Big Dan
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Gospel at the Apollo concert program. [Cover page]: "Gospel at the Apollo". Photograph of the outside of the Apollo Theater on cover. [Back of cover]: Photograph of an elderly white man (possibly a staff member of the Apollo Theater). "The Apollo Saga". Below photograph is a brief introduction of the Apollo. [Page 1]: "Gospel at the Apollo". This page continues discussing the Apollo Theater and gospel performers who have performed at the theater. [Page 2]: Photograph of Bobby Schiffman and Honi Coles together. Below photograph is a biography of Bobby Schiffman. [Page 3]: Photograph of T. Ruth. "T. Ruth, promoted the first gospel show December 16, 1955". [Page 4]: Photograph of Fred Bar. [Page 5]: Photograph of Doc Wheeler. [Page 6]: Photograph of Joe Crane. [Page 7]: Photograph of George Hudson. [Page 8]: Photograph of Big Dan, promoter of gospel and spiritual programs. "211 Princeton Street, Hempstead, N.Y. IV 3-8609". [Page 9]: Eight photographs of the greatest gospel performers. [Page 10]: Photographs of The Original 5 Blind Boys, The Pilgrim Travelers, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and The Soul Stirrers. [Page 11]: "Champions of the people". Photographs of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.[Page 12]: Photograph of The Mighty Gospel Commanders. [Page 13]: Poems. "the Twenty-third (alcohol) psalms", "'Taint no use of trying", "You may be the biggest fool in the world, but no one will ever know it unless you act a fool". [Page 14]: Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Harry S. Truman,...
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Contemporary Gospel
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California Digital LibraryKeywords
- Alex Bradford And The Bradford Singers
- Barr, Fred
- Big Dan
- Bill Moss Anf The Celestials
- Broadcasters
- Choirs (Music)
- Crane, Joe
- Fantastic Violinaires
- Gospel At The Apollo (S.D.: New York)
- Gospel Preachers
- Hudson, George
- Imperial Gospel Singers
- Musicians
- Pilgrim Jubilee's
- Reverend James Cleveland And The Cleveland Singers
- Robinson, Reverend Cleophus
- Ruth,T
- Shirley Caesar And The Caesar Singers
- Singers
- Spencer, Gloria
- Spirit Of Memphis Quartette
- Stars Of Faith
- Swan Silvertones
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta
- The Brooklyn Allstars
- The Davis Sister Sisters
- The Dixie Hummingbirds
- The Dorothy Norwood Singers
- The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- The Exiciting Gospelaires
- The Harmonizing Four
- The Highway Q.C's
- The Loving Sisters
- The Meditation Singers
- The Mighty Clouds Of Joy
- The Mighty Gospel Commanders
- The Mighty Southland Gospel Singers
- The Nightingales
- The Original 5 Blind Boys
- The Original Gospel Harmonettes
- The Pilgrim Travelers
- The Soul Stirrers
- The Soulful Salem Travelers Of Chicago, Illinois
- The Spiritualairs
- The Staple Singers
- The Supreme Quintet
- Utterbach Concert Ensemble
- Vocal Groups
- Ward, Clara
- Wheeler, Doc