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Jubilee Showcase Gospel Music Video collection
One of the longest-running programs in Chicago television history, Jubilee Showcase was aired for 21 years, January 10, 1963, through January 8, 1984, on WLS-TV, the ABC Network station in Chicago. Presenting the widest variety of gospel and inspirational music, this historic, pioneering program reached a vast audience every Sunday morning and featured America's greatest gospel artists, including many of
Martin & Morris Music, Inc. papers
In 1940, Morris left Bowles Music House and teamed with gospel singer Sallie Martin to start his own publishing business, the Martin and Morris Music Company. Sallie Martin (1896-1988) had come to Chicago in 1927 from Pittsfield, Georgia to work with another gospel pioneer, Thomas A. Dorsey. Her group, the Sallie Martin Singers, traveled throughout the United States and Europe.
Melva Williams papers
Melva L. Williams was born in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending DuSable High School in Chicago, Williams attended several colleges and ultimately received her Bachelor of Education from Chicago Teacher’s College (later Chicago State University) and her Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University. Over the years, Williams worked as a gospel music performer, choir director, music teacher, stage
Norshore Music Collection
The Norshore music collection includes music by Evanston, Illinois musicians who recorded music from 1947-2009. The music collection consists of commercially successful artists, such as Patti Drew, as well as local up and coming artists, such a MC Longshot (a.k.a. Chad Helsup). The music includes a variety of genres.