Harlem Gospel Choir

Harlem Gospel Choir

The Harlem Gospel Choir is an American gospel choir based in Harlem, New York. It is one of the United States's most prominent gospel choirs.

The group comprises 65 members, ranging in age from 17 to 70. It has toured the world, logging two million travel miles. [http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2008/02/09/life/features/1029949.txt] They have appeared on national television programs such as "Good Morning America" and "The Colbert Report". They have performed for Pope John Paul II and Paul McCartney, and have performed with The Chieftains, Diana Ross, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Jimmy Cliff, Lyle Lovett, Lisa Marie Presley, Bono and U2, André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, and Jessica Simpson.

The group was founded on Martin Luther King's birthday, 1986 (January 15, 1986) by Allen Bailey.

The Angels in Harlem Gospel Choir is the older touring arm of the Harlem Gospel Choir.

External links

* [http://www.harlemgospelchoir.com/ Harlem Gospel Choir official site]


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