Mississippi Mass Choir Biography
This gospel choir was formed in 1988 by Frank Williams who was a member of the Jackson Southernaires and an executive of the gospel division of Malaco Records. The choir signed immediately to Malaco under the musical directorship of David R Curry. Serving God Through Song is the motto of the choir. The group's first rehearsal was in 1988 followed by the release of their first CD and video, The Mississippi Mass Choir Live, recorded before an audience of 3,000 at the Jackson Municipal Auditorium. This release reached number 1 on the Billboard gospel chart and remained there for 45 consecutive weeks, setting a new record. In 1990 they released their second live project, God Gets The Glory, which again reached number 1 in the Billboard gospel chart and was named 1992 Gospel Record Of The Year by Billboard. Their third release in January 1993 was It Remains To be Seen and has been number 1 in the gospel charts for over one year and by the mid-90s spent 2 years in the charts. This release featured the last recorded performance of the choirs founder, Frank Williams who died in March 1993. In 1995 they released Live At Jackson State University with the Rev. James Moore .
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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