{"id":308,"date":"2008-10-24T13:08:32","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/songs-of-soul-and-inspiration.html"},"modified":"2008-10-24T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T13:08:32","slug":"songs-of-soul-and-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/songs-of-soul-and-inspiration.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Songs of Soul and Inspiration&#8221; features CeCe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ShirleyCaesar.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/ShirleyCaesar.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>This Sunday night, October 26, the Gospel Music Channel will debut the special, &#8220;Songs of Soul and Inspiration&#8221; to celebrate the 50th anniversary of AARP and honor the musical legacy of the African American church.<br \/>\nThe event, which was recorded live at the Philips Arena in Atlant this past June, was directed by Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony award-winning producer and choreographer Debbie Allen and features CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Patti Austin, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan and Shirley Caesar (pictured). 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