Mississippi Mass Choir “The First Twenty Years” CD & Documentary

Mississippi Mass Choir

“The First Twenty Years”

CD / DVD Documentary & Concert Celebration

The Malaco Music Group is proud to announce that the world renowned Mississippi Mass Choir will be celebrating 20 years of ministering through songs with a commemorative CD , DVD documentary and Concert celebration.

The concert celebration to commemorate the groups two decades of excellence will take place on Friday, October 24th, 7:00PM, New Jerusalem Church, 5708 Old Canton Road, Jackson, Mississippi, Dwayne K. Pickett Sr., Pastor. Special guest will include Rev. Milton Biggham, Melvin and Doug Williams, Huey Williams and others.

Admission is free!!! Please prepare your hearts to provide a love offering.

The commemorative CD & DVD documentary entitled “The First Twenty Years” (Malaco Records) will be available at Wal-Mart and other fine retailers on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 or go to www.malaco.com for an exclusive online special.

The Mississippi Mass Choir was founded in May 1988 by the late Frank Williams, and co-founded by his friend David R. Curry Jr.

It was on October 29, 1988, only five months after their first rehearsal, the choir recorded its first album and video at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, MS. Success came quickly with their first three recordings reaching the number one position on the Billboard Top Forty Gospel Chart. Two recordings reached the number two position, with the subsequent recordings all reaching the top ten.

The group has won or been nominated for every major music award such as the prestigious Grammy, Stellar, Dove, Soul Train, NARM Best Sellers Award, Billboard Magazine Outstanding Achievement Award, as well as the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Many feared that the untimely death of Frank Williams on March 21, 1993 would also be the demise of the choir. However, thirteen years later and they are not only “Still Here” but still relevant. Frank was wise enough to build the choir around Christ and not himself. As a tribute to him, the choir always includes a song from his vast catalog, on each subsequent recording.

They have ministered within all but a hand full of states within America. Their international travels include Japan, Spain, Italy, Greece, and the Bahamas. They will again tour Spain for 16 days this December 2008.

It doesn’t matter if the concert is in Athens, GA or Athens, Greece, the choir’s main focus remains the same; lifting up the name of Jesus.

Proverb 18:16 says “A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.”

The Mississippi Mass Choir has been privileged to perform before President Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Pope John Paul II. They received a recent invitation to come to South Africa in August 2009 to participate in the “Hero Celebration” honoring the life and times of Nelson Mandela.

Peace & Truth!

D.A. Johnson