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Lyman Parks

Rev. Lyman Parks remembered

Rev. Lyman Parks was the city of Grand Rapids' only African American mayor. He was laid to rest Saturday.

Former GR mayor Lyman Parks dies

He lived to see the city he loved grow, to see a black man elected President of the United States and to see a granddaughter become a leader at Cit...   more He lived to see the city he loved grow, to see a black man elected President of the United States and to see a granddaughter become a leader at City Hall.   less

The Little Wooden Church On The Hill = Billy Bunn & The G...

The Gospel Harmonaires were the same personnel as Billy Bunn And His Buddies, but with the addition of John Lee Branch. From Atlantic company files...   more The Gospel Harmonaires were the same personnel as Billy Bunn And His Buddies, but with the addition of John Lee Branch. From Atlantic company files... Wilton "Billy" Bunn, Robert Johnson, Bernard Hughes, John Lee Branch, James Brown (vocal), Oliver Mason (vocal, guitar) (Atlantic Studios) NYC, November 10,1951. After the two releases on RCA Victor and the one record on Atlantic, Bunn, with a promising recording career, apparently was never heard or heard from again.

Atlantic Starts Gospel Line:
NEW YORK, March 29, 1952 — Atlantic Records, the indie plattery which up to now has specialized mainly in the r.&b. field, is starting a new gospel label, dubbed Atlantic Gospel Records. New line, which will be on the market in a few weeks, will carry a newly designed label. Artists set to record for the firm include the Rosettes, spiritual group formerly sang with Sister Rosetta Tharpe on Decca, and Billy Bunn and his Gospel Harmoneers [sic], of Richmond, Va. Bunn has cut a number of sides for RCA Victor.

Notes from the R.&B. Beat - May 1952:
Warbler Billy Bunn has a unique arrangement with two recording companies. Last week RCA Victor released Billy's "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" and "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" as a pop disk and this week Atlantic offered Bunn and His Gospel Harmoneers [sic] doing two spirituals, "Thank You Lord Jesus" and "The Little Wooden Church on the Hill." A call to the source reveals Bunn has a contract with Victor to do pop material and one with Atlantic to perform religious numbers....   less