (ET) on CBS.
For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).
Nominations for the 47th Annual Grammys Awards will be announced in Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2004.
www.gospelcity.com /dynamic/industry-articles/industry_news/177   (573 words)

  
 GospelFlava.com - 45th Annual Grammy Award Winners - Gospel Categories
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards returned to New York, and were handed out at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003.
Additionally, the award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal was given to Stevie Wonder and Take 6 for "Love's In Need Of Love Today", from the A Tribute To Heroes album.
Here's our list of the winners in Gospel from last year (the 44th Annual Grammy Awards), plus a direct link to the official Grammy website.
www.gospelflava.com /articles/grammywinners-2003.html   (226 words)

  
 ... Discography at CD Universe
To find an album that is difficult to spell, type the easy words followed by as much of the harder words as you know is right.
The CD Universe search engine will work with the beginning of each word to bring you to the correct title.
For example, if you are looking for an album with a difficult title like "Negotiations & Love Songs 1971-86" by Paul Simon, try a title search for "Neg Love Songs".
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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
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 48th Annual Grammy Award Results - Gospel Categories - GOSPELflava.com -
The results for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on February 8th, 2006 from The Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In brief, eligibility is limited to those recordings released during the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005.
In other categories, Audio Adrenaline won for Best Rock Gospel Album, and In the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, Casting Crowns took home the trophy.
www.gospelflava.com /articles/grammywinners-2006.html   (388 words)

  
 Holy Hip Hop: Taking the Gospel to the Streets - Nominated for 2005 Grammy Award for: Best Rock Gospel Album of the Year
GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 15 to the voting members of The Recording Academy.
The GRAMMY Awards are produced in association with Cossette Productions.
EMI Gospel, a division of EMI CMG, is a global leader in the production, marketing and distribution of the best in Gospel music (including but not limited to: Kierra Sheard, Smokie Norful, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop T.D. Jakes and more).
www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/12/emw186936.htm   (613 words)

  
 Grammy Award Winners
The 47th Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004.
Unlike many Grammy award ceremonies, which are often criticized for being staid and boring, the 1998 Grammys had several memorable moments.
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 Mt Calvary Church of Christ - Newark,NJ
We believe that by the Preaching of the Gospel, study of the word and a discipline walk with God, empowers one to becoming all that God expects of His people.
The album, “A Wing and a Prayer” featuring Bishop Lucas and Mt Calvary Church of Christ Mass Choir, received a 2004 Grammy award in the “Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album” category.
Lucas presents" also received a nomination in the category of “Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.” Bishop Lucas periodically contributes to the nationally circulated magazine Gospel Today and previously contributed articles to Christianity Today and Ministries Today as well.
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 O'Landa Draper: This Grammy's Knockin' On Heaven's Door
In 1985, O’Landa Draper founded his own gospel choir, “O’Landa Draper and The Associates” in Memphis, Tennessee, with 12 loyal, energetic and dedicated singers.
As a gospel choir director and trainer, O’Landa introduced a new dynamic, energetic style that was powerful, yet different and uncommon in this genre.
They performed for three Presidents – Carter, Bush and Clinton – sang backup for Billy Joel on the worldwide television production of the 1994 Grammy Awards, dazzled BB King while playing at his birthday bash, performed with Patti Austin and Jennifer Holliday as well as top symphony orchestras across the nation.
www.usdreams.com /DraperO.html   (518 words)

  
 TDJ Enterprises -- TDJakes.com: Biography
At those large outdoor meetings, The Potter's House choir recorded one half of a live album featuring African sounds and choirs.
In February 2005, on behalf of Clay Academy and The Potter's House, Bishop Jakes presented UNICEF with $100,606.11—the largest tsunami relief donation to UNICEF from a faith-based organization.
It also won a 2005 NAACP Image Award for best independent or foreign film.
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 1987 Grammy Awards
Best Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus
Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Sabor hispano en los Grammy.(artistas y nominados hispanos en los Premios Grammy)(TT: Grammy's Latin flavour.)(TA: Hispanic performers,......
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0150607.html   (474 words)

  
 Hezekiah Walker Presents LFT Church Choir: Love Is Live by Hezekiah Walker CD
LFT Church Choir includes: Denise Heyward, Craig Wiggins, Kirvy Brown (vocals); Keith Barrett (guitar); Serita Thompson (trumpet); Gregory Kelly (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, strings); Joeworn Martin (piano, Clavinet, organ); James Spears (piano); Robert "Fat Rob" Bennix (string synthesizer); Dwayne Gott (bass); Jeff Lesley (drums); LFT Church Choir, P.W. Kids In Praise (background vocals).
LOVE IS LIVE won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album.
Every song on this album is an inspiration to my soul.
cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1598777/a/Hezekiah+...+Is+Live.htm   (228 words)

  
 1999 Grammy Awards
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 23, 2000.
Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Looking Grim at the Grammys: Ralph Stanley's performance of 'O Death' wasn't the only ominous note.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0872658.html   (487 words)

  
 God Is Working: Live By Brooklyn Tabernacle Choirs at HowStuffWorks Shopper
The Pistol, the Battle Rifle -- the debate rages among Halo fans as to which gun is best.
GOD IS WORKING: LIVE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album.
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir: Karen Melendez, Kevin Lewis, Pam Pettway, Susan Pettrey, Robin Giles, Calvin Hunt (vocals).
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 BlackPR.com Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Joe Pace and The Colorado Mass Choir have been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
Pace, a Dove Award nominated and Stellar Award winning songwriter, producer, director, and teacher calls the Speak Life project "by far the most purposed-filled, purpose driven album we've done to date."
For Speak Life, Pace's eighth major release (5th with the Colorado Mass Choir), Pace produced the project and wrote eight of the 11 songs on the album including the declarative title track.
www.blacknews.com /pr/joepace.html   (267 words)

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