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9/7/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Smokie Norful- I Need You Now

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Reverend W.R. “Smokie” Norful, Jr. is an internationally renowned musician, music composer, and recording artist. His debut compact discs entitled I Need You Now and Smokie Norful Limited Edition have garnered favorable accolades and awards across the world, including the 2005 Grammy Award for Contemporary Soul Gospel Album of the Year for his release entitled, Nothing Without You; three Stellar awards; four Dove awards; three Gospel Music Excellence Awards; an NAACP image Award nomination; a Soul Train award nomination; two nominations for the BET award for gospel music; two RIAA certified Gold selling compact discs; and countless others. Continue reading

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8/24/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Shirley Caesar, Dorthy Norwood, Inez Andrews, & Albertina Walker – Mary Don’t You Weep and More

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The Caravans (Inez Andrews, Dorthy Norwood, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, Delores Washington) singing at the 2007 BET Gospel Celebration.  Continue reading

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7/6/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Jeremy Rosado – Keep Holding On

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Jeremy Rosado grew up in a large Puerto Rican family in Queens, New York. He got his start singing at neighborhood block parties. At age 10 his family moved to Florida where he participated in choir at school and church. At 19 he made it to the top 12 of the American Idol. Two years later he received the opportunity to open for Andrea Bocelli in Germany. Continue reading

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6/15/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Moses Bliss and Chandler Moore – Your Love

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Website Moses Uyoh Enang, popularly known as Moses Bliss, is a Nigerian Gospel Artist, worship leader and songwriter.He is the founder of Spotlite Nation, a Nigerian record label.  Continue reading

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5/25/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Oh Happy Day- Edwin Hawkins Singers

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Oh Happy Day is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. Hawkins’ arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970.  Continue reading

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5/4/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Amen – Pastor Mike Jr.

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Michael DeWayne McClure Jr. best known as Pastor Mike Jr., is a Contemporary Gospel artist, public speaker and pastor from Birmingham, Alabama. Continue reading

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3/16/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans- Mary Don’t You Weep (Live)-Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, James Cleveland

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Gospel icons and trailblazers The Caravans featuring Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood and James Cleveland on piano perform Mary Don’t You Weep. Continue reading

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1/12/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Lamb (Alleluia) John Wilds & Bethel Music

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The Lamb (Alleluia) led by John Wilds & Bethel Music live in Redding, California. Continue reading

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1/5/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic

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Optimistic an urban contemporary gospel song by vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, was released as the group’s first single from their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). Continue reading

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11/17/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mary Mary – Shackles

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Shackles (Praise You) the 1999 debut single by gospel singer-songwriter duo Mary Mary. It is considered the group’s signature song. Continue reading