Ricky DeRae Gospel Quartet Family Reunion Coming to South Florida!

Jan. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- From three time Grammy Award winners Mighty Clouds of Joy, Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC’s, Canton Spirituals, Keith Wonderboy Johnson, Original Gospel Keynotes, Doc McKenzie and the Gospel Hi-Lites, Darrell McFadden and the Disciples, Swanee Quintet, Spencer Taylor and the Highway QC’s, and Second Chapter gospel music will be at its best with old fashion hand clapping, foot stomping good time on Saturday, March 26th 2011 at the Faith Center (Sunrise Musical Theater) in Sunrise, FL. Doors open at 3:00pm. Quartet music is the root of gospel music of today! Ricky DeRae is nationally known for his annual Mother’s Day concert featuring gospel legend Pastor Shirley Caesar.


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Headlining the concert is none other than the legendary Mighty Clouds of Joy. They have been singing and traveling for over 50 years. Their hits include “I been in the Storm Too Long”, “Ride the Mighty High”,  “Steal Away”, “Bright Side”,  Heavy Load”, and “I'm a Living Testimony”. They have been on tour with the Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Kirk Franklin and many others. Lee Williams & the Spiritual QC’s is one of the hottest quartet groups in the country. Their hits include “I’ve Learned to Lean”, “Cooling Water” and “I Won’t Give Up.” They are a two time gospel Stella Award winner. Lee Williams is known as a ‘flat foot’ gospel singer since he does not move at all when sings.  He can stay in one place on the stage and bring the house down with his gospel songs. The Canton Spirituals is a sweet singing smooth group from Canton, Mississippi. They had hits like “Singing with the Heavenly Choir”, “Fix it Jesus” and “Poor Family.”  They made their mark in the 90’s with their album “Live in Memphis Tennessee.”  They sold over one million copies of that album.  


The Gospel Keynotes were one of the hottest gospel quartets from the 1970’s through the 90’s. They had big hits like “Jesus You Been Good to Me”, “That's my Son”, and “I'm Yours Lord”. Paul Beasley was known for his high falsetto tenor sound. He made a lot of tenor singers want to sing like him. Keith Wonderboy Johnson is one the youngest quartet group singers of today. He has hits like “Chilling Jordan”, “Be Right”, “Let Go and Let God Have His Way”. Spencer Taylor and the Highway QC's is one of the oldest gospel groups on tour today. Spencer Taylor has been the lead singer of the group for over 65 years.  Their biggest records are “Oh How Wonderful”, “Hush Some Body is Calling My Name”, and “Let Jesus Lead You”. The Swanee Quintet is known as the Georgia Boys because they are from James Brown’s home town of Augusta, Georgia. They have a large following and have been around for over five decades.  James Brown started  out singing gospel music with  the Swanee Quintet then later went on to sing R&B. Their hits are “Sit Down Servant”, “Ain't It Sweet Just to Know Him” and “Doctor Jesus”. Doc McKenzie has one of the most exciting gospel quartet groups.

Doc McKenzie and the Gospel Hi-Lites have been touring since the early part of the 1970’s. Their hits are “Man in the Middle”, “I Want To Be So That God Can Use Me”. Darrell McFadden & The Disciples have a fresh but classic sound that stays close to traditional quartet roots while exploring contemporary musical styles. There up-beat tempo sound of today’s quartet music groups is exhilarating with a burst of excitement. They have a great stage presence with one of their biggest hits is “Over Yonder”. Second Chapter is a local home town favorite gospel quartet group in South FL. They have been performing together for 21 years. Their hit songs include “The Train” and “What a Blessing”.  This gospel quartet experience is certainly something that no one will want to miss.

Tickets are on sale at Betty’s Soul Food Restaurant - 601 NW 22nd Road in Ft. Lauderdale and online at http://gospelfamilyreunion.eventbrite.com/ through Ricky DeRae Productions an affiliate of Divine Purpose Associates.  Advance tickets are $62 VIP seating, $57 floor seating, $52 balcony seating.

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