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PagelOA - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, May 27,1993
Ject with Sister Ruby Terry.
Wright is also looking to do
another project in Detroit
sometime later in the sum
mer. And while he has been
doing as much producing and
writing as he'd like during the
heavy touring schedule he es
tablished with his last hit,
Wright's still got plenty to be
glad about. King Of The Hill:
Savoy is earning its stripes as
King of the Hill with three of
the top five slots on the gospel
record charts, including its
number one smash from Rev.
Clay Evans' "I'm Going
Through" and the Georgia
Mass Choir's "I Sing Because
I'm Happy." Earlier this
month, the label celebrated
the signing of Alvin Darling &
Celebration. And Donnie
McClurkin reports that ten
sions have eased and rela
tions have Improved between
he and Savoy execs with re
gards to his New York Resto
ration Choir. Plans for a fol
low-up are In the works...
Briefly: The Gospel Music
Workshop of America is
spreading its wings with its
First Annual West Coast Re
gional Conference, May 28-31
in Tacoma, Wash. According
to Executive Director Ed
Smith, the event (conceived by
the Washington State Chap
ter) Is part of an effort to
"broaden our base, make the
workshop more accessible
and attract folk that normal
ly don't make it to conven
tions."
Malaco Records recently an
nounced the appointment of
Jerry Mannery to director of
their gospel music division.
Mannery had, for the past sev
eral years, worked under the
late Frank Williams (of Jack-
son Southernalres fame),
who'd held the position from
the time it was created until
his untimely death two
months ago...
This week's scripture: "For
God did not give us a spirit of
timidity, but a spirit of power,
of love, and of self-
dlsclpllne,"" 2 Timothy 1:7,
Declaring War On Rap Music:
Rev. Calvin Butts of Harlem's
famed Abbyslnlan Baptist
Church has launched a cam
paign against the derogatory
lyrics spouted in rap music.
He kicked off the campaign in
a fiery Mother's Day sermon.
Butts is asking that his par
ishioners gather together all
the rap product they can and
bring it to the church. He then
plans to have the product
steamrolled in what is bing
planned as a veiy public cere
mony. Butts invited members
of the rap community to meet
with him and air their con
cerns and differences. Many
showed, but halfway through
the meeting, walked out. Butts'
words have gotten many black
ministers steamed up against
rap. Those Including Rev. Mil-
ton Blggham (who directs the
Georgia Mass Choir and heads
up Savoy's gospel division).
Blggham says it's long overdue
and hopes to put together his
own course of action.
Plenty To Be Glad About:
Rev. Timothy Wright has had
something to be glad about for
the last year and a half. That's
when his last project, "I'm
Glad About It" was first re
leased. After a lengthy stay in
the top ten of Billboard's gos
pel record charts, it's stUl one
of the top 30 best-selling hits
in gospel. However, Wright is
ready for that to change with
the release of his latest pro
ject, 'We need a Miracle." But
if Wright needs a miracle, he
sure doesn't look like it. He's
gearing up for the third pas
toral anniversary of his
Brooklyn-based church, Grace
Tabernacle Christian Center
(June 13-20), and he's current
ly at work on his second pro-
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