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Grammy Award winning superstar duo Mary Mary headlines the sixth season premiere of The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors, airing Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 from 8-9 P.M., in a special prime-time kickoff of the new season.
Grammy Award winning superstar duo Mary Mary headlines the sixth season premiere of The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors, airing Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 from 8-9 P.M., in a special prime-time kickoff of the new season.
Also joining host harpist Jeff Majors is Jason Champion, the Crescent City Gospel quartet Blessed, and newcomer Holy Boy with his summer anthem, “Church Tonight.” The episode will also feature a Gospel Great Tribute to the legendary Drinkard Sisters.
The all-new season features compelling performances from some of America’s top Inspirational and Contemporary artists, including Grammy Award nominated R&B superstar Anthony Hamilton, Tony Award winner and R&B diva Heather Headley; the “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown; the great Dorothy Norwood; actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Grammy Award nominated songwriter/singer Brenda Russell, among many more. And, of course, Majors himself brings viewers sweet music from the sacred and stirring sounds of his classical harp, sometimes along with one of his guests and sometimes solo.
The series will settle into its new timeslot of Sundays at 9 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2009, with a repeat of the premiere episode. The new season six episodes will begin airing on Sunday, Jan. 18th at 9 a.m., with an episode featuring soul music King Solomon Burke, young R&B rising star Chrisette Michele; Gospel favorite Elaine Norwood, and the exciting Gregg Patrick & the Bridge Project. The episode will also feature a Gospel Great Tribute to Tremaine Hawkins, and a special duet with Jeff Majors and King Solomon Burke.
The season six finale, slated to air in the spring, will be a “Best of The Gospel of Music” episode, showcasing some of the series’ most memorable performances over the previous five seasons, including performances by Tye Tribett, Mavis Staples, Nuttin But Stringz, Donnie McClurkin, Odetta, Kirk Franklin, Shirley Caesar, Nicole C. Mullen, Marvin Sapp, and the late Gerald Levert with Jeff Majors.
The Gospel of Music is produced for TV One by Oliver Beach Productions, LLC. Executive producers are Cathy Hughes, Rita Cash and Lynda Hudson.