Sunday, 3/13/11

by musicclipoftheday

This afternoon, at 3 p.m., hundreds of gospel fans—from all over—will gather, once again, at a church on Chicago’s south side (First Church of Deliverance, 4315 S. Wabash) to celebrate her (85th!) birthday.

DeLois Barrett Campbell & the Barrett Sisters, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” live, 1983

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More? Here. And here. And here.

More “Precious Lord”? Here (Aretha Franklin at 14). And here (composer Thomas A. Dorsey).