Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Filmed live at the Historic Ryman Auditorium, "The Mother Church of Country Music", in Nashville, Tennessee. Alan Jackson delivers a powerful performance featuring songs from his very personal CD release Precious Memories. The program also includes exclusive interviews with Alan, his mother, and wife as he reflects on his musical roots. 14 tracks including 'I Love To Tell The Story', 'Softly And Tenderly', 'The Old Rugged Cross', 'How Great Thou Art' and more.
Estranged since the death of their parents years ago, twin brothers Teshawn and Wesley Tucker have taken radically different paths in life. Wes has become a minister in a Harlem gospel church while Te perpetrates the gangster lifestyle as hip-hop star Zulu. They are forced into reconciliation when Te flees from LA to his childhood home in Harlem to hide from his enraged record producer, Bull Sharky. As Bull Sharky and his posse move east tracking Te down, Te and Wes must confront their own demons and attempt to work out their differences.
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Follow the true-to-life story lines of people searching for meaning in the midst of unfulfilled dreams, challenging circumstances and unexpected struggles.
When aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.
O Legado
A refutation to Part 1 of Zeitgeist.
Live at the Apollo was a by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama filmed at the Apollo Theater (Harlem, New York), on October 12, 2004. Born October 28, 1969 Ben Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music[1] and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents. His albums have been commercially successful in North America, Europe and Oceania. Harper is a two-time Grammy Award winner as well, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.
Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international fame as a pop singer.
Every choice you make defines who you are and who you will become. Thomas influenced by the media and friends he surrounds himself by begins to see his life deteriorate in a slow fade. And everything looks lost until he finds a mentor in the most unlikely of people. But has he slipped to far to make it back out?
World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines jazz, gospel and chamber music with West African prayers and songs. The piece, commissioned by Philadelphia philanthropist Carole Haas Gravagno, is about the composer's great-great-grandfather, who was born in the Sahara, kidnapped and enslaved in Liberia, and sold at auction in Charleston, S.C. He escaped to Texas, where he bought land and had a family.
JONNY LANG - LIVE AT MONTREUX - 1999 In 1999, Jonny Lang was indeed 18 years old when he made his debut appearance at the Montreux Festival. He had already released three albums: A self release titled "Smokin'" followed by his major label debut and sophomore platinum albums "Lie To Me" and "Wander This World". This set features songs from the two most recent albums. It captures With: Jonny Lang, vocals, guitar; Paul Diethelm, vocals, guitar; Doug Nelson, bass, vocals; Bruce McCabe, piano, keyboards, vocals; Billy Thommes, drums. 1. Still Rainin' 2. Good Morning Little School Girl 3. A Quitter Never Wins 4. Right Back 5. There's Gotta Be A Change 6. The Levee 7. Breakin' Me 8. Lie To Me 9. Rack 'Em Up
A collection of eight rousing spiritual hits recorded at the Grace Temple in Fort Worth Texas in 1994. Selections include He's Able, Real Love and Silver and Gold among others.
Cruise with the Gaither Homecoming family across Alaska’s Inside Passage in this unique concert experience aboard the MS Zaandam. An outdoor concert, featuring gospel music’s finest voices, honors our Maker and celebrates some of His most marvelous handiwork. Then your host, Bill Gaither, reveals some candid, off-stage moments as the Homecoming family shares good food, good stories, lots of laughs and of course, music!
Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
Gaither Gospel Series: Filmed at Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle in Belfast, North Ireland
George Beverly Shea's deep resonant voice has sung hope into the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout his long and legendary career. Throughout his 65-year friendship with Billy Graham, he has been a permanent fixture at Billy Graham crusades in all fifty states and on every continent in the world. He has sung to an estimated 220 million people during his lifetime, and currently holds the world record for singing to more people in person than any other artist in history. Still more people have been impacted by his music through Grammy-winning recordings, as well as television and radio broadcasts across the world. It is clear that the integrity and humility that have long characterized this man of God have given a unique credibility to all that he stands for, and that kind of legacy is nothing short of extraordinary.
After being accepted into the conservatory of her dreams, Vicky Waters must win a competition to stay, but to do so she'll need a secret weapon: Gospel Music.