Vintage tracks from Rev James Cleveland, The Jackson Southernaires, Rev Clay Evens and Albertina Walker
MISSISSIPPI-based record label Malaco Records are compiling a series
of albums showcasing some of the giants of gospel music. The Original
Gospel Classics Series will kick off at the end of May with albums by
gospel pioneer Rev James Cleveland who once worked with Aretha
Franklin and had the first million selling choir album; one of the
most popular of the male quartets of the '80s and '90s The Jackson
Southernaires; the veteran singer and preacher who has released more
than 40 albums, Rev Clay Evans; and gospel matriarch and founder of
the legendary Caravans, Albertina Walker.