There are two great gospel music concert documentaries. Amazing Grace with Aretha Franklin from 2018 and Say Amen, Somebody from 1982. Say Amen, Somebody also features one of the greatest live gospel performances ever – DeLois Barrett Campbell and the Barrett Sisters singing “No Ways Tired.”
DeLois started with the Roberta Martin Singers but quickly became one of gospel music’s most electrifying singers. Few artists in any genre could match her range and Holy Ghost fire. One great place to hear DeLois -- and sisters Billie and Rodessa -- at the peak of their powers is on this live 45 from the mid-1960s, performing Albert Brumley’s classic “I’ll Fly Away.”
MUSIC: DeLois Barrett Campbell and the Barrett Sisters, “I’ll Fly Away,” 45 (July 14, 2024)