Original Golden Stars Of Greenwood South Carolina Gospel (CD)

(2010/Gospel Friend) 26 tracks

The soulful, vibrating male quartet sounds and the exciting lead voice of Rev. Norris Turner, proves what a fertile ground for black gospel there is in the American South. Through an illustrious career, starting in his home town as a member of The Golden Stars of Greenwood, S.C., with records for local labels, Norris Turner hooked up with the Spiritualaires of Columbia, S.C. to travel nationwide and recording for Vee Jay. After settling in New York, he was offered to join the prestigious Selah Jubilee Singers, with which he appeared at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theatre, on Ed Sullivan show, and before President Eisenhower. His friendship with colleague Sam Cooke gave Turner an impetus to carry on his career. After returning back home to Greenwood, Turner began writing his own songs and built a large local following, furthered by a stream of solo records on HSE out of Greenwood/Nashville. In 2012, Rev. Norris Turner made a successful tour is Sweden.