REJOICE AND SHOUT: THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOSPEL MUSIC IN AMERICA is finally completed. Shot in HD and mixed in 5.1 sound, this important documentary will be released in theaters by MAGNOLIA PICTURES this coming spring.
Produced and directed by the team of JOE LAURO & DON McGLYNN, the film has been three years in the making and will feature astounding and newly discovered archival performances by many of Gospel Music's legendary voices. Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Swan Silverstones, Dixie Hummingbirds, Andrae Crouch, and Edwin Hawkins Singers all appear in vintage full length performances provided by HISTORIC FILMS. Also featured in newly filmed productions & interviews are Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples, Willa Ward (of Clara Ward Singers), Ira Tucker (of Dixie Hummingbirds), and Madame Marie Knight among others.
HISTORIC FILMS' President Joe Lauro is delighted that the project has finally been completed and that MAGNOLIA PICTURES has slated it for worldwide theatrical release!
yes when is the release!!!
Piano100Practice 10 months ago
Don - if you're reading this - when is this being released? We're dying of patience here! Your old pal Gary Morris...
ivycompton 11 months ago
@vsumass His name is "His Grace King" Louis H. Narcisse and he was the Founder & Leader of the Mt. Zion Spiritual Temple, Inc. with the Mother Temple being located at: 1488 14th Street at Peralta in Oakland, California.... Thanks for posting the video clips.... Be Blessed He had Temples located In Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Michigan & Washington, D. C.
BERKELEYSWINGS28 1 year ago
@vsumass How did you go about getting these videos? Are they out yet? I'd like to get them if they are out!! Yes that is King Narcisse at the beginning of the video clip before it goes into the Staples Singers singing. His name is "His Grace King" Louis H. Narcisse and he was the Founder & Leader of the Mt. Zion Spiritual Temple, Inc. with the Mother Temple being located at: 1488 14th Street at Peralta in Oakland, California.... Thanks for posting the video clips....
BERKELEYSWINGS28 1 year ago
when will this be available?
vsumass 1 year ago
@tdwh419 thank you so much!!!!!!
vsumass 1 year ago
I love Mavis Staples double claps lol!
tdwh419 1 year ago
@vsumass his name was King Narcisse I forgot his full name but I think one video is still up of him singing "Walk in Jerusalem".
tdwh419 1 year ago
who was that at the beginning.....there used to be clips of his church on here on youtube? i think he had churches in Michigan and California.........
vsumass 1 year ago
They finally posted the whole video
jddrew1000 2 years ago