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Septem ber 15, 1999
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The Mississippi Mass Choir
" Serving G od Through song “ is
the motto and the m ission o f the
M ississippi M ass Choir
A lthough striving to succeed in
the gospel music industry, above all
else, the ch o ir’s purpose is to
Help establish the gospel o f Jesus
C hrist throughout the world.
Since its formation in 1988 thechoir
has won numerous honors and awards
for its contributions to gospel music.
The group has traveled extensively
throughout the United States toured
Japan and appeared in Nassau the Ba­
hamas.
W hen you consider the level o f
success enjoyed by this relatively nov­
ice group o f singers it becom es evi­
dent that serving the Lord pays off.
After w restling with the idea o f
forming a mass choir for som e time
Frank W illiams a member o f the J ack-
son Southem aires and an executive
in the gospel music division o f M alco
Records decided to form The M is­
sissippi M ass Choir.
In the spring o f 1989.just five weeks
after the debut album was released
Billboard magazine certified it as the
No. 1 spiritual album in the country.
Six weeks later, the album also reached
top o f the Cash Box chart.
At the 1989 Stellar Awards, the
choir received four Stellar C hoir o t
the year Album o f the years Best
A rtist, and Best G ospel Video.
O n Decem ber 8, 1990 The M is­
sissippi M ass Choir recorded their
second live project G od Gets The
G lory at the M ississippi Coliseum
before over 8,000 supporters from
across the state and across the coun­
try tw o weeks after the album was
released in O ctober 1991, it debuted
on the billboard chart in the 16
position. By D ecem ber the m aga­
zine had certified it as the N o 1-
gospel album in the county.
In 1992, theblessings kept flowing.
TheC hoirreceivedaStellar Award for
Tradinal Choir o f the Year and was
also nominated for album o f the year
and video o f the year. Billboard Maga­
zine named the Choir Gospel Artists o f
the Year and God Gets the Glory was
named the 1992 Gospel Record o f the
year by the magazine. The choir also
received the “Best Sellers Award” from
the National Association o f Record
Merchandisers (N A R M ) and the Inno­
vation Award from the 3m corpora­
tion. ItRem ainsToBeSeen
has sold approxim ately
one-half million units and
in January 1996, after three
years the Choir presented
their forth live recording
I’ll See You In The Rap­
ture Guest artists included
Rev. Janies Moore, Rev.
W a lte r
H a w k in s
Rev.M ilton Biggram, and
doug and Melvin W illiams
This project is anotherphe-
nomenal blessing for the
Choir. Builtonasolid foun­
dation, M ississippi M ass
Choir presses on, and con­
tinues to spread G o d ’s
word through song to the
upmost parts o f the earth.
M embers o f the group be­
lieve that all o f the acco­
lades and awards that have
come the choir’s w ay were
given because the group
first sought the kingdom o f
Cannon’s
heaven Through it all, the choir has
maintained its humility . realizing all
praise and honor belongs to the Lord.
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richm ent C enter, a 3,000 m em ber
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was in D haram sala, India, S eptem ­
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M rs W a lk e r w a s b o rn
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T u lu la h , L a., an d liv ed in the
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The Mississippi Mass Choir
With 6 Piece Band
Saturday, October 2 • 7:3 0
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Opening the Show - MISS GRACE
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