•Apollo Record Label was a New York City record label founded in the 1944 by Hy Siegel and Ted Gottlieb.  The following year in 1945 it was sold to Ike and Bess Berman. Apollo Records was named for the Apollo Theater which was nearby the record label’s offices and studio.  •Apollo was known for blues, doo-wop, gospel, jazz and rock & roll, however the genre which took off and main staged the others was gospel music during its highlighted years with the signing of Mahalia Jackson.  They also had other gospel groups such as the Roberta Martin Singers, Alex Bradford and the Ale ..read more

•Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope was a musical written by Miki Grant and directed by Vinnette Carroll.  This production not only included Gospel music, it also included jazz, funk, soul, calypso and soft rock. •In this musical which is the second production I have found to have Alex Bradford playing an important part contributing his talents as a feature character/actor/singer along with his wife Alberta Bradford.  She played a role as singer and actress in the Broadway production.  Alberta Bradford was not only a singer; she was a musician and songwriter who not only played for h ..read more

•Frank Biggs and the Historic St. Agatha Catholic Church (Celebrating 130 years in 2023) •Frank was a musician, director, singer and pioneer in the Catholic Church.  He founded the FIRST Gospel choir in the Archdiocese of Chicago, IL on the Westside at the historic St. Agatha Catholic Church under the pastor Fr. John Barlow in 1972. •Frank began his career at St. Agatha as the Minister of Music for the church a few years prior where he played the Pipe Organ and Grand Piano for all of the services.  He also sang and occasionally had one or two soloists sing the traditional Catholic hy ..read more

•Dr. Rickey Grundy was a native of Los Angeles, CA and called a prodigy at age 4.  He graduated from high school at 15 and went on to continue his education at the University of Southern California Conservatory of Music.  He is well known for his group The Rickey Grundy Chorale. •Rickey started playing professionally in the late 1970’s where he played piano and organ on Dr. Henry Jackson’s album “Saved”.  You can hear the richness and maturity of his playing and perfection of the music he played. •Rickey Grundy had not only made waves in Gospel Music as singer, songwriter and pr ..read more

•Dr. Rickey Grundy was a native of Los Angeles, CA and called a prodigy at age 4.  He graduated from high school at 15 and went on to continue his education at the University of Southern California Conservatory of Music.  He is well known for his group The Rickey Grundy Chorale. •Rickey started playing professionally in the late 1970’s where he played piano and organ on Dr. Henry Jackson’s album “Saved”.  You can hear the richness and maturity of his playing and perfection of the music he played. •Rickey Grundy had not only made waves in Gospel Music as singer, songwriter and pr ..read more

•Paul Parker is a Minister of the Gospel, Preacher, Songwriter, Musician and Producer who currently serves as the minister of music and associate minister for the Greater Morning Star church in Santa Monica, California.  He began his music ministry at the age of 7 under the leadership of the late Pastor Verdell Calhoun.  Paul’s musical service spans over 40 years at the St. Luke Baptist Church and Gospel Memorial COGIC with Pastor Joe L. Ealy •Minister Paul has toured ministering all over the country and many other great places with World Renowned the late Rev. James Cleveland and th ..read more

•Keith Butler has directed a 1, 000 voice choir at the Arie Crown Theatre in Chicago for the National Baptist Convention.  He was the Music Director for the Midwest Youth Conference of America and also served as Vice President of the Illinois Missionary Baptist State Convention Music Auxiliary.   Keith was a music instructor at The Dorolyn Academy of Music in Oak Park, Illinois. •He began conducting workshops in the early 1990’s in Houston, TX.  and taught in the Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) Chicago Chapter which catapulted his ministry and led to widespread trav ..read more

•Dr. Alicia Laraine Middleton is the founder of Rainey Roo Productions and produced “The Monroe County Image Awards” which applauds leaders for their outstanding service in the community; which led to a partnership with Khalil Lundy of The Legendary Force Mds and Byrd Pressley.  Where they established Uni E TV & Radio, LLC.  Dr Alicia is co-owner and production director of PRAYz.FM and is also the programming editor of Roku TV Channel UNiE.TV. •In 2016, she was awarded “Advocate for a Better America” at the Pocono Mountains Film Festival and acknowledged “Outstanding African Amer ..read more

•Apostle Dale L. Stoudmire is an anointed choirmaster, accurate prophet, passionate worship psalmist, powerful preacher, anointed orator, recording artist and business entrepreneur. •Hailing from the city of Buffalo, NY, Apostle Stoudmire has ministered across the country and shared major platforms with amazing notable personalities such as Dr. Bobby Jones & SOV, Pastor David Wright & NY Fellowship Choir and the list goes on.  And is currently celebrating 35 years as a choirmaster. •Apostle is the founder & pastor of The Lighthouse Sanctuary located in Wilmington DE (re-launch ..read more

•Mack Holland is a singer / songwriter, poet; this creative soul has been penning poetry since his teen years and has a catalog of his poetry in The Library of Congress. In 2017 he wrote “Sweet Inspiration” The Mack Holland book of Inspiration. •Mack has written several songs and in 2018 Mack recorded his first Gospel / Inspirational song entitled “Are You Ready For Your Blessings” which he was accompanied by Grammy Award winning music producer Kevin Bond. This upbeat chorus driven rhythmic song was well received. Still inspired to write another Gospel song Mack recorded “He Is” in 2022. •Mack ..read more