- [Announcer] The gospel music of Alabama has influenced the entire world.

And the Alabama Gospel Roots television show will give you a taste of this great music every week.

So call a neighbor, call a friend, and get ready to sing and dance and clap your hands.

It's time for Alabama Gospel Roots.

(majestic music) (bright music) ♪ A walkin' miracle ♪ A talkin' miracle ♪ Since Jesus reached way down his hand and rescued me ♪ ♪ He took the blame, he bore my pain ♪ ♪ And I have never been the same ♪ ♪ Since Jesus made a walkin' miracle of me ♪ ♪ I owed a debt I could not pay ♪ ♪ I saw no hope no other way ♪ Then in despair, I called upon my Savior's name ♪ - Amen.

♪ Down on my knees, the answers came ♪ ♪ I felt his touch, I could feel the change ♪ ♪ I'm a walkin', talkin' miracle today ♪ ♪ A walkin' miracle ♪ A talkin' miracle ♪ Since Jesus reached way down his hand and rescued me ♪ ♪ He took the blame, he bore my pain ♪ ♪ And I have never been the same ♪ ♪ Since Jesus made a walkin' miracle of me ♪ ♪ He called Lazarus up out of the grave ♪ ♪ He caused the crippled man to walk away ♪ ♪ He healed the deaf and dumb ♪ He touched the blind man and made him see ♪ ♪ And like the miracles he done back then ♪ ♪ Ah, he's gone and done it once again ♪ ♪ He made a walkin', talkin' miracle of me ♪ ♪ A walkin' miracle ♪ A talkin' miracle ♪ Since Jesus reached way down his hand and rescued me ♪ ♪ He took the blame, he bore my pain ♪ ♪ And I have never been the same ♪ ♪ Since Jesus made a walkin' miracle of me ♪ ♪ He took the blame, he bore my pain ♪ ♪ And I have never been the same ♪ ♪ Since Jesus made a walkin' miracle of me ♪ - Oh my, my, my.

It's Saturday night, and listen.

I want to invite you right now to call a neighbor, call a friend, let 'em know that we are back again with Alabama Gospel Roots.

And we are all up in Sylvania, Alabama, at the Blue Pond area, I'm telling you, right here in the church at Blue Pond Church.

And we've got some wonderful friends.

And the name of the group is Almost Home.

Hello, how are you?

Get that mic up a little bit.

- I'm doin' good.

Get that mic up a little bit there.

All right.

- I get the hug, though.

Is your mic on, let me hear it.

- Yes, it is.

- All right, well, I can hear you clearly.

How are you?

- I'm doing great.

- Good, and you guys have traveled from where?

- Ranburne, Alabama.

- And how far is that from, I guess here?

(chuckles) - It's about 100 miles.

- Wow, so you had to get up early?

- We did.

- Went to bed early.

- Yes, we did.

(chuckles) - Oh, great, well tell me, let's introduce everybody, your name is?

- Beatrice Flournoy, everybody calls me Bea.

- Ms. Bea, all right, and I think, go ahead.

You go ahead and introduce how you're gonna do it.

- Okay, and this is Davis Vaughn, he's our lead singer.

And he's from Roosterville, Georgia.

- Roosterville, Georgia.

- Roosterville.

- Yes, sir.

- How long you been in Roosterville, Georgia?

- All my life.

- Aw, my goodness.

So do you have like a Roosterville High School there?

- It's just a small unincorporated place.

- Okay.

- Our biggest claim to fame is an empty store building with Foghorn Leghorn painted on the side for-- - Ah, man, that sounds exciting.

(both chuckling) Alright, come on down this way.

- They have a stop sign.

(chuckles) - They, okay, alright.

And who is this gentleman?

- He's my favorite, and that's my husband, he sings tenor.

His name is Tony Flournoy.

- All right, how you doing, sir?

- I am blessed beyond measure.

- Amen.

- All right, then.

Well, I tell you what, I know you're a praying man, because you said, "Brother George, "we're not going to start this show until we do prayer."

- Right.

- And I tell you what, that's, we need somebody to hold us to the line.

- That's right.

- How long you been together singing?

How long y'all been singing together?

- Almost 22 years.

- 22 years.

And whose bright idea was it?

- Well, it wasn't any of ours, really.

(chuckles) We had a drummer at church that wanted to start a group, and he asked our bass singer at that time, and the two of us, and we didn't have a lead singer until October, I think is when Davis joined us.

We started in September and he was about a month later.

- So Davis been with you 22 years.

- Almost, yeah.

- Wow.

- Be 22 years in September.

- Wow, well, listen, we're getting ready to hear some more singing, okay?

- All right, thank you.

- All right.

- Wonderful history, and we just wish you well.

And we want to have you back on Alabama Gospel Roots, if you'll get up and come.

- Oh, we'd love to be here.

- Oh, yeah.

- Okay then, alright, well, let's get some more great gospel music on Alabama Gospel Roots with Almost Home.

- Thank you.

(sweet music) ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ Just inside the Eastern Gate ♪ Then be ready, faithful pilgrim ♪ ♪ Lest with you it be too late ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ Just inside the Eastern Gate over there ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning over there ♪ ♪ If you hasten off to glory ♪ Linger near the Eastern Gate ♪ For I'm coming in the morning ♪ ♪ No, you'll not have long to wait ♪ ♪ Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning ♪ ♪ For this Bridegroom watch and wait ♪ ♪ Then with joy, we're gonna see Jesus ♪ ♪ Just inside the Eastern Gate ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ Just inside the Eastern Gate over there ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning over there ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ Just inside the Eastern Gate over there ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ I will meet you in the morning ♪ ♪ Over there (gospel music) ♪ He gave his life's blood ♪ For even me ♪ Once I was straying ♪ In sin's dark valley ♪ No hope within ♪ Could I see ♪ Well, they searched through heaven ♪ ♪ And they found my Jesus ♪ To save a poor ♪ Lost soul like me ♪ Oh, what a Savior ♪ Oh, hallelujah ♪ His heart was broken ♪ On Calvary ♪ His hands were nail-scarred ♪ His side was riven ♪ He gave his life's blood ♪ For even me - If you're one of his, he gave his life for you, too.

♪ Death's chilly waters ♪ I'll soon be crossing ♪ But his hands will lead me ♪ Safely o'er ♪ And when I join the chorus ♪ Of that great city ♪ I'll sing up there ♪ Forevermore - Amen.

♪ Oh, what a Savior ♪ Oh, hallelujah ♪ His heart was broken ♪ On Calvary ♪ His hands were nail-scarred ♪ His side was riven ♪ He gave His life's blood ♪ For even me ♪ Oh, what a Savior - On Alabama Gospel Roots, let me tell you something.

During our course of traveling here and there and meeting all of the wonderful singers, we get a chance to meet beautiful people who have dedicated their lives.

And one of those wonderful persons was Ms. Martha Doris Stevens.

And she was a member of the group.

- Yes.

- And Regina and Sam and Jonathan, and-- - Amen.

- She made her transition.

- Yes.

- Not too long ago, and she, we got a chance to honor her as a golden vessel.

And this is the first time we've done this, Regina.

And we felt the need to, it was appropriate that we would salute her life.

- Thank you.

- By having-- - Thank you.

- Jonathan, her grandson, come up, and we're just gonna talk just a little bit about her.

And so between you and Regina, you non-talkative people.

- Right.

(all chuckling) - And, of course, we got Dennis Williams joining us, but let's see, let me go over here to Jonathan first.

- Sure.

- Jonathan's, your Grandmama, tell me your feelings about Grandma.

- I'll tell you what about Grandma.

She's the one that always drug me to all these singings.

And that's how I got into Southern Gospel music.

- Ah.

- So she used to drag me around, well, then she got to where she couldn't drive.

So guess what I got to do, I got to take her.

(group chuckling) So it kind of worked out, you know.

- That's awesome.

Now she was a bus driver, too, right?

She was, for 15 years, for the city of Albertville.

- Wow.

- And she'd let you know it, too.

(all chuckling) - That's right.

- Great, great.

Well, Regina, tell me about Grandma, Granny.

- Well, Granny, she and I became friends about 30 years ago when she was singing with another group.

And her brother-in-law and her sister, they had a family group going back then.

And then we just kind of clicked together, and everybody started calling her Granny, everywhere I went, it was Granny, it wasn't Martha, it was Granny.

- Uh-huh.

- And she was, she just turned 81 years young in May.

And we got to celebrate her birthday, and she was just lovely.

She'd been singing with our group, Regina Leath and New Grace, for 15-plus years.

- Yes.

And it's been an honor going up and down the road.

And if you missed your part, you got off of it, Granny would look at you.

(Brother George chuckling) And she'd shake your finger and say, "You're on this part, no, that ain't where it goes.

"You need to start over."

- Yep.

- She was one of these that really loved gospel music.

Charles Johnson, the Revivers, Vestal Goodman's, the heritage that we grew up on.

- Mm-hmm.

- That's what Martha loved.

And she loved each and every gospel group out in the field.

She had her favorites and she had everybody out there that she loved, and we love her, and we miss her dearly today.

- Right.

- Yes.

- But we know where she's at.

- Amen.

- She's rejoicing and she's with Jesus, her husband, brothers and sisters.

They was 14 kids there.

- Wow.

- And she was the last one.

But she's with them now.

And what a great celebration, folks, they're having.

- Yep, right.

Well, does she love Brother George too?

- She loved Brother George, yes.

(group chuckling) Every time, she watched you dedicated, ever since I introduced her to Alabama Gospel Roots, she stayed on that channel.

- Yep.

- Every single Saturday night.

- Wow.

- If she thought she was missing it, she'd call me and she'd say, "Regina, what time is Alabama Gospel Roots?

"I gotta see my George."

(group chuckling) And that was exactly the way she expressed it, her George.

- Oh, I'm so thankful.

- So she loved you, George, and all the staff.

She really appreciated everybody on Alabama Gospel Roots.

- Great, well, I'll tell you what, we could go on and on, but we want to hear from Sherry, right?

- Yes.

- Yeah.

- Okay, get that mic up.

- Well, Miss Granny, she was our prayer warrior.

So our number one prayer warrior, and I really miss that, really needed to call her last week, and get that prayer from her.

But I know she, her hands are in everything right now.

So, but she was our prayer warrior, and she'd always message me, "Sherry, put this on the prayer chain.

"Sherry, put this on the prayer chain."

But I miss her.

She's kept us on our toes and I miss her phone calls and, but we'll see her again.

- There you go, Sam?

- Granny in one word for me is funny, because it didn't matter what she was doing, somehow or another, she would always make you laugh.

- Ah-ha.

- Going up and down the roads, many a miles, on how many ever times we stopped.

How many ever singings, she found the fun.

It might've been the more ironic fun, but it was fun.

- Ah-ha.

We'd all just sit back, laugh and carry our memories of her love, and the fun that we share, each and every memory that we have.

- Yes, yes.

- Awesome, awesome.

Dan, anything you wanna say?

Get that mic over there from Sam.

- First time I met her, I had brought Darrell Luster into Gardendale.

- Oh yeah.

- And all she could say is, "Thank you, thank you, thank you."

- Oh yeah.

- And anytime you bring Darrell Luster in, call my church because we want to get him in.

- Yes.

(all chuckling) - That is beautiful.

- That is true.

- Well, Sister Martha Doris Stevens will forever be remembered, cherished, loved, and-- - Yes.

- We are just going to be honored today to be able to honor her.

And so your family will be able to have this for your great-great-great grandchildren to watch.

Isn't that so?

- That's awesome, amen.

- Well, gimme a kiss, no, I'm just kidding.

(all chuckling) All right, well, we salute her life.

Thank y'all so much for coming.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- And let's dedicate the entire program to her.

What about that?

- Yes, thank you.

- Granny, this one's for you, Alabama Gospel Roots.

(bright music) - This is one of Granny's favorite songs.

♪ What would I do without Jesus ♪ ♪ The shepherd of my valley ♪ Lord, I just couldn't walk this road alone ♪ ♪ When I'm hungry, he feeds me ♪ And when I'm thirsty, he's my water ♪ ♪ I couldn't make it without Jesus, what would I do ♪ ♪ When I need someone to talk to ♪ ♪ He's always there to listen ♪ With arms fold about me ♪ He wraps me in his bosom ♪ What would I do without Jesus ♪ ♪ The shepherd of my valley ♪ I couldn't make it without Jesus ♪ ♪ What would I do - I couldn't imagine a day without him, hallelujah.

♪ When my tears flow like a river ♪ ♪ And my burdens are higher than mountains ♪ ♪ And the ones that I've counted on have let me down ♪ ♪ That's when I go to Jesus ♪ He's the one that I can count on ♪ ♪ I couldn't make it without Jesus ♪ ♪ What would I do ♪ 'Cause when I need someone to talk to ♪ ♪ He's always there to listen ♪ With arms fold about me ♪ He wraps me in his bosom ♪ What would I do without Jesus ♪ ♪ The shepherd of my valley ♪ I couldn't make it without Jesus ♪ ♪ What would I do (bright music) ♪ I couldn't make it without Jesus ♪ ♪ What would I do - On Alabama Gospel Roots, again, we salute the life of Granny.

And thank you, guys, for that selection.

And now what we're gonna do is we're going to ask you to do another one.

But Regina, I just want to say to you, we appreciate you.

- Thank you.

- We hadn't been able to be as close to you, because you've got a lot of things going on.

You had some health challenges that you battled through, and you're looking good, girl.

- Yes, thank you.

- Thank you, getting there.

- Yeah, you're blingin' too.

Look at you blingin'.

- Yeah, well, I like to bling today.

So I wore my angel wings, so I'm protected.

- I hear you.

I hear you.

Now your group is from, what'd you say, from Rainsville?

- We're from Crossville, based out of Crossville, Alabama.

Which Jonathan lives in Boaz, and Sam and I live in Crossville.

But that's where we started out about 15, 16, 18 years ago.

It just keeps growing and growing.

- And where does Sherry live?

- She lives in Boaz with Jonathan, her husband.

Oh, okay.

- So see there, I hope so.

You hadn't moved on me, have you?

- (chuckling) No, don't start nothing.

Don't start nothing.

(Regina chuckling) Don't start nothing, don't start.

- I'm teasing.

- I know it.

Alright guys, well, listen, we want to hear another song, what about that?

- Sounds like a plan right there.

- Well, we just one big family, that's all.

- Yes!

- Okay, well, more great gospel music on Alabama Gospel Roots.

(slow bluegrass music) ♪ As the world looks upon me ♪ As I struggled along ♪ And they say I have nothing ♪ But they are so wrong ♪ 'Cause in my heart, oh, I'm rejoicing ♪ ♪ How I wish they could see ♪ I thank you, Lord ♪ For your blessings on me ♪ Well, there's a roof up above me ♪ ♪ I've a good place to sleep ♪ There is food on my table ♪ And there's shoes on my feet ♪ You gave me your love, Lord ♪ And a fine family ♪ I thank you, Lord ♪ For your blessings on me ♪ Now I know I'm not wealthy ♪ And these clothes, they're not new ♪ ♪ And I don't have much money ♪ Oh, but Lord, I have you ♪ And to me that's all that matters ♪ ♪ Though the world may not see ♪ I thank you, Lord ♪ For your blessings on me - Join in and sing with us now.

♪ Well, there's a roof up above me ♪ ♪ I've a good place to sleep ♪ There is food on my table ♪ And there's shoes on my feet ♪ You gave me your love, Lord ♪ And a fine family ♪ I thank you, Lord ♪ For your blessings on me ♪ Blessings on me - It's Alabama Gospel Roots, and we appreciate you so very much.

All of you wonderful people who just encourage us when you see us in the streets, and the calls, and the letters.

We do thank you for it.

As we broadcast from Blue Pond Church right here in Sylvania, Alabama.

Hey, listen, we're gonna salute.

And this is a very special spot.

We call it the Pastor Spotlight.

And today we're saluting the Reverend Sylvester Trust, who's Pastor of The First Baptist Church, Patrick City.

And that's close to Leeds, Alabama.

He's been pastoring 32 years, and been in the ministry 56 years.

Wow, that's a long time.

He was born in Overton, Alabama.

Grew up in the Macedonia Baptist Church, where he's still a member there.

So we say hello to all the people at Macedonia, as well.

He and this beautiful wife Jean, have been married 51 years, and they have three children and three grandchildren.

And I tell you what, they are a wonderful, wonderful family.

Listen, he and Jean, he told me this and both of them did, as a matter of fact.

They met when she was five and he was seven.

And he said they looked at each other and knew they'd be together all of their lives.

What a wonderful testimony.

He worked in the coal mines for 30 years, and is an Army veteran.

So today we're so excited and blessed to be able to salute Reverend Sylvester Truss, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Patrick City.

Hello to all the members there.

And we salute your pastor and you.

Let's hear some know some more great gospel music now right here on Alabama Gospel Roots.

(sweet music) ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ Yeah, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm - Hallelujah.

♪ Lord ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ Lord, you are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm ♪ You are a shelter ♪ Shelter in time of storm - We're living in a time now where if we've ever needed God before, I feel like we really need him right now.

And because of everything that he's done in my life, I'm gonna open up my heart right now and I'm gonna give it to him.

We ask y'all to join us.

♪ No one else deserves my praise ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ No one else ♪ No one else ♪ Deserves my praise ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ Ooh, yeah, no one else ♪ No one else deserves my praise ♪ ♪ Nobody but you ♪ Only you ♪ Only you ♪ Only you ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ No one else deserves ♪ My praise, oh, Lord ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ No one else deserves my praise ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ Yeah ♪ No one else ♪ No one else ♪ Deserves my praise ♪ No one else ♪ No one else ♪ Deserves my praise ♪ Why, because you're the ruler of my life, I know you are ♪ ♪ No one else deserves my praise ♪ ♪ Nobody can do it like you, Jesus, yeah ♪ ♪ No one else deserves my praise ♪ ♪ Only you ♪ Only you ♪ Only you, yeah ♪ Only you - On Alabama Gospel Roots, I tell you what, we are so awesomely pleased to have wonderful young men to come and give praises through song.

How y'all guys doing, Vintage Soul, how you doing?

- We've been doing all right.

How you doing, Mr. Stewart?

- Great, man.

Y'all been shopping too, man.

What's going on here?

I see you.

I'm looking at you, oh, got that tie on.

What kind of, what's that, a leopard.

- Leopard print, yes, sir.

- Leopard, I hear you.

How you been, sir?

Get that mic up for me.

- Doing good.

How about yourself?

- Great, man.

You looking good, looking good.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Down there.

What's going on, Big 'Un?

- How you doing?

Doing pretty good.

- You doing pretty good?

- Yes, sir.

- All right.

All right, well listen, we're glad to have you back on Alabama Gospel Roots.

- It's great to be back.

- And you're sounding good.

- Appreciate it.

Looking good, feeling good, that's a great thing.

- Yes, sir.

- Looks like God is good.

- He is great.

- All right then, well listen, I want to tell you about something right quick, if you don't mind, 'cause you guys are gonna be a part of it.

It's called Love Stock.

- Yes, sir.

- It's gonna be outdoors from 10 in the morning till six at night, and that's going to be on October the 14th.

And it's going to be awesome, at Willow Tree Ranch in Pell City.

Y'all gonna be there?

- Before you.

- (chuckling) You better get up early then.

Listen, we are gonna have a great time.

I think we've got about 20 groups that are gonna be on the show.

You can look over here at me, man.

You look like you, you just looking out there like that.

But I got you, I got you.

I got you.

Well, we want you to be there, want you to sing, and it's gonna be a beautiful place there, and we want to bless the people.

- Yes, sir.

- We couldn't do it without Vintage Soul.

- We're bringing the band, the family, we're bringing everybody, we're coming.

- Y'all bring, now where y'all from?

- Hamilton, Alabama.

- Hamilton, Alabama.

- Yes, sir.

- And you got some people over at Mississippi, too, don't you?

- Oxford, Mississippi.

- Yes, sir.

- Bring them all.

- We're coming.

- Bring them all.

Bring the wagon, bring the bus, the bicycle.

Tricycle, motorbike.

Bring them!

- By the busload.

- I hear you, well, listen, we're gonna get outta the way.

You got one more song for us?

- Yes, sir.

- Okay, well listen, everybody, once again on a wonderful show called Alabama Gospel Roots.

We have Vintage Soul, so welcome them again if you will.

(slow energetic music) ♪ I got to do a lot of things ♪ A lot of things on my own ♪ And didn't know that without God's help ♪ ♪ That I would be standing all alone ♪ ♪ When people left, God remained the same ♪ ♪ And that's how I want to be ♪ And when trouble comes my way ♪ ♪ I want to be able to make the devil flee ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ Woo, I wanna be ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be more ♪ More like you - Come on, clap your hands.

♪ Woo ♪ Woo, I wanna be ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be more ♪ More like you - Got another verse I want to say, let me say this.

♪ Sometimes in life, I feel like giving up ♪ ♪ And throwing in the towel ♪ But if I want what God has for me ♪ ♪ I must go on and wear a smile ♪ ♪ Tomorrow is not promised ♪ And I want to do my best ♪ I got the love of Jesus ♪ I know I can stand the test ♪ Woo ♪ Woo, I wanna be ♪ I wanna be, yeah ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be more ♪ More like you ♪ I'm striving every day ♪ Every day of my life ♪ I wanna be ♪ I wanna be ♪ More like ♪ More like you ♪ Oh, the change starts in me ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ Make me, make me, make me, make me ♪ ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Help me to be ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ Teach me to be ♪ Make me more like you ♪ There's only one thing ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ That I want be ♪ Make me more like you ♪ I wanna be like Jesus ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ Because he supplied my every need ♪ ♪ Make me more like you ♪ I read in the Bible ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ And I understood where it said ♪ ♪ Make me more like you ♪ I am a new creation ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ The old has passed away ♪ Make me more like you ♪ You ought to tell the Lord ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ I'll decrease for you, Jesus ♪ Make me more like you ♪ So you can increase in me ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ I'll go all the way ♪ Make me more like you ♪ If I have to go by myself ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ God knows I will ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Yeah ♪ Wanna be like you ♪ Ooh, yeah, oh yeah ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Make me more like you ♪ Make me more like you ♪ I wanna to be like you, Jesus ♪ ♪ Make me more like you ♪ I wanna be like you, Jesus ♪ Make me more like you - Come on, put your hands together, everybody, come on.

(slow energetic music) (bright music) ♪ When I see ♪ The sunrise in the morning ♪ And when I feel ♪ The wind blow across my face ♪ And when I hear ♪ The sound of children playing ♪ ♪ I know it's all a part ♪ Of God's amazing grace ♪ And I believe ♪ That there's a place called heaven ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ In a place called Calvary ♪ Oh, I believe ♪ In a man whose name is Jesus ♪ And I believe ♪ That he gave his life for me (bright music) ♪ Well, I was there the day my Mama ♪ ♪ Went to Heaven ♪ I held her hand ♪ As she closed her eyes to sleep ♪ ♪ I felt the power of ♪ 10,000 angels ♪ To take her soul away ♪ To be crowned at Jesus' feet ♪ And I believe ♪ That there's a place called heaven ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ In a place called Calvary ♪ Oh, I believe ♪ In a man whose name is Jesus ♪ And I believe ♪ That he gave his life for me ♪ Yes, I believe ♪ That he gave his life ♪ For me - Back again, it's good to see you.

- It's so good to be here.

- How have you been?

- I'm doing great.

I'm so blessed, God's better to me than I deserve.

- All right, then, you're gonna shout here in a minute.

I feel it, I feel it.

- (laughing) I really am.

- I feel it, Miss Loretta Jent, welcome again to Alabama Gospel Roots.

- Thank you, it's so good to be here.

- Now tell me again where you're from, turn around a little bit, let everybody see you.

- I'm from Cordova, Alabama.

We're about 200 miles, maybe a little more than that.

- Okay, and what church are you a member of?

- Philadelphia Baptist.

- Philadelphia Baptist.

Do you sing in the church, as well?

- I don't.

(chuckles) - Uh-oh, uh-oh.

What's your pastor's name?

- Dave Sexton.

I've sung there maybe once, it's, we're new at that church, so.

- Okay, well Brother Dave, you see what she can do now?

- That's right.

- You see what she could do?

So guess what, you're gonna be singing more in the choir.

(Loretta chuckling) Is that right?

- Yes.

- Okay, she said it right here on Alabama Gospel Roots.

- I'll sing anywhere God opens a door.

- I know you will, I know you will.

Now tell me, do you write any of your own music?

- I don't, I have wrote one song, but I'm praying that God will give me the ability.

So maybe you all at home, and you all here today will help pray for that, too.

- There you go, I got a couple for you.

- Thank you.

- All right, well, listen, we want to hear some more singing.

Because I heard you warming up, and I'm telling you, you warmed up and you went all the way up, huh?

- (chuckles) Thank you.

- Great, great.

Well, listen, don't forget now on October 14th, we want to invite you to come out and be in the audience.

- We're looking forward to it.

- At the Love Stock.

Bring the family out.

- Oh, we will.

We're gonna have a children's area there, and it's going be great.

- Yeah.

Even gonna baptize, wow.

(Loretta chuckling) I might need to get another dip.

- (chuckles) Yep.

- Welcome once again, on Alabama Gospel Roots, Miss Loretta Jent.

(slow sweet music) ♪ Well, I can't take a heart that's broken ♪ ♪ Make it over again ♪ But I know a man who can ♪ And I can't take a soul that's sinsick ♪ ♪ Make it white as the snow ♪ But I know a man who can ♪ And some may call him Savior ♪ The Redeemer of all men ♪ But I call him Jesus ♪ For he's my dearest friend ♪ And if you feel that no one loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, your life, it's out of hand ♪ ♪ Well, I know a man who can ♪ Well, I can't walk upon the water ♪ ♪ Or calm a troubled sea ♪ But I know a man who can ♪ And I can't cause blind eyes to open ♪ ♪ Or make the lame to walk again ♪ ♪ Oh, but I know a man who can ♪ And some may call him Savior ♪ The Redeemer of all men ♪ But I call him Jesus ♪ For he's my dearest friend ♪ And if you feel that no one loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, your life, it's out of hand ♪ ♪ Well, I know a man who can ♪ Yes, I know a man ♪ Who can ♪ He can (gentle music) ♪ On a hill far away ♪ Stood an old rugged cross ♪ The emblem of suffering and shame ♪ ♪ And I love that old cross ♪ Where the dearest and best ♪ For a world of lost sinners was slain ♪ ♪ And so I'll cherish the old rugged cross ♪ ♪ Till my trophies at last I lay down ♪ ♪ And I will cling to the old rugged cross ♪ ♪ And exchange it someday for a crown ♪ ♪ To the old rugged cross ♪ I will ever be true ♪ Its shame and reproach gladly bear ♪ ♪ But then he'll call me someday ♪ ♪ To my home far away ♪ Where his glory forever I'll share ♪ ♪ And so I'll cherish the old rugged cross ♪ ♪ Till my trophies at last I lay down ♪ ♪ I will cling to the old rugged cross ♪ ♪ And I'll exchange it someday for a crown ♪ ♪ Oh, I will cling to the old rugged cross ♪ ♪ And exchange it someday for a crown ♪ - Oh, what a beautiful, beautiful group we have here.

How are ya?

- Good, good.

How are you?

- Great.

Well, I know you from somewhere.

- Oh, yeah.

I know you from somewhere, and I know you from somewhere.

(group chuckling) Alright, so we got David, Dale.

- Let's try that one more time.

- David, Dale.

- Yes, there you go.

(all chuckling) There you go.

- I'll take that.

- And Loretta, I know Loretta, right?

- You know-- - Not Loretta, not Loretta and Dave.

All right, okay guys.

(group chuckling) Listen, how are ya?

- Wonderful, man.

How about you?

- Great.

Well, you are up singing.

You're gonna do something acapella.

- Right.

- And we're looking forward to it.

- We are, too.

This girl can sing, and we was dying to get up here and sing with her, and they let us.

- I got you, well, that's a beautiful thing, and we're looking forward to hearing New Ground.

- Yes.

- You know, a little bit later in another show, huh?

- That's right, exactly.

- Okay, all right.

Well, listen, I want to tell you guys about something that's very, very special.

And I want you to come out, I don't know if you're gonna be singing on it, but I want you to come out and be a part of it some kind of way, okay?

- We'll be there, we'll fill in for somebody, I mean-- - Love Stock, you remember Woodstock, don't you?

- No.

(chuckling) - You don't, aw.

You've been saved all your life.

- Okay, I remember it.

- Yeah, yeah.

But hopefully we won't have that rain.

We're gonna have a great day.

It's in Pell City, and it's going to be a wonderful free event.

- Free?

- Free, low, so we can all go, okay.

- That's right.

- As a good friend of mine, Bishop Theo Bailey would say.

We're gonna have vendors, gonna have a baptismal, it's gonna be, yeah.

- That's great.

- People, I'm trying to tell you, great music.

And there's gonna be a children's area there in Pell City.

The whole city is gonna be there, plus anybody, anywhere who'd like to come.

- That's right.

- We want you to come.

So tell your friends, call a friend and call a neighbor, okay, and tell them about Love Stock.

It'll be from 10 in the morning till six in the evening.

Can you imagine all the people?

And it's a beautiful lay of land there.

And we want to thank Brother Rodney Burrow for allowing us to come.

That's Love Stock 2023 and the theme is, "What the world needs now is love, sweet love."

- There you go.

- That's what we need.

That's what we need, right?

- That's right.

- Got to have some more love.

- And I know you promote that, you always have.

- Yeah, because you know we always say, right, "There's only one color," huh?

- That's right.

- We are all sisters and brothers.

There's only one color.

- Yes, that's right.

- And that's the color of-- - Love.

- [All] Love.

- All right, can y'all say that in three-part harmony?

- Yeah.

- All right.

I'm gonna say there's only one color.

All right.

- All right, say it.

- And that's the color of.

♪ Love ♪ Love - There you go.

- All right.

What about my part?

(group chuckling) ♪ Love - That's it.

(Brother George chuckling) - You threw me on that.

- But you-- - I didn't even know where to go, I thought you was gonna take my part.

- But you went somewhere.

You went somewhere.

- The last time we sung, you sung my part, and I didn't know where to go.

- Well, you know that, I got a phone call after that, too.

(all chuckling) - Wow.

- Don't ever try that again.

- That's right.

- All right, okay, I'm gonna get out of the way, 'cause we gotta hear this beautiful song you guys gonna do.

What's the name of it, this song?

- Old Ship of Zion.

- Oh, better get on board.

- Oh, we got to hear her sing this a couple weeks back.

And we were waiting to, and today we're so proud she asked us to help her out on this song.

We're looking forward to it.

- Great, great.

So you guys have a name for this?

It's just gonna be Dale, David, and Loretta, right?

- (chuckles) Yeah.

- The Rams.

- D, D, and L, the Rams.

(all chuckling) All right, well everybody, listen, have a great week.

We appreciate you so very much.

Thank you for your support.

And we want to see you in the streets everywhere we go, saying how much you love Alabama Gospel Roots.

And as we said earlier, we're all sisters and brothers.

- Yes.

- There's only one color, and that's the color of.

- [All] Love.

- All right, everybody be well.

♪ I was standing ♪ On the banks ♪ Of a river ♪ Looking out ♪ Over life's troubled sea ♪ When I saw ♪ An old ship ♪ That was sailing ♪ Is that the old ship ♪ Of Zion I see ♪ Its hull was bent ♪ Ooh ♪ And battered ♪ Ooh ♪ From the storms ♪ Ooh ♪ Of my life, I could see ♪ Ooh ♪ Waves were rough, but that ♪ Ooh ♪ Old ship kept on sailing ♪ Ooh ♪ Is that the old ship ♪ Of Zion I see ♪ At the stern of the ship ♪ Ooh ♪ Was the captain ♪ Ooh ♪ I could hear as he ♪ Ooh ♪ Called out my name ♪ Ooh ♪ Get on board ♪ Ooh ♪ It's the old ship of Zion ♪ Ooh ♪ It will never ♪ Pass this way again ♪ As I step on board ♪ I'll be leaving ♪ All my troubles ♪ And trials behind ♪ I'll be safe ♪ With Jesus, the captain ♪ Sailing out ♪ On the old ship ♪ Of Zion ♪ Sailing out ♪ On the old ship ♪ Of Zion (logo buzzing)