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ARETHA FRANKLIN’S FATHER SHOT IN BOTCHED ROBBERY ATTEMPT

Aretha Franklin's father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, was shot during a botched robbery inside of his Detroit home today (June 10, 1979). The incident occurred when six men involved in the…
Posted by grouchygreg 06/10/2013
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GOSPSOUL: IRREPLACEABLE BLACK MUSIC ARTIFACTS UP IN FLAMES WITH LEGENDARY PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH

A number of historical gospel artifacts and manuscripts went up in smoke today (January 6, 2006), in a fire that destroyed the legendary Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago. Pilgrim Baptist…
Posted by 01/06/2013
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GOSPSOUL: The Story of Charles Henry Pace

Pioneering gospel composer Charles Henry Pace died today (December 16, 1963) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pace was born on August 4, 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, but his family moved to Chicago…
Posted by grouchygreg 12/16/2012
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