I've interviewed Calvin many times for his music, but I am in awe too about this news that was brought to me. Celebrating 50 years since the release of his signature song that I honestly thought was written by Albertina Walker all this time. Honestly, Calvin doesn't even look no more than 50 years-old! I asked myself, was he two years-old when he wrote it?

Amazing. Not only has be collaborated as a Gospel singer/songwriter with Albertina Walker, but Edwin Hawkins, Dr. Bobby Jones, Cheryl Porter, Ricky Dillard and Kurt Carr. Patti LaBelle performed his song "Come On In This House" on stage. Luciano Pavarotti, Boys Choir of Harlem, Alicia Keyes and more have covered the "I Can Go to God in Prayer" single too.

"From my early childhood years," he told me when I asked about when his roots in Gospel started.

As I was telling him how impressed I was with the success of his single he said, "It wasn't until, when preparing for the press release, I realized it was licensed by the Smithsonian (the significance of his song). It didn't darn on me that it was the ‘SMITHSONIAN!'"

Having your song sampled and covered by so many may people may have had him in the frame of mind that here come ‘another one." Not really paying attention to who this "another one" is. But that "another one" solidified the song as a part of American history. In fact, the Smithsonian stated that "I Can Go to God in Prayer" is now part of America's musical heritage and that it has a place in American Culture. Others great artists who covered the "I Can Go to God in Prayer" include Ann Nesby (Sounds of Blackness), and The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

"She (Albertina Walker) made it a hit," he confessed honestly as we continued to talk about the song.

"I Can Go to God in Prayer" has an old-time Gospel sound or Traditional Gospel sound that - in this day and age of Contemporary Gospel - offers something fresh and different. He has performed the hit single at the American Embassy in London. Bridges has released a special "50th Anniversary Tribute Video" featuring performances of the song by Albertina Walker in a PBS Special "Going Home to Gospel" with Patti LaBelle, his performance of it with a 400-member choir at Germany's POGO Music Festival, and his performance of it during an orchestra presentation at Chicago's Millennium Park. Calvin Bridges has performed all over the world in Europe, Paris, and Africa. He was even asked to perform during the 1996 Olympic Games, inspiring with the Gospel.

"To give God some Traditional Gospel," Calvin said as we continued to discuss how and why the birth of the song happened. "That is something I am most proud about, introducing a new generation of people to Traditional Gospel. Bring the focus back to God"

Bridges said that the single "I Can Go to God in Prayer" was literally given to him by God - melody and words. All at once in a short amount of time .I told him I have interview many artists and they all tell me their signature songs were given to them by God. Some would call the single's sound and style as Holy-Ghost Gospel.

Through the years Calvin has released his music ministry on many record labels, such as the infamous WORD Records and A&M Records. His songs have landed on Billboard's Top 20 and Top 50 Gospel Charts.

"I just released a new song called ‘Holy One'. It's a Praise & Worship song. It came out Friday," the Stellar Award winner ("I Can Go to God in Prayer") told me as we ended our interview. www.CalvinBridges.org

The "The Best is Yet to Come" is a popular Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers song, covered in the style or sax voice offered by the Grayson. The album title track, "It's All About You" is a Theresa Grayson original.

"I listen to the melody and apply that to make it sing," she said when praised her on how she makes her sax sing. "It's ear training. You have to understand your instrument, technique and theory. It's important to me, as an artist, to cover a song...bring it close to the original as possible."

To master not only the sax and the techniques used to make it sing, but to master the theory of why the sax should be played in certain ways to get a certain sound is so impressive to me.

"Before I started this project I was invited to play and minister at church," Theresa said when I asked her about being labeled a Gospel sax player. "I had to build my Gospel repertoire. I had R&B and Jazz. I chose music that uplifted not only me, but the church."

I pointed out how beautiful the choir vocalists are on the album and Grayson said, "They are called Radical Praise. A praise team at my church, They are well trained. You will hear more from them...they're my featured praise team."

The "The Best is Yet to Come" single is also accompanied by a music video. Aside from the Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr.'s "Let It Rain" cover, Theresa Grayson's album also includes Tasha Cobbs Leonard's "Break Every Chain," and VaShawn Mitchell's "Nobody Greater." Featured artists on the 10-track "It's All About You - Chapter 2" album include Earnest Pugh, Wess Mortgan and Radical Praise.

"My first experience outside of the class was playing in church," she pointed out as we continued talking about her being a Gospel sax player. "I was in a band in elementary school and at 11 years-old I wanted to play in church. My teacher encouraged me to go out there and play."

"I learned to play what's written (sheet music) in a big band and swing band," Theresa said. "A lot of what I learn now is by ear. I not only play with other musicians, but I listened to them."

Theresa Grayson, who is now a fluent sax player in Gospel, R&B, and Smooth Jazz, is on tour and you can see her in Houston, Texas August 29th, September 4th (Blacksmoke Live), November 7 (Mt Moriah Baptist), December 6 (Austin Baptist Church), and December 19th (Incarnate Word).  www.TheresaGrayson.com

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