- Collection:
- Parade of Quartets Collection
- Title:
- Parade of Quartets. [1996-01-14]
- Creator:
- Howard, Karlton
- Contributor to Resource:
- WJBF (Television station : Augusta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1996-01-14
- Subject:
- Gospel music--Georgia--Augusta
Gospel music
Gospel musicians--Georgia--Augusta
Gospel musicians--United States
Television broadcasting of music--Georgia--Augusta
African American gospel singers--Georgia--Augusta
African American gospel singers--United States
Gospel singers--Georgia--Augusta
Gospel singers--United States
African American politicians--Georgia--Augusta
African American politicians--United States
Augusta (Ga.)--Religious life and customs
Augusta (Ga.)--Religion
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Politics and government
Augusta (Ga.)--Politics and government--20th century
Parade of quartets (Television program)
Religious works - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- television programs
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Performance, presumably recorded for Parade of Quartets that consists of video footage of an entire church service held at an unidentified church (possibly Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia)--Unidentified African American youth gospel choir performs the gospel song "He's Alright"--Church service begins with a prayer and hymn--The unidentified African American youth choir performs a second song entitled "I'm Glad To Be In The Service"--Church youth read scripture and church announcements--Reverend Dr. Sam Davis asks the standing congregation members and church visitors to be patient as they wait on auxiliary seating, and asks them to call any new church members and invite them to a service that evening--Reverend Davis leads the baptisms of Sister Allen, Brother Don, Brother Young, Sister Young, Sister Hall, Sister Robinson, Brother Tutt, and Brother Garnett--The unidentified African American youth choir performs two gospel songs: "Inside Out" followed by "In His Time"--Church youth leads a prayer--A clergyman explains where church members can give their tithes, offerings, and visionaries, and invites members to give at this time--While church members make their donations, the unidentified African American youth choir performs two gospel songs, including a song entitled "Yes, Lord, Yes"--A clergywoman asks the congregation to please rise, and the unidentified African American youth choir performs the gospel song "Whose Side Are You Leaning On"--The congregation sing a hymn, and a church youth member leads a prayer--Auxiliary seating is brought into the church, and Reverend Davis invites visitors inside from the hall--Unidentified African American youth choir performs "The Caterpillar's Song"--Reverend Davis leads a prayer, then gives a sermon reading scriptures from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23 and Gospel of John, chapter 9,--The sermon ends with a prayer, and the congregation perform a hymn lead by Reverend Davis--An unidentified African American clergyman leads a prayer--Unidentified African American youth gospel choir performs the gospel song "I'm A Testimony" (also referred to as "Look At Me")--An unidentified African American clergyman concludes the church service with a prayer. Annotation from original media: B'Grove | 1-14-96, Remember Me, Rev. Davis, Baptism. Parade of Quartets is a television program that has aired on WJBF-TV in Augusta, Georgia, from 1954 to the present, featuringAfrican American gospel music, and appearances by both local and national African American political leaders.
- Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/poq_0272/bmac
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (1 hr., 44 min., 42 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Parade of quartets collection, 1984-2006. Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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