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February 27, 2015

TV Gospel Special “ROCK MY SOUL” to Premiere on PBS Starting Feb. 28th

Rock My Soul
 
‘ROCK MY SOUL’ Premieres March 2015 on PBS
 
Gospel Legends and All-Star Guests Come Together in Celebration of One of
America’s Most Popular and Influential Musical Genres
 
Born of fevered rural tent revivals and urban clapboard churches, gospel music was made for the concert stage. Showmanship and virtuosity transformed this music of hope into one of America’s most popular and influential musical genres as gospel came of age to inform the creators of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and soul revolutions.

R&B Legend Jerry Lawson Releases New CD “Just A Mortal Man” on April 28th, 2015

Jerry Lawson - Just A Mortal Man
 
At 71, Jerry Lawson – Original Lead Singer of The Persuasions –
Releases His Debut Solo Album, Just a Mortal Man, April 28
 
New York, NY — In 1999, Eric Brace — then a writer for The Washington Post — wrote an article previewing an upcoming concert by The Persuasions, boldly declaring the group’s lead singer, Jerry Lawson, to be the best soul tenor since Sam Cooke. Two weeks later, he received a pen-on-paper ‘thank you’ note from Jerry. The two quickly became friends and promised to someday make an album together.