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Donald M. Payne: “Instruments would later be infused in the culture influencing some of the most memorable voices, and we heard them, in…”

On the recordJune 24, 2008
Instruments would later be infused in the culture influencing some of the most memorable voices, and we heard them, in particular Mahalia Jackson and Roberta Martin, and many, many others. Later we heard Marvin Gaye and Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin. But in our local town of Norton, we had people at New Hope Baptist Church where Sissy Houston is still the head of music there, and Sissy Houston came out of our New Hope Baptist Church and Dionne Warwick preceded them, all in the same choir at New Hope Baptist Church. So therefore without doubt, gospel music deserves national recognition, and that is why I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 370, designating September as National Gospel Music Heritage Month.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey
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Speaking in support of designating September as National Gospel Music Heritage Month.

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