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Gospel at the Apollo concert program. [Cover page]: "Gospel at the Apollo". Photograph of the outside of the Apollo Theater on cover. [Back of cover]: Photograph of an elderly white man (possibly a staff member of the Apollo Theater). "The Apollo Saga". Below photograph is a brief introduction of the Apollo. [Page 1]: "Gospel at the Apollo". This page continues discussing the Apollo Theater and gospel performers who have performed at the theater. [Page 2]: Photograph of Bobby Schiffman and Honi Coles together. Below photograph is a biography of Bobby Schiffman. [Page 3]: Photograph of T. Ruth. "T. Ruth, promoted the first gospel show December 16, 1955". [Page 4]: Photograph of Fred Bar. [Page 5]: Photograph of Doc Wheeler. [Page 6]: Photograph of Joe Crane. [Page 7]: Photograph of George Hudson. [Page 8]: Photograph of Big Dan, promoter of gospel and spiritual programs. "211 Princeton Street, Hempstead, N.Y. IV 3-8609". [Page 9]: Eight photographs of the greatest gospel performers. [Page 10]: Photographs of The Original 5 Blind Boys, The Pilgrim Travelers, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and The Soul Stirrers. [Page 11]: "Champions of the people". Photographs of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. [Page 12]: Photograph of The Mighty Gospel Commanders. [Page 13]: Poems. "the Twenty-third (alcohol) psalms", "'Taint no use of trying", "You may be the biggest fool in the world, but no one will ever know it unless you act a fool". [Page 14]: Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon. [Page 15]: Photograph of Gloria Spencer, seated, and four women standing behind her. [Page 16]: Photographs of Sam Cook and The Consolers. Two Photographs of unidentified individuals. [Page 17]: Photographs of The...Quintet (name of group is illegible), The Original Gospel Harmonettes Special, The Davis Sister Sisters, The Nightingales. [Page 18]: Photographs of the Utterback Concert Ensemble, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Loving Sisters, and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. [Page 19]: Photographs of Harmonizing Four, Reverend Cleophus Robinson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and The Meditation Singers. [Page 20]: Photographs of Reverend James Cleveland, Imperial Gospel Singers, Clara Ward, and Stars of Faith. [Page 21]: Photographs of Alex Bradford and The Bradford Singers, Pilgrim Jubilee's, Swan Silvertones, and The Highway Q.C.'s. [Page 22]: Photograph of The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Electrifying Evangelist Shirley Caesar & The Caesar Singers, The Dorothy Norwood Singers, and The Brooklyn All Stars. [Page 23]: Photographs of The Staple Singers, The soulful Salem Travelers of Chicago, Illinois, The Spiritualairs, and The Mighty Southland Gospel Singers. [Page 24]: Phographs of Bill Moss and The Celestials, The Fantastic Violinaires, and The Exciting Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio. Phogograph of an unidentified woman. [Page 25-26]: Blank.
Big Dan The Original 5 Blind Boys The Pilgrim Travelers The Dixie Hummingbirds The Soul Stirrers The Mighty Gospel Commanders Utterbach Concert Ensemble The Edwin Hawkins Singers The Loving Sisters Spirit of Memphis Quartette The Supreme Quintet The Original Gospel Harmonettes The Davis Sister Sisters The Nightingales The Harmonizing Four The Meditation Singers Reverend James Cleveland and the Cleveland Singers Imperial Gospel Singers Stars of Faith Alex Bradford and the Bradford Singers Pilgrim Jubilee's Swan Silvertones The Highway Q.C's The Mighty Clouds of Joy Shirley Caesar and the Caesar Singers The Dorothy Norwood Singers The Brooklyn Allstars The Staple Singers The Soulful Salem Travelers of Chicago, Illinois The Spiritualairs The Mighty Southland Gospel Singers Bill Moss anf the Celestials Fantastic Violinaires The Exiciting Gospelaires Gospel at the Apollo (s.d.: New York) Singers Choirs (Music) Vocal Groups Musicians Broadcasters Gospel preachers Ward, Clara Ruth,T Barr, Fred Wheeler, Doc Crane, Joe Hudson, George Spencer, Gloria Robinson, Reverend Cleophus Tharpe, Sister Rosetta
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