The Gay Sisters | Mala Rerds

Contents:

• THE GAY SISTERS
• WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
• THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHIGO MIC: THE GAY SISTERS
• THE GAY FAY GOSPEL MIC EXPERIENCE
• GAY SISTERS: GOSPEL ROOTS - THE GROUP WHO H WH "GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU"
• A HISTORY OF PREACHER GAY AND THE FAMO GAY SISTERS BY GREGORY GAY

THE GAY SISTERS

Chigo’s Gay Sisters rerd sporadilly for a variety of labels for almost half a century—ually a sgle here, a sgle there, most of them ltle-noticed.

WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?

Yet, their reputatn as one of the most novative and excg groups of gospel mic’s “goln age” rts largely on the dozen songs Mildred, Evelyn and Geralde Gay rerd durg three ssns between March and July of 1951 for Savoy Rerds. Fannie Lewis and Jerry Gay were married Atlanta 1922 and later moved to Chigo, where they raised five children: Evelyn, Robert, Mildred, Geralde and Donald. Both parents and four of their offsprg—wh the notable exceptn of Robert, who beme a jazz mician—performed om time to time wh the fay group, which was billed varly as “The Gay Sgers, ” “The Gay Sisters wh Fanny [sic] Gay and Preacher Gay, ” “Evelyn Gay & the Gay Sisters, ” “Evelyn Gay & Brother” and “The Gay Sisters wh Donald Gay.

The Gay fay attend All Natns Pentestal Church on Chigo’s Wt Si, where the pastor was Elr Lucy Smh, grandmother of future Roberta Mart Sgers pianist Ltle Lucy Smh. Followg Elr Smh’s ath 1952, the Gays joed the Church of God Christ nomatn. Volist Mildred and sger–pianist Evelyn Gay formed the Gay Sisters as duo 1946 and were equently joed over the years by Geralde, also a pianist.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHIGO MIC: THE GAY SISTERS

The Gay Sisters cut their first sgle 1948 for Dolph’s of Hollywood, a Los Angel label that also rerd future gospel stars the Ward Sgers and the Roberta Mart Sgers durg the late 1940s. The Gay fay disgraphy me to a close 2004 wh Geralde and Donald revampg God Shall Wipe All Tears Away on a Sirens Rerds album tled In The Right Hands: Chigo Gospel Keyboard Pneers. All three of the Gay Sisters are ceased.

ImageYoung Adults Together Church: Mormon and Gay Webse.

In the first few months after beg lled as a bishop, I was surprised when three sets of parents my ward each approached me private to let me know that they had a child who intified as gay or transgenr. As a new bishop, was dntg to reach out to a member of my ward who intified as gay and need spirual help.

THE GAY FAY GOSPEL MIC EXPERIENCE

A Gospel Topics say explas: “The Church distguish between same-sex attractn and homosexual behavr.

GAY SISTERS: GOSPEL ROOTS - THE GROUP WHO H WH "GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU"

People who experience same-sex attractn or intify as gay, lbian, or bisexual n make and keep venants wh God and fully and worthily participate the Church.

A HISTORY OF PREACHER GAY AND THE FAMO GAY SISTERS BY GREGORY GAY

Intifyg as gay, lbian, or bisexual or experiencg same-sex attractn is not a s and do not prohib one om participatg the Church, holdg llgs, or attendg the temple. Be reful not to lim members’ opportuni to ntribute if they intify as gay or transgenr. Based on the novel The Gay Sisters by Stephen Longstreet (New York, 1942).

Before wealthy New Yorker Penn Sutherland Gaylord leav to fight World War I, he wr an airtight will leavg everythg to his three motherls dghters, Fna, Evelyn and Sanna. In his stctns to the eight-year-old Fna, he emphasiz that the Gaylords never sell their land.