by Peter James | Aug 4, 2023 | Philip Doddridge
The song, “O Happy Day” is positively joyful. Joy resounds from start to finish. The opening line of this repurposed 1755 hymn by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) establishes an upbeat tone, “O Happy Day that fixed my choice on thee, My Savior and my...
by Peter James | Aug 3, 2023 | Philip Doddridge
They were called The California State Youth Chorus of the Church of God in Christ, a group of forty-six African American singers ages seventeen to twenty-five. It was hardly a catchy title for a singing group, so the director renamed them the Edwin Hawkins Singers....
