{"id":224,"date":"2008-09-12T09:59:35","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T09:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/gospel-music-channel-will-air.html"},"modified":"2008-09-12T09:59:35","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T09:59:35","slug":"gospel-music-channel-will-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/gospel-music-channel-will-air.html","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Music Channel will air Trailblazers of Gospel Music special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MightCloudsofJoyBMI2008.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/MightCloudsofJoyBMI2008.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>The Gospel Music Channel will air an exclusive one-hour special Sunday, September 14 highlighting the annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Gala, which was held January 11, 2008 in Nashville. The show press release didn&#8217;t make the connection, but I&#8217;m guessing the reason they&#8217;re airing it now has to do with September being <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/september-is-gospel-music-heri.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gospel Music Heritage Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe event was hosted by contemporary gospel queen Dorinda Clark Cole and BMI Vice President, Writer\/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton and, according to the January BMI press release, featured the following performances:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Top gospel artists J. Moss, Kelly Price and Dave Hollister performed harmonious tributes to contemporary and traditional gospel bridge builder Vanessa Bell Armstrong; legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/mighty-clouds-of-joys-michael.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mighty Clouds of Joy<\/a> received rousing musical laudation through performances by Keith &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Johnson and Rance Allen, who was also joined on stage by the Mighty Clouds members for a jaw-dropping encore; and Pastor Marvin Winans received his musical salute courtesy of Grammy-nominated vocalist Anthony Hamilton, songwriter\/musician Tommy Simms, 2007 Trailblazers honoree Fred Hammond and Lowell Pye. Performances by Marvin &#8220;Coconut&#8221; Winans, Jr., Dorinda Clark Cole and Smokie Norful created additional spine-tingling moments, while elite director Donald Lawrence led an all-star background choir. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mighty Clouds of Joy member Michael Cook poses with the group in the above photo with their Trailblazer trophies. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/mighty-clouds-of-joys-michael.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cook passed away unexpectedly in July.<\/a> It should be a bittersweet opportunity to see his performance at the event.<br \/>\nThe show airs on GMC at 9 p.m. EST, and again at 1 a.m. EST and marks the first time the public will gain access to the private, invitation-only event.<br \/>\nTo find out when the show will air in your market, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gospelmusicchannel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gospel Music Channel website. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gospel Music Channel will air an exclusive one-hour special Sunday, September 14 highlighting the annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Gala, which was held January 11, 2008 in Nashville. 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