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Gospel music
By Sue Willis
Two-time Grammy Award winner Amy Gn
sellout crowd at the Township Monday night.
Grant was in Columbia on a 50-date tour her j
"represents the most extensively produced gosp
l ne tour titled alter her seventh and most i
"Straight Ahead," began in February and ha
pericnced anticipated sellouts like the Columbia
It will take them to engagements in Australia a
AMY GRANT is setting records and precedei
first solo gospel singer to have a gold record
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crowd at the Township was definitely acquain
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and cheers. ,4E1 Shaddai" from her gold - r<
"Age to Age" may have roused the crowd th
dropped abruptly into their deepest and longest
evening to hear the song with Hebrew lyrics that
great deal of radio air time.
Grant tours with a troupe of 11 performer:
backup trio that could probably fill an audito
own, a drummer that deserved his place in the
keyboard players, and guitarists that all were r
the exciting delivery of the concert.
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