The Mississippi Mass Choir

On October 29, 1988, five months after their first rehearsal, the 150 voice aggregation recorded its first album and video. It can truly be said that they were an “overnight success”. The album, entitled “Mississippi Mass Choir Live”, remained in the number one slot atop the Billboard Magazine Top Gospel Charts for 45 consecutive weeks, setting a record for a debut recording of any genre. Their next four recordings - God Gets the Glory, It Remains to be Seen, Reverend James Moore Live with Mississippi Mass, and Reverend James Moore Live with Mississippi Mass at Jackson State University - all reached the number one position. Their first album after the untimely passing of Frank Williams in 1993, I’ll See You in the Rapture, reached the number two slot on the Billboard Chart; second only to Kirk Franklin’s recording-setting release. All of their subsequent recording reached the top ten or top twenty positions.

They have either won or been nominated numerous times for every music industry award, including the Grammy, Stellar, Soul Train, Dove, National Association of Record Merchandisers, 3M Visionary, Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and a host of others. They were recognized by Billboard Magazine on several occasions as “Gospel Artist of the Year.”







		Grammy Stellar Soul Train Dove National Association of Record Merchandisers 3M Visionary Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence

		On October 29, 1988, five months after their first rehearsal, the 150 voice aggregation recorded its first album and video. It can truly be said that they were an “overnight success”. The album, entitled “Mississippi Mass Choir Live”, remained in the number one slot atop the Billboard Magazine Top Gospel Charts for 45 consecutive weeks, setting a record for a debut recording of any genre. Their next four recordings - God Gets the Glory, It Remains to be Seen, Reverend James Moore Live with Mississippi Mass, and Reverend James Moore Live with Mississippi Mass at Jackson State University - all reached the number one position. Their first album after the untimely passing of Frank Williams in 1993, I’ll See You in the Rapture, reached the number two slot on the Billboard Chart; second only to Kirk Franklin’s recording-setting release. All of their subsequent recording reached the top ten or top twenty positions. They have either won or been nominated numerous times for every music industry award, including the Grammy, Stellar, Soul Train, Dove, National Association of Record Merchandisers, 3M Visionary, Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and a host of others. They were recognized by Billboard Magazine on several occasions as “Gospel Artist of the Year.”

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