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A selection of people and events that have had impact on the Kansas City gospel community. More to come as we continue to build out the site.
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nancymeis
Jul 22, 20240 min read
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Eva Jessye, the Black Choral Director behind the success of Porgy And Bess.
The inspiring and untold story of how a brilliant African American choral director from Kansas, Eva Jessye, brought black gospel to...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Landmark Status coming for Historic Quindaro, KS, Townsite
The U.S. Park Service is preparing plans to preserve 25 to 30 remaining structures among the ruins of Old Quindaro Townsite. The...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Eva Jessye: Gifted Black Choral Director Behind the Success of Porgy and Bess.
Eva Jessye, born in Coffeyville, KS, and a graduate of Western University in Quindaro, KS, was choral director for the American...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Dr. Michael Charles sings "Freedom After While" in Kansas City, MO
Dr. Michael Charles was inspired to write this haunting song the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. Charles was the Dean of...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Iconic Western University, First Black College West of the Mississippi River, in Quindaro, KS
Learn the about the nearly lost Legacy and major musical influence of historic Western University, first Black College west of the...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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I'm So Glad - Gospel Documentary - Teaser #1 - Film Premiere February 27
Film Premiere at Church of the Resurrection February 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 5001 W 137th Street Leawood, KS 66224 United States...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Negro Dance, written by Nora Holt, and performed by Kansas City jazz pianist Angela Ward.
Nora Holt (born Lena Douglas in Kansas City in 1885) was an extraordinary musical artist who graduated valedictorian from Western...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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"I'm So Glad": Kansas City's Untold Legacy of Black Gospel Music
From the turn of the 20th Century through the 1960s and 1970s Black gospel blues gave voice to a people living in troubled times....
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Kansas City Boys Choir and Kansas City Girls Choir at John Brown statue in Quindaro, KS
The Kansas City Boys Choir and Kansas City Girls Choir perform the spiritual "Steal Away" at the foot of the John Brown statue, which is...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Sensational Wonders w/ John Boykin (Original Member) "Went To The Church House" Olive Branch Baptist
Sensational Wonders - Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Musical // 1-22-2017
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Rev. James Tindall Discusses Thomas Dorsey
The Rev. James Tindall tells how Thomas A. Dorsey, considered by many to be the father of black gospel blues, drew inspiration from the...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Eva Jessye March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. chose the Eva Jessye Choir as the official choir for the August 28, 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom where King...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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The Great Exoduster Migration to Kansas
An estimated 40,000 Exodusters migrated to Kansas in the late 1870s fleeing the Jim Crow South. They brought with them their music that...
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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'I'm So Glad" - Kansas City and the roots of black Gospel Music
'I'm So Glad" - Kansas City and the roots of black Gospel Music
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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The Shaping of Black Gospel Music in Kansas A Preview
The Shaping of Black Gospel Music in Kansas A Preview
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Sensational Wonders w/ Frank "Pa" Smith (Original Member) - "Satisfied" Olive Branch Baptist Church
Sensational Wonders w/ Frank "Pa" Smith (Original Member) - "Satisfied" Olive Branch Baptist Church
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Sensational Wonders - "Somebody Came For A Blessing" - Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church 1-2017
Sensational Wonders - "Somebody Came For A Blessing" - Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church 1-2017
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Sensational Wonders "Amazing Grace" - Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Musical // 1-22-2017
Sensational Wonders "Amazing Grace" - Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Musical // 1-22-2017
nancymeis
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Sensational Wonders w/ Sister Tyler - "Let The Church Say Amen" // 1-22-2017
Sensational Wonders w/ Sister Tyler - "Let The Church Say Amen" // 1-22-2017 Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Musical Original...
nancymeis
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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