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Georgia Mass Choir

 
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Group Members:

Kirk Franklin, Milton Biggham

Similar Artists:

John P. Kee, Florida Mass Choir, Rev. Timothy Wright, Mississippi Mass Choir, Pastor Hezekiah Walker, The Canton Spirituals

Performed Songs By:

Alvin Darling, Dorothy Norwood, Milton Biggham, Rev. Kenneth Paden, Troy Sneed
  • Formed: 1983, Macon, GA
  • Genres: Gospel
  • Representative Albums: "Greatest Hits", "I Owe You Praise", "Yes, He Can
  • Representative Songs: "Joy", "I Sing Because I'm Happy", "He Will Deliver

Biography

Formed in 1983, the 150-voice Georgia Mass Choir came to prominence through highly visible appearances in the Whitney Houston film The Preacher's Wife and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Lead voice, songwriter, and founder Rev. Milton Biggham had spent time organizing Savoy Records, but returned to his home state to organize the choir from over 600 applicants. Naturally, the Georgia Mass Choir began recording for Savoy, and released their first album Yes, He Can in the mid-'80s. Additional albums followed, and by the early '90s, the group began to be recognized around the nation as one of the leading gospel choirs through Grammy and Dove Award nominations, and the gift of the Keys to the City of Atlanta. Film director Penny Marshall cast them in The Preacher's Wife in 1996, and the choir also received a Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Award. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Georgia Mass Choir
Also known as Georgia Mass
Origin Macon, Georgia
United States
Genres Christian
Years active 1983 (1983) - Present
Labels Savoy Records

The Georgia Mass Choir is an American Gospel music choir from Macon, Georgia.

Early years

The ensemble, which numbers 150 members, was founded in 1983 by Rev. Milton Biggham, the lead vocalist and songwriter for the group. He put together the group from over 600 applicants, and recorded with them on his label Savoy Records in the middle of the decade.[1] In 1996 the ensemble appeared in the Whitney Houston movie The Preacher's Wife and performed at the 1996 Olympic Games.[1]

Discography

  • Yes, He Can (1985) U.S. Gospel #5[2]
  • I'm Going to Hold Out (1986) U.S. Gospel #10
  • We've Got the Victory (1988) U.S. Gospel #3
  • Hold On, Help Is on the Way (1990) U.S. Gospel #4
  • I'm Free (1990) U.S. Gospel #14
  • I Sing Because I'm Happy (1992) U.S. Gospel #2
  • Lord Take Me Through (1995) U.S. Gospel #13
  • Greatest Hits (1996) U.S. Gospel #9
  • They That Wait (1999) U.S. Gospel #29
  • Present Youth for Christ (1999)
  • I Owe You Praise (2002) U.S. Gospel #9
  • Tell It (2007) U.S. Gospel #7

References

  1. ^ a b Georgia Mass Choir at Allmusic
  2. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com. passim

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