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    Michelle Williams & Shirley Caesar, Steal Away to Jesus: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Word Entertainment; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Shirley Caesar & Michelle Williams, Steal Away to Jesus | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 21st edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Michelle Williams and Shirley Caesar performing “Steal Away to Jesus.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 25, 2025 ago
    13 Fantastic GO Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Fantastic GO Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Fantastic GO Songs features songs by Andra Day, Chappell Roan, Gunna, John Summit, Jung Kook, and Rina Sawayama.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsSeptember 16, 2024 ago
    Incredible Songs: 1950s, Vol. 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels; Jazella from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 1950s, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 1950s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Peggy Lee, The Platters, and Ray Charles.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 2, 2024 ago
    Louis Armstrong, Go Down Moses: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 4 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Verve Music Group; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom via Pixabay]
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    Louis Armstrong, Go Down Moses | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 4th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Go Down Moses” by legendary jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 5, 2024 ago
    11 Songs That Are Wonderful Through & Through [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Photo by nappy via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Are Wonderful Through & Through | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs That Are Wonderful Through & Through features music courtesy of Aretha Franklin, Bring Me The Horizon, Ja Rule, Mariah Carey, and Prince.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 13, 2023 ago
    Columns

    The Impressions, “Amen” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 45th edition of Music Lifts, we’re uplifted by The Impressions performing the traditional spiritual, “Amen.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 8, 2022 ago
    Mariah Carey, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 29 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Sony, Zac Durant on Unsplash]
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    Mariah Carey, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child” | Sunday Refresh 🙏

    On the 29th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Mariah Carey performing, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 5, 2021 ago
    Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]
    Music

    Prince, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ | Track Review

    A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince. 

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJune 12, 2018 ago

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