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The Mississippi Mass Choir is one of the most inspirational and best-selling gospel choirs in the United States. Founded in 1988 by the late Frank Williams, a member of the legendary Williams Brothers ...

The Mississippi Mass Choir is a renowned American gospel choir based in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1988 by Frank Williams, a member of the Jackson Southernaires and a key figure in gospel ...

Chicago Mass Choir's album My Soul Says Yes Credit: Courtesy of New Haven Records The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even ...

"Mama" Mosie Burks, a gospel music trailblazer and Mississippi Mass Choir legend, is remembered fondly by family, friends and fans following her death, Monday morning, July 7, at the age of 92.

Burks was known for her humility yet huge impact in the world of gospel music. Mama Mosie Burks, a legendary gospel singer known for her vocals in the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92. Burks ...

It's the first No. 1 for the choir, which formed in 1988. By Jim Asker The Mississippi Mass Choir’s “The Promise,” featuring Stan Jones and Myron Butler, bounds from No. 5 to No. 1 on Billboard’s ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - “The Oklahoma Mass Choir has been going strong for 52 years,” says the choir director and baritone, Tyree Parker. “I’ve been in the choir for 19 years and started directing the choir ...

Rarely has a more unnecessary question been posed. “Did you come to praise him?” choir director James R. Smith asks, his slim, twitchy body coiled between the singers behind him and the crowd before ...

Mama Mosie Burks, the legendary gospel singer and longtime member of the Mississippi Mass Choir, has passed away at the age of 92. Burks was known for her powerful voice and spirited performances. She ...