Capital One Black Creek Summer Music Festival and World Vision present

TRUTH & SOUL

A GOSPEL EVENT FEATURING

YOLANDA ADAMS

MARY MARY

DONNIE McCLURKIN

MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY

AND MORE!

BIOGRAPHIES:

An undisputed gospel siren, YOLANDA ADAMS is one of the key figures of the genre’s bold renaissance, one of gospel’s most transcendent ambassadors. Since her 1988 debut, the acclaimed and uplifting Just As I Am, Adams has been wowing gospel audiences all over the world — extending her magnificent reach without watering down the message. Hailed as the most versatile contemporary gospel singer since Aretha Franklin, Adams has won several Stellar awards (gospel’s highest accolade) as well as two Grammy nominations, a Soul Train Lady of Soul award, and an unforgettable live performance spot on the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards telecast. Her “bring-the-crowd-to-their-feet” reputation has now become the stuff of pop legend. Joyful, uplifting, inspiring, affirmative, exuberant, playful, and universal in its appeal and intention — that is the music of Yolanda Adams.

Siblings Erica and Tina Campbell’s groundbreaking, chart-topping duo MARY MARY has never wavered from defying convention to fulfill its mission: sending uplifting messages through music and words that are relatable to everyone. Mary Mary has earned 3 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, an NAACP Image Award and a BET Award. Their debut album, Thankful (2000), went platinum and won a Grammy; the follow-up, Incredible (2002), was certified gold; 2005’s self-titled album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200; and 2008’s The Sound hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B/hip-hop chart. After only nine weeks at radio, the lead single “Walking” from Mary Mary’s sixth album, SOMETHING BIG, is already in the top 10 at Urban AC and is steadily growing. SOMETHING BIG resonates with a fusion of sound (R&B, hip-hop, dance, pop, gospel and jazz), empowering messages, and their signature crystalline harmonies.

DONNIE McCLURKIN creates profoundly uplifting music for the soul and formed both the McClurkin Singers in 1979 and the NY Restoration Choir in 1989. He was signed to Warner Alliance Records as a solo artist where he recorded his pivotal self-titled album. Oprah Winfrey invited him on her show, which catapulted his CD to #4 on the gospel charts, recognition beyond the church world and gold + sales. McClurkin soon signed to Verity Records where his first CD, Live in London and More, far surpassed his solo debut thanks to secular radio embracing his gracefully reassuring “We Fall Down.” The song met with international acclaim, made the Top 40 of Billboard’s R&B chart and rocketed past platinum sales of over one million copies, instantly making McClurkin among gospel’s best-selling artists. He has earned a trophy case full of Dove and Stellar Awards, two Grammys, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist.

Contemporary gospel’s preeminent group, THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY, pioneered a distinctively funky sound that over time gained acceptance even among purists, pushing spiritual music in new and unexpected directions. The Mighty Clouds was one of the first gospel groups to incorporate R&B techniques, such as drums and stylized choreography, and became known as “the Temptations of Gospel.” Through the years the group has released more than 30 albums, won 3 Grammy Awards, were the first gospel act to appear on Soul Train, and has performed as many as 200 concerts a year and with such esteemed artists as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Paul Simon, and the Rolling Stones.