JOE LIGON TRIBUTE-MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY-WRITE STUFF TV

the incomparable Mighty Clouds of Joy no exaggeration to say they've helped produce the gospel soundtrack for America's baby boom generation over the past five decades there have been millions of albums sold an estimated 7 million for the Mighty Clouds of Joy between them and Vanessa Bell Armstrong a total of 45 albums recorded and the host of awards including three Grammys for the Mighty Clouds the first coming in 1980 I don't know what they do I like to thank a few people I manages a commitment Frank Wilson songwriters and producers James Cleveland and so many other people's and I always wanted to say this on nationwide TV praise along [Music] South Central Los Angeles is where it all began back in the mid 1950s for a group of young black men who would come to be known the world over as the Mighty Clouds of Joy Joe Logan was the group's founder and its driving force at times when the thing wasn't going right and my members would say to me well Joe it's kind of rough why don't we just go back home and get our jobs back whatever you were doing before you started traveling you know we're going to make it originally a quartet the clouds expanded in the early 60s becoming the first gospel group to add bass keyboards and a drummers I've been with the clouds for 40 40 years Wow 40 years strong all I can say this guy's been good up and been holding me up and keeping me together you know keeping me what the group keep movement about you know keep me with mr. McGann and he's just been blessing it man so you basically been here ever since you teenage ya start now 16 it was because of their flashy dress pompadour hairstyles and choreographed dance moves on stage that the Mighty Clouds of Joy became known as the temptations of gospel music [Music] [Music] though some traditionalists looked upon it as a sacrilege the Mighty Clouds became the first gospel group to perform on Soul Train [Music] in 2010 The Mighty Clouds of Joy marked the group's 50th anniversary in the recording business a number of the faces have changed over the years two of the four original members have passed on but that wonderful uplifting harmonious sound remains for all the world to enjoy [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Views: 32,209

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Keywords: Joe Ligon, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Gospel Music, Soul Train, Music legends, Grammy award winners

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Length: 4min 1sec (241 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 13 2016