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Fred Hammond to Headline Sounds of Gospel Concert on the RiverStage at Penn's Landing  |
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Gospel music will lift spirits and voices on the on the Delaware River Waterfront at the Sounds of Gospel concert event on Saturday, August 28th from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gospel fans will flock to the new RiverStage at Penn’s Landing on the Great Plaza to experience some of the Greater Philadelphia region’s most exciting and dynamic church music ministries. Co-Sponsored by WDAS FM, CBS 3 and The CW PHILLY 57, the concert will feature songs of praise and various chorale styles from traditional to contemporary gospel.
The Sounds of Gospel concert will feature headliner, Fred Hammond, a multi-platinum, Grammy award winning recording artist, and various regional choirs. With more than 25 years of singing and creating gospel music, Hammond executive produced and was the inspiration for the movie, The Gospel. Hammond wrote and directed the smash hit musical drama Been There, Done That with popular TV Judge, Greg Mathis. Hammond also has been featured in several Daimler-Chrysler commercials and makes television appearances on nationally syndicated Stellar Awards, BET’s Celebration of Gospel Music, 106 & Park and TBNs Praise the Lord and The 700 Club.
As a solo artist, founder of the pioneering urban group Commissioned and for his work with Radical for Christ, Fred Hammond has sold over 7 million albums and is a constant on Billboard’s Top Ten Gospel Chart including his current CD Unstoppable.
This concert featuring spirit-filled performances on the RiverStage at Penn’s Landing will begin at 3:00 p.m., with Calvary Baptist Church of Philadelphia, followed by a performance by the Mount Airy Church of God in Christ.
Next to take the stage at the Sounds of Gospel Concert, will be minister, musician, artist, producer, singer, model, radio personality, director, CEO, and the list goes on, Reverend Lonnie Hunter and his choir, Structure.
A Stellar award nominated artist and Stellar award winning announcer, Minister Lonnie V. Hunter III made his stunning debut on the Malaco Records label with the contemporary self titled CD Lonnie Hunter and the Voices of St. Mark. An accomplished vocalist, organist, director and actor, Lonnie is making an everlasting impact within gospel music today.
Now a resident of New Jersey, he serves as Pastor of Worship at Bethany Baptist Church, a 26,000 member Mega Church in Lindenwold, NJ. Lonnie can now be seen weekly as the male face of "The Word Network ", and heard as the HOST OF "REAL CHRISTIAN RADIO" Mon-Fri 10am-2pm on Praise 103.9FM. A Philadelphia Radio One Station spanning the entire Tri State area. As husband, father, mentor, artist, and business man, Lonnie lives by Phil. 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me!"
This year’s line-up will feature Fred Hammond, as a multi-platinum, Grammy award winning recording artist, and various regional choirs. With more than 25 years of singing and creating gospel music, Hammond executive produced and was the inspiration for the movie, The Gospel. Hammond wrote and directed the smash hit musical drama Been There, Done That with popular TV Judge, Greg Mathis. Hammond also has been featured in several Daimler-Chrysler commercials and makes television appearances on nationally syndicated Stellar Awards, BET’s Celebration of Gospel Music, 106 & Park and TBNs Praise the Lord and The 700 Club.
As a solo artist, founder of the pioneering urban group Commissioned and for his work with Radical for Christ, Fred Hammond has sold over 7 million albums and is a constant on Billboard’s Top Ten Gospel Chart including his current CD Unstoppable.
WDAS FM, CBS 3, and the CW Philly are proud media partners for this series. On-air personalities will introduce performers and distribute promotional giveaways to concert-goers. (KYW-TV) and The CW Philly 57 (WPSG-TV) are part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.
WDAS FM is part of Clear Channel Worldwide the largest independent radio group with six stations in Philadelphia - WDAS FM, Power 99 FM (WUSL), Q-102 (WIOQ), My106.1 (WISX), Rumba (WUBA-AM) and Radio 1045 (WRFF).
Public Programming at Penn's Landing would not be possible without the continued support of corporate partners such as PECO, Verizon, Pennsylvania Lottery, Live Nation, the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, all of whom are committed to serving the Greater Philadelphia community.
The 2010 Summer Program of Free Events at Penn’s Landing is funded and produced by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC). All events produced by DRWC are FREE to the public on the RiverStage on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penn's Landing, Philadelphia’s premier Delaware River waterfront entertainment destination. The DRWC is a nonprofit corporation created in January 2009 exclusively for the benefit of the City of Philadelphia and its citizens. The fundamental purpose of DRWC is to design, develop and manage the central Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia. DRWC intends to transform the waterfront into a vibrant destination location for recreational, cultural, and commercial activities for the residents and visitors of Philadelphia.
For more information and event details, please call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.delawareriverevents.com. This website is a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help visitors plan to easily park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.
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