- [Announcer] The gospel music (upbeat 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."

(upbeat song starting) ♪ Where do I go ♪ When there's nobody here to talk to ♪ ♪ Who do I talk to ♪ When nobody wants to listen ♪ Who do I lean on ♪ When there's no foundation stable ♪ ♪ I go to the rock ♪ I know he's able ♪ I go to the rock ♪ I go to the rock of my salvation ♪ ♪ I go to the stone that the builders rejected ♪ ♪ I run to the mountain ♪ And the mountain stands by me ♪ ♪ When the earth all around me is sinking sand ♪ ♪ On Christ, the solid rock, I stand ♪ ♪ When I need a shelter ♪ When I need a friend ♪ I go to the rock ♪ And where do I hide ♪ Till the storms have all passed over ♪ ♪ Who do I run to ♪ When the winds of sorrow threaten ♪ ♪ Is there a refuge ♪ In this time of tribulation ♪ When my soul needs consolation ♪ ♪ I go to the rock ♪ I go to the rock of my salvation ♪ ♪ I go to the stone that the builders rejected ♪ ♪ I run to the mountain ♪ And the mountain stands by me ♪ ♪ When the earth all around me is sinking sand ♪ ♪ On Christ, the solid rock, I stand ♪ ♪ When I need a shelter ♪ When I need a friend ♪ I go to the rock ♪ I go to the rock of my salvation ♪ ♪ I go to the stone that the builders rejected ♪ ♪ I run to the mountain ♪ And the mountain stands by me ♪ ♪ When the earth all around me is sinking sand ♪ ♪ On Christ, the solid rock, I stand ♪ ♪ When I need a shelter ♪ When I need a friend ♪ I go to the rock ♪ When I need a shelter ♪ When I need a friend ♪ I go to the rock ♪ When I need a shelter ♪ When I need a friend ♪ I go to the rock (song ending) - It is Saturday night.

And you know what time it is?

It's "Alabama Gospel Roots."

We say call the neighbor, call a friend.

Let 'em know that we are back again.

And we've got Lisa Hays.

How are you?

- I'm great, George.

How are you?

- I'm doing well.

It's good to have you on the show tonight.

- Good to see you again.

- Well, thank you so very much.

And you just started us off with the real high altitude.

What about that?

- Yeah, that's right.

- Great, so how long have you been singing?

- Ever since I was a little girl.

- Ever since you were a little girl and you've enjoyed every bit of it?

- Enjoyed it all.

- Great, where are you from?

- I'm from, I'm from Morris-Kimberly, Alabama.

But my church is in Mount Olive.

- Okay.

- Mount Olive, Alabama.

- But you grew up in the Morris area?

- I grew up in Penson, Morris, yes.

- All around there?

- Yes.

- What high school?

- Morgan Jordan High School.

- Oh, look out!

What's the mascot?

- Blue Devils.

- Blue Devils, ooh!

- Go blue.

- Go blue, all right, all right.

So hello out to everybody.

Listen, we're, as I say, glad to have you.

Thank you for joining us and we appreciate being able to partner with you, with your ministry.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, and I know you're just gonna keep expanding, growing bigger and better and just staying committed, right?

- Amen.

- And then I need them to get a, I need them to get a shot.

Come on, step out here.

Can y'all get, Mike, can you get a shot of these shoes, these boots?

Man, this lady came prepared.

She's ready, she's ready.

- [Lisa] Hey, I have to have a little bling.

- Got a little, you got a lot of bling.

All right, well, again, thank you for coming and we're looking forward to hearing the rest of your ministry here on "Alabama Gospels."

Okay?

- Thank you.

- So I'm gonna get outta the way now.

I don't want to take up any more of your time, okay?

- Okay, thank you.

- Once again on "Alabama Gospel Roots," welcome Ms. Lisa Hays.

(song starting) ♪ I just wanna speak the name of Jesus ♪ ♪ Over every heart and every mind ♪ ♪ I know there is peace within your presence ♪ ♪ I speak Jesus ♪ I just want to speak the name of Jesus ♪ ♪ Til every dark addiction starts to break ♪ ♪ Declaring there is hope and there is freedom ♪ ♪ I speak Jesus ♪ Your name is power ♪ Your name is healing ♪ Your name is light ♪ Break every stronghold ♪ Shine through the shadows ♪ Burn like a fire ♪ I just want to speak the name of Jesus ♪ ♪ Over fear and all anxiety ♪ To every soul held captive by depression ♪ ♪ I speak Jesus ♪ Your name is power ♪ Your name is healing ♪ Your name is light ♪ Break every stronghold ♪ Shine through the shadows ♪ Burn like a fire ♪ Shout Jesus from the mountains ♪ ♪ Jesus in the streets ♪ Jesus in the darkness over every enemy ♪ ♪ Jesus for my family ♪ I speak the holy name ♪ Jesus ♪ Shout Jesus from the mountains ♪ ♪ Jesus in the streets ♪ Jesus in the darkness over every enemy ♪ ♪ Jesus for my family ♪ I speak the holy name ♪ Jesus ♪ Shout Jesus from the mountains ♪ ♪ Jesus in the streets ♪ Jesus in the darkness over every enemy ♪ ♪ Jesus for my family ♪ I speak the holy name ♪ Jesus ♪ Your name is power ♪ Your name is healing ♪ Your name is life ♪ Break every stronghold ♪ Shine through the shadows ♪ Burn like a fire ♪ Your name is power ♪ Your name is healing ♪ Your name is life ♪ Break every stronghold ♪ Shine through the shadows ♪ Burn like a fire ♪ I just wanna speak the name of Jesus ♪ ♪ Over every heart and every mind ♪ ♪ I know there is peace within Your presence ♪ ♪ I speak Jesus (song ending) - It's "Alabama Gospel Roots."

And I love this time right now, because we get a chance to shout out to some wonderful people throughout the state of Alabama, from Huntsville to Mobile, that's what we say.

And then we get a chance to say hello to our friends at the nursing homes and rehab centers.

And at the end, I am going to salute a very special person as our golden vessel.

Are you ready for it?

I hope you hear your town tonight.

Here we go, Boaz, Alabama, that's right.

You know, a lot of people went up there to that extended yard sale that they had up there.

Probably still going on.

But I know I took a few trips with my wife to Boaz, Alabama, 10,170 people there.

That's in Marshall and Etowah County.

Carbon Hill, 1,769 people in Carbon Hill, that's in Walker County and Culvert County, Cherokee, 970 beautiful people there.

Dolphin Islands, 1,778 people, that's in Mobile County.

And Dutton, D-U-T-T-O-N, Dutton, Alabama, 330 people.

Then that's in Jackson.

Now our nursing homes.

Are y'all ready?

I hope you're listening.

And if we don't call your name tonight, I want you to give me a note, send me a text or something and let me know.

And we will call your name.

Cordova Health and Rehab Center in Cordova, Alabama, Crossville Health and Rehab Center in Crossville, Alabama.

Columbiana Health and Rehab Center, Where else?

Columbiana, Alabama.

Cypress Cove Center, that's in Muscle Shoals, all up in the top of the state of there, hello to Muscle Shoals, great music town, South Haven Health and Rehab Center.

And that's in Hoover, Alabama.

And now let's salute our golden vessel.

And we are going to say our golden vessel is native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Her name is Miss Olivia Dunnigan.

That's right, and she's a world class musician.

She's a nurse, wow, a historian, and a foot soldier in the Civil Rights Movement.

And she's an author.

So today, tonight we are so honored to salute Ms. Olivia Dunnigan.

We're pleased that you would give yourself so much away so others can be better.

Now we're gonna dedicate the entire show to you tonight on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

(song starting) ♪ You (indistinct) me ♪ Even when I stand in the darkness ♪ ♪ You comfort me ♪ Even when I fall away ♪ You walk me ♪ Even when I lose all my footing ♪ ♪ Lord, I believe ♪ You make the fog lift away ♪ The peace of this world tries to put my spirit in bondage ♪ ♪ The peace of my Lord always hands me ♪ ♪ The key to the chains ♪ Holy Spirit, come be the voice of correction ♪ ♪ To the peace of the Father and Son ♪ ♪ And all that remains ♪ You prepare my seed ♪ Even at the table are my enemies ♪ ♪ I've bend a knee ♪ You are deserving of all my praise ♪ ♪ I am amazed ♪ Even in affliction I have serenity ♪ ♪ Every verse I read ♪ Is no aching breath Lord I am amazed ♪ ♪ The peace of this world tries to put my spirit in bondage ♪ ♪ The peace of my Lord always hands me ♪ ♪ The key to the chains ♪ Holy Spirit, come be the voice of correction ♪ ♪ To the peace of the Father and Son ♪ ♪ And all that remains ♪ To the peace of ♪ His alter, at the alter ♪ Thank you, Father ♪ His alter, at the alter ♪ Thank you, Father ♪ His alter, at the alter ♪ Thank you, Father ♪ His alter, at the alter ♪ Thank you, Father ♪ The peace of this world tries to put my spirit in bondage ♪ ♪ The peace of my Lord always hands me ♪ ♪ The key to the chains ♪ Holy Spirit, come be the voice of correction ♪ ♪ To the peace of the Father and Son ♪ ♪ And all that remains ♪ To the peace of the Father and Son ♪ ♪ And all that remains (song ending) - It's "Alabama Gospel Roots."

And I tell you, we've got two powerful guys here, Joseph and Michael.

Is that correct?

- That's correct, yes.

- All right, now you gotta tell me who's Joseph and who's Michael?

- I'm Joseph.

- You're Joseph!

- Yes, sir.

- It is a pleasure to meet you, been hearing a lot about you.

- That makes me Michael.

- Michael, yes indeed.

How you guys doing?

- Doing great.

- Fantastic, doing great.

Excited to be here.

- That's exactly what I was thinking.

Let me ask you a question.

Now you do praise and worship somewhere, right?

- Yes sir.

- Talk a little bit in that mic.

- Joseph here, he's the worship leader.

- Yeah.

- At our church.

- Where's the church?

What's the name of the church?

- It's called, it's Grace and Truth.

But what we do is on Sunday nights I lead worship there and Michael assist me as well.

And man, it's just been a real blessing.

We call it Life Converge.

- Life?

- Life Converge.

- Life Converge.

- Yes sir.

- So now the songs that you minister, the first one, who wrote that?

Did you write that?

- I did write that.

- You wrote it.

So you write a lot of songs?

- Here lately, yes, absolutely, every chance I get.

- I hear you.

So you keep that guitar attached to you, right?

- Ah, yes.

- Right, great.

So you guys been playing a long time?

Have you been playing?

- Yeah, well I've been playing probably on and off since I was seven years old, something like that.

- Wow.

- Yeah, just- - Wow.

Well, that's only about three years, right?

(all laughing) - Yeah, right, - And what about you?

- I've been playing for about 23 years, but we just met each other about two months ago?

- Yeah, about two months ago.

- And it clicked?

- It did, absolutely.

- So you guys plan on recording maybe?

- Absolutely.

- Yeah, we loved to.

- Absolutely, we would jump at the chance.

- Would you let me work with you?

- Absolutely.

- Absolutely.

- Okay, well it's a deal done then.

- Okay.

- Absolutely.

- All right, Trudy wouldn't have it any other way, right?

- Right, right.

- Trudy's out in the audience, man.

I'm telling you, she shouting if nobody else shouts.

Trudy's your sister, right?

Trudy?

Who's Trudy's?

- Trudy's my aunt.

- Okay, all right, she's your aunt.

She is.

- There you go.

All right, and did she give you any whippings while you were growing up?

- Absolutely not.

- Absolutely not.

Okay, all right, well guys, we are going to get out of the way.

Thank you again- - Thank you.

- For joining us on "Alabama Gospel Roots," and hopefully we'll have you again if you'll come.

- Absolutely.

- Okay, well once again on "Alabama Gospel Roots," we got Joseph and Michael.

Let's hear some more great gospel music from them.

(song starting) ♪ Lord, everyone ♪ Reaches for your glory ♪ Not only mine ♪ But every voice tell the story ♪ ♪ Of how you raise us up ♪ New life from the ashes ♪ Lord of all creation spoken by you ♪ ♪ Every call from the wild ♪ From the delta to the Nile ♪ Every nature sound singing stories of our father ♪ ♪ Every bird that crows ♪ Will remind us of your mercy ♪ Every vine that grows reaches for your glory ♪ ♪ Stars in the sky ♪ Everyone of of them placed there ♪ ♪ With delicate care ♪ The map of your greatness ♪ Your presence is everywhere ♪ From the lowly driving valleys ♪ ♪ To the highest beacon mountain ♪ ♪ Every creature will sing ♪ Every call from the wild ♪ From the delta to the Nile ♪ Every nature sound singing stories of our father ♪ ♪ Every bird that crows ♪ Will remind us your mercy ♪ Every vine that grows reaches for your glory ♪ ♪ Every sound of earth and sky ♪ Lifts your holy name on high ♪ Every sound of earth and sky ♪ Lifts your holy name on high ♪ Every sound of earth and sky ♪ Lifts your holy name on high ♪ Every sound of earth and sky ♪ Lifts your holy name on high ♪ Every call from the wild ♪ From the delta to the Nile ♪ Every nature sound singing stories of our father ♪ ♪ Every bird that crows ♪ Will remind us your mercy ♪ Every vine that grows reaches for your glory ♪ ♪ Every bird that crows ♪ Will remind us your mercy ♪ Every vine that grows reaches for your glory ♪ (song transitioning) ♪ Lord, you lift me up ♪ Turned my life around ♪ Lord, you fill my cup ♪ You always save me before I drown ♪ ♪ When I wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ I thank God that I'm alive ♪ Lord, you carry all my burdens ♪ ♪ You give me strength to survive ♪ ♪ Lord, you know when I'm weak ♪ Lord, your word, it carries me ♪ ♪ Lord, you lift me up ♪ You turn my life around ♪ Lord, you fill my cup ♪ You always save me before I drown ♪ ♪ See, life's of fact and not of fiction ♪ I need some help, Lord!

♪ I need some help, Lord ♪ Send me a vision ♪ I'm sick and tired of the way I was living ♪ ♪ All this take and not enough giving ♪ ♪ Life was nothing but sinning ♪ Lord, wake me up so I can listen ♪ Will you listen?

♪ Lord, you lift me up ♪ You turn my life around ♪ Lord, you fill my cup ♪ You always save me before I drown ♪ ♪ You always save me before I drown ♪ (song ending) (upbeat song starting) ♪ If this earthly tabernacle ♪ Should be dissolved today ♪ I'd trade it for a finer one ♪ That would not pass away ♪ But 'til the day arrives ♪ When it's time for moving out ♪ ♪ It's such sweet peace to know ♪ ♪ My Lord lives in this old house ♪ ♪ Now, the sweetest fellowship I've known ♪ ♪ Has fortified these walls ♪ And peace has reigned since He's been walking ♪ ♪ Up and down these halls ♪ There's snow upon the rooftop now ♪ ♪ And these hinges, they're near worn out ♪ ♪ But such sweet peace to know my Lord ♪ ♪ Lives in this old house ♪ To Him it's been a dwelling place ♪ ♪ Where He kept my hand in His ♪ For me a home away from home ♪ That's all it really is ♪ It sure ain't fine or fancy ♪ And all I can boast about ♪ It's such sweet peace to know my Lord ♪ ♪ Still lives in this old house ♪ ♪ Now there were days and times I knew ♪ ♪ It was time for you moving out ♪ ♪ And there were days and times I knew ♪ ♪ It took God's amazing grace ♪ For you to stay ♪ But you never left this old building once ♪ ♪ That's why I sing and shout ♪ It's such sweet peace to know my Lord ♪ ♪ Still lives in this old house ♪ ♪ If it's a dwelling place ♪ Where He kept my hand in His ♪ For me a home away from home ♪ That's all it really is ♪ Now it sure ain't fine and fancy ♪ ♪ And all I can boast about ♪ It's such sweet peace to know my Lord ♪ ♪ Lives in this old house ♪ After all these years the Lord ♪ ♪ Lives in this old house ♪ Ooh - "Alabama Gospel Roots," and I tell you, a lot of things take place on our show.

We get a chance to meet some wonderful people.

And one such person was Mr. Gene Parkhill.

And I've got his beautiful wife here with us and his daughter and just the whole family.

But I tell you what, I had a chance to meet your dad, your husband and I fell in love with him, because he was such a genuine guy.

When I first heard about he was coming and first time he came on the show, I said he's really sincere about what he was doing.

And he was that, got a chance to be at his home-going service.

And it was something I just, was just led to be there.

- And we greatly appreciated that.

That meant the world to us.

- Yeah, well, it meant a lot to me.

And I feel that right now.

So on "Alabama Gospel Roots," we wanted to present something, but first I want you to just say how you felt about Brother Gene.

Mom, would you just tell us?

I know if you can, as best as you can.

You know more about him than we all do.

So don't tell it all now.

Go right ahead.

- Yeah, we was together almost 41 years.

We never separated or you know, anything, but you know, yeah, he was a good man.

He was a hard worker and I loved him.

And you know, I miss him.

- I know you do.

- But you know, but the help and grace of God, you know, I'm gonna make it.

- Yeah, you still hear him talking now though?

- Oh, yeah.

At times.

- Well, anything particularly that you can remember he would say all the time?

Any particular phrase?

- He would just holler at me a lot.

He would just holler, holler, "Ava, Ava."

Say, I can still hear that sometimes.

- But he would always ask her, "Is the food ready yet?"

- All right, all right, all right.

- Oh yeah, he loved to eat, that's for sure.

- Every time I saw a picture, looked like y'all were eating somewhere.

- We were, yeah.

- And Sarah as a daughter, now are you the only child?

- Well, I'm the youngest.

- The youngest, I got you.

- Yeah, so my sister was like 12 years older than me, so yeah.

- Okay.

- So I was the only one at home.

- So did he encourage you to sing or you just picked it?

- That is where I started singing.

- Wow.

- I was probably eight years old and started singing with him in church.

And you know, I really didn't wanna sing- - Uh-huh.

- Because I felt like I couldn't sing.

- Right.

- But that really instilled the want to, to sing and the gospel music in me.

And by the time I was say 12, I was really wanting to sing.

I had that love for it and said, "That's what I want to do."

So I have to thank Dad for that.

- [George] Right.

- In church.

- Right, oh, you know what I can't understand is why when the first time we got in touch with you by way of Dennis Williams, I believe, and I don't know why you didn't tell me, "My dad sings too."

It was kind of like in the process.

- I'm sorry, he came to bring me to one of the singings and he actually met you.

And that's how that happened.

- [George] Wow.

- I was like, "My dad sings too," so.

- [George] Wow, wow.

- I think that was the second taping.

- Now, he was one of the most sincere ministers of gospel that I met on all of these years.

I mean, it wasn't about the showtime, it was just I love what I'm doing, you know?

- That's true, he loved it.

He loved "Gospel Roots."

He loved you.

- Oh, he told me the last time I said, what were you up in Athens?

I believe it was.

- Yes.

- He told me, he said, "You don't believe how popular this show is."

He said- - That's true.

- "I have my wife called everybody on Saturday."

He had you on a mission, right?

- Yes.

- Call everybody.

He said, he kept telling me, "You don't know how popular this show is."

It's a and it just, it touched me.

And I think that was one of the things that really, really locked it in.

- Yeah.

- And we're gonna always miss him and always appreciate him.

- Absolutely.

- Okay, well we got brother on the end and who we got down there?

Get that mic up for me.

- That's my better half, my wife.

- [George] Your wife.

- She'll be the sister-in-Law to Gene.

- I got you.

Well, tell me, you, you guys grew up, and did y'all play when y'all were growing up?

- We played when we grew up.

My mother's side of the family, all of her brothers played music and it just came down generation to us and home to the other children.

- [George] That is awesome.

So do you have children who sing?

- Yes, I've got one.

- [George] Okay, play as well?

- No, she don't play, but my granddaughter does.

She plays the violin.

- [George] Oh, that's- - School band.

- All right, well, sister-in-law.

You wanna say something about your dear brother?

- My brother-in-law, he was extremely ordinary person.

He would always say, "Cindy, ask Larry, where are we gonna go eat next?"

- [Sarah] That's right.

- But I used to ride to church with them and we really miss him a lot.

He was a good man, - Linwood, you came into a family that was already locked in, man.

How did you make your way to getting Brother Gene to open the door for you?

- I bribed him.

- [George] You bribed him, I got you.

Well, you took him to eat somewhere?

- That's right, I think since when he met him was eating out somewhere.

- He likes the steakhouse.

- Yeah, he does.

- Yeah, I'd always ask him, "Any good places to eat up there?"

You know, he was telling me about the places I got and when I came up to the service, I got a chance to see some of the places he was talking about.

Great, great.

So what do you remember most about him other than the eating?

- He loved, he loved music, he loved to sing.

He loved all kinds of gospel music.

- [George] Yes sir.

- He's old fashioned like I was, you know.

And we kinda grew up on the old Southern.

- [George] Yeah.

- Gospel music and he enjoyed that.

The guitar that Larry's gonna be playing on tonight is the guitar that was Gene's.

- [George] Okay.

- The last one he played on this show.

- [George] Wow.

- So he'll be playing that with, say on a song for dad.

- Great, great, Sarah, I know it's a big hole that's left.

- Absolutely, yeah.

- But you're going to continue to carry the banner on and we gonna make sure that, ain't no give up, ain't no stopping.

- That's right.

- Yeah, we gonna make sure you be okay, okay?

That's a promise from Brother George and "Alabama Gospel Roots."

We gonna make sure that.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, I don't know why God does things, but that's his business.

- He puts the right people in our lives at the right time.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We got this, okay?

We got this, we got this.

- Thank you.

- Okay, well, I tell you what, we have a certificate that we wanna present to you.

It says, "The 'Alabama Gospel Roots' television show salutes the life and legacy of Gospel Music Minister, Gene Parkhill, this 8th day of June, 2024."

And it's signed by my partner Mike Ousley and myself.

You can kinda read mine a little bit.

I don't know what's going on with his signature, but that's all right.

Just know that it's Mike Ousley, okay?

- All right.

- Thank you so much.

- Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

- You quite bless you.

Now give me a kiss right here.

- All right, I stole that one.

Hey Gene, I ain't mean no harm, Gene.

(all laughing) - He wouldn't mind.

- All right, great, bless you.

- And he loved you too, I sure do appreciate this.

- Yes, ma'am.

Well, listen, I think we gonna reconfigure ourselves and you guys gonna sing one of his favorite songs?

- Yeah, this was one song that he sang all the time and that I actually sang harmony with him on many, many times, many years.

- Okay, what's the name of the song?

- The song is "But for the Blood."

- "But For the Blood."

All right, well again, we salute the life of Mr. Gene Parkhill.

All the people who know him know that he's special and today we thank you for it.

All right, well we're gonna reconfigurate, and then we gonna get brother back there to play and you gonna sing?

Okay, all right then.

All right, more on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

Thank you for your support.

(song starting) ♪ I had no one to blame ♪ How I longed to hide my face ♪ I was so ashamed ♪ For all the wrongs I had done ♪ ♪ But I knew I had to pay ♪ I was bound to face those flames ♪ ♪ But for the blood ♪ He shed on Calvary's tree ♪ But for the blood ♪ He shed on Calvary's tree ♪ But for the blood ♪ There'd be no hope for you and me ♪ ♪ For all my righteousness ♪ Would still be rags ♪ And that's all I'll ever be ♪ But for the blood ♪ That lives and sets me free ♪ Even now I get so low ♪ You know the Devil lets me know ♪ ♪ I'm so undeserving ♪ I'm unworthy of God's love ♪ And oh yes, I know it's true ♪ But here I am, the chosen few ♪ ♪ I'll stand today ♪ 'Cause I'm saved just by the blood ♪ ♪ But for the blood ♪ He shed on Calvary's tree ♪ But for the blood ♪ There'd be no hope for you and me ♪ ♪ For all my righteousness ♪ Would still be rags ♪ And that's all I'll ever be ♪ But for the blood ♪ That cleansed and sets me free ♪ ♪ All my righteousness is filthy rags ♪ ♪ And that's all I'll ever be ♪ But for the blood ♪ That cleansed and set me free ♪ (song ending) (song starting) ♪ If I could count the tears that have fallen ♪ ♪ It would seem like an ocean to me ♪ ♪ If my heart were a window you could look through ♪ ♪ Oh, the pain and scars you would see ♪ ♪ Tears will never stain ♪ The streets of that city ♪ No wreaths of death ♪ On my mansion door ♪ Teardrops aren't welcome ♪ Beyond the gates of glory ♪ 'Cause the heart will never break anymore ♪ ♪ I've questioned the loss of a loved one ♪ ♪ That grave seems so final and cold ♪ ♪ But we'll meet again ♪ Where death has no victory ♪ In a land where we'll never grow old ♪ ♪ I've never met one man without sorrow ♪ ♪ Never looked into eyes with no pain ♪ ♪ But there's a land ♪ Where grief is a stranger ♪ And joy is the only songs they'll sing ♪ ♪ 'Cause tears will never stain the streets of that city ♪ ♪ No wreaths of death ♪ On my mansion door ♪ And teardrops aren't welcome ♪ Beyond the gates of glory ♪ 'Cause the heart will never break anymore ♪ ♪ No, our hearts will never break anymore ♪ (song ending) (upbeat song starting) ♪ Ooh How many out there know God's getting us ready for that great day?

Will you be ready?

Listen!

♪ My God ♪ My God's getting us ready ♪ For that great ♪ For that great day ♪ My God ♪ My God's getting us ready ♪ For that great ♪ For that great day ♪ I wanna know ♪ Will you be ready ♪ Will you be ready ♪ Will you be ready Y'all go ahead and put your hands together.

♪ Will you be ♪ Will you be ready ♪ For that great ♪ For that great day ♪ Yeah Listen!

♪ You got to be ready ♪ You got to be ready ♪ Yes, you do ♪ You gotta be ♪ You got to be ready ♪ 'Cause he's coming back for a church ♪ ♪ Without a spot or wrinkle ♪ You got to be ready ♪ You gotta be, you gotta be ♪ You got to be ready ♪ 'Cause no man knows the day or the hour ♪ ♪ You got to be ready ♪ For when the son of man, when he shall appear ♪ ♪ You got to be ready ♪ You gotta be, you gotta be ♪ You got to be ready ♪ Oh, you gotta be ♪ You got to be ready ♪ Anybody out there ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ 'Cause he's coming back ♪ Be ready ♪ And it won't be long ♪ Be ready ♪ My God is coming back ♪ Be ready ♪ And it won't be long, y'all ♪ You gotta be ♪ You ♪ You ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Look at your neighbor ♪ All over this room and tell them ♪ ♪ You ♪ You ♪ You ♪ You ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Gotta get your house ♪ Be ready ♪ You better get it in order, y'all ♪ ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ He's coming back ♪ Be ready ♪ One of these old days, y'all ♪ Be ready ♪ It won't be long ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Anybody out there ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Anybody out there ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ You gotta be ready ♪ Be ready ♪ Y'all, he's coming back ♪ Be ready ♪ It won't be long, listen ♪ Oh, preachers ♪ You gotta tell your members ♪ Oh, mothers ♪ You gotta tell your daughters ♪ ♪ Oh, you fathers ♪ You gotta tell your son ♪ To get ready ♪ And get right ♪ 'Cause he's coming back (song ending) - "Alabama Gospel Roots," and I tell you what, we have a awesome group here.

They came from outta town to be in Birmingham to record for this day, actually in McAdory.

Hello, how y'all doing?

Get that mic up for me a little bit.

I'm between two heavy weights.

Great, so tell me the name again of the group.

- The Soul Revivals.

- From Newnan, Georgia.

Now give me, introduce everybody real quick for me, okay?

- Of course, I'm Calvin, lead singer, George.

- George, George, George.

- Gladys.

- Gladys.

- Also lead singer.

And you got our baritone and second, Brother Tony.

- Brother Tony.

And you guys from Newnan, Georgia, great.

How long you been together?

How long this group been in existence?

- Probably say about 24 years.

I've been singing over 30.

- You've been singing over 30?

Been with some more groups prior to- - Also George.

He's a former member of the Gospel Keynote.

- I know him!

Everybody know him.

Everybody know him.

He could choke that microphone.

Shoot, shoot.

All right, so you guys have recorded before, right?

- Yes, yes.

- Okay.

So what's the name of your latest recording?

- "Great Day."

- "Great Day," that's a good one.

That's a good one.

And the songs are, who are the writers in the group?

- Well, I was the writer, we all write, but I wrote "Great Day."

- Okay, all right, awesome.

Okay, well we are grateful to have you.

Thank you for making the sacrifice to be with "Alabama Gospel Roots."

And everybody's watching, I think over like 300,000 people.

Okay, 300, don't get nervous now.

Don't get nervous, don't get nervous.

I want you to bring it, okay?

Thank you so much for joining us again and we appreciate you.

- Thank you.

- All right, let's hear some more great gospel music from the Soul Revivals on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

(song starting) - In the book of Galatians, the sixth chapter, in the ninth verse, you'll find these words.

"Let us not be weary," and we'll do it, but you shall reap if you (indistinct) God.

Listen!

♪ When you try ♪ And failed in all your trying ♪ ♪ Your heart was made to be ♪ But sometimes it make you cry ♪ ♪ At the end of the storm ♪ There's a rainbow ♪ And you know what ♪ Behind every dark cloud ♪ Shine ♪ With you, it shines ♪ Oh, so don't ♪ Don't give up ♪ You gotta hold on ♪ Hold on ♪ Don't give in ♪ Don't give in ♪ No, don't, no, no ♪ You got to be strong ♪ Be strong ♪ But in these ♪ In these ♪ I know what I'm talking about ♪ ♪ In the end ♪ You will win ♪ I tried Jesus for myself ♪ And I know that in the end ♪ In the end ♪ If you hold on ♪ If you be strong ♪ You will win ♪ And the reason why you will win the battle ♪ ♪ The battle ♪ It's not yours ♪ It's not yours ♪ It all belongs ♪ It belongs to God ♪ Hold on ♪ Hold on ♪ Don't give up ♪ Don't give up ♪ Don't you give in ♪ Whoa, in the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win, yes, you will ♪ You will win ♪ If you hold on, if you be strong ♪ ♪ In the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win, hallelujah ♪ You will win ♪ I dare you to tell somebody ♪ Whoa, it's my winning season ♪ In the end ♪ You're gonna win ♪ Yes, you will ♪ You will win ♪ If you hold on, if you be strong ♪ (song ending) - Well, I tell you what, the night just goes by when you're having a great time.

And we've had a great time tonight, haven't we?

- Yes, we have.

- All right, you think y'all might want to come back?

- Oh yeah, definitely.

- Okay then, well, got to get a big check to come back, okay?

And it's coming my way.

Great, great, great.

So tell me now before we go, we didn't get a chance to talk to you at the other interview.

So you've been singing, you got guys singing.

What is that like, singing as the only lady in the group?

Can you get the mic up for me a little bit?

- Actually it's pretty awesome.

It's awesome, I love these guys.

They're my big brothers.

- Big brothers.

- Yes.

- Talking about George?

- All of them.

- Okay.

(all laughing) All right, and so they take care of, make sure you're all right.

- Great care.

- And how long you've been singing there?

- I've been singing for since I was six, seven years old.

- Okay, great.

- I've been with them for a few years now and it's been a blessing.

It's been great.

- Who influenced you?

- My father.

- Okay, he was a singer?

- My father's a singer.

- And sing with any quartets?

- Yes, sir.

- What's the quartet, main one?

- Dad, he sang with, he actually, my father actually had a group called the Soul Revivals.

- Oh, oh, oh, oh.

- Yes, he did.

- All right, iI ain't gonna get into that.

I ain't gonna get into that.

Look at it, they talking about he started the Soul Revival.

Stealing ain't going on.

- She was also related to the Racy Brothers.

- Racy Brothers?

Yeah, where they at?

Arkansas?

- Out of Arkansas.

- All right, okay.

There's some great people.

- Yes.

- So it's in the bloodline.

- It's in the bloodline.

- All right, here we go.

We gotta get ready to go.

It's been great.

But I want you to say this with me.

So get the mics up for me if you don't mind, everybody, I want you to say this with me.

We're all sisters and brothers.

- We're all sisters and brothers.

- There's only one color.

- There's only one color.

- And that's the color of love.

- And that's the color of loves.

- All right, now I would ask you I to harmonize on that, but I don't know if you can get it that quick.

Can you get it that quick?

That's the color of love.

Can y'all say that real quick?

One, two, three, that's the color of love.

♪ That's the color of love - He bailed out quick.

He just, you heard it.

Great, well listen, everybody, have a great week and give someone a smile.

Let him know that you are a lovely person and that you love people and they're going to smile back.

I guarantee you, it's going to be a great week for you.

We wanna thank Bishop Kendricks and everybody at Oasis of Praise for allowing us to do our show here again.

And I tell you what, they got an awesome staff here.

I'm gonna leave you with the Soul Revivals.

They're gonna take us home with a brand new powerful song.

I bet you never heard, but you're going to love it, right here.

We'll see you next week.

8:00 on Alabama Public Television.

- You see, maybe somebody out there just may going through something and we dunno what you're going through.

You dunno what we're going through.

But one thing that we do know, that we serve a savior that sits high and looks way down low and he's able to do anything!

Without fail.

That's why we got to hold on.

We got to be strong.

Can I get a witness?

♪ In the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win ♪ Hallelujah, oh ♪ In the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win ♪ Yes, you will ♪ You will win ♪ I tell you to take your neighbor by the hand ♪ ♪ And say, hold on just a little while longer ♪ ♪ In the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win, yes, you will ♪ You will win ♪ If you hold on, if you be strong ♪ ♪ Oh, in the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win, yes you will ♪ You will win ♪ It's my witness season ♪ You will win ♪ It's my witness season ♪ You will win ♪ Y'all, hallelujah ♪ Thank you, Lord ♪ You will win ♪ I know it's been tough ♪ I know it's been rough ♪ But y'all, we got to hold on to God's (indistinct) hand ♪ ♪ If you hold on, if you be strong ♪ ♪ You will win ♪ We're gonna make it, y'all ♪ Oh, in the end ♪ In the end ♪ We will win ♪ Hallelujah, thank you, Lord ♪ You will win ♪ I won't turn back, I won't give up ♪ ♪ Oh, it's going to hold on ♪ I got to hold on ♪ I got to hold on, yes, I do ♪ You will win ♪ Hallelujah ♪ You see, three or four years ago ♪ ♪ We couldn't stand right here ♪ Because of Covid, we couldn't come together ♪ ♪ But God has been so good ♪ God has been so good ♪ Oh ♪ In the end ♪ In the end ♪ You will win ♪ You will win ♪ Hallelujah ♪ You will win ♪ Thank you, Lord (song ending)