A History of Preacher Gay and the Famo Gay Sisters by Gregory Gay – Journal of Gospel Mic

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. 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.

WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?

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.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHIGO MIC: THE GAY SISTERS

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 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.

THE GAY FAY GOSPEL MIC EXPERIENCE

As a new bishop, was dntg to reach out to a member of my ward who intified as gay and need spirual help. A Gospel Topics say explas: “The Church distguish between same-sex attractn and homosexual behavr.

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. 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).

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

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.

Over the years the Gaylords have cut back on their staff, and now the hoehold nsists of the ok, Saskia, and At, a small boy Fna recently brought home after the ath of their old nanny, who was rg for him. Although Pedloch believ that he n settle the se soon, he is troubled by the enmy between Barclay and the Gaylords. The Gay Sisters (1942) was director Irvg Rapper's third movie, but was not a labor of love: his boss said direct the film or face spensn.

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

If his boss had tly had their way, he'd have worked wh Davis as well on The Gay Sisters. She wrote to executive producer Hal Wallis, murrg, "I would be so grateful if you would give The Gay Sisters to someone else. Adapted om the novel by Stephen Longstreet (the Parisian expatriate thor/screenwrer also behd Stalln Road (1947) and Silver River (1948), among others), the story follows the Gaylord heirs Fna, Evelyn, and Sanna.

The Gay Sisters received enuragg early not, wh Variety wrg that was "long, dignified, rather weighty, fairly imprsive and varygly entertag picture. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Fna Gaylord), Gee Brent (Charl Barclay), Geralde Fzgerald (Evelyn Gaylord), Donald Crisp (Ralph Pedloch), Byron Barr (Gig Young), Nancy Coleman (Sie Gaylord), Gene Lockhart (Mr.