Donald Lawrence is set head out on a “back to the basics” sort of tour. \u00a0Clearly a leader in cultivation of great\u00a0choirs, Donald has often offered his expertise as adviser on the subject matter. He served as the face of Verizon\u2019s \u201cHow Sweet The Sound Tour,\u201d where he helped to select the best church choir in America. He is\u00a0founder\u00a0of the Tri-City Singers, who have released 12 CD’s, and has served as McDonald’s Gospel Fest arranger & conductor just to name a small portion of the display of his career. \u00a0Through this, Donald has reveled in the ability and opportunity to teach and inspire, and give platform to background vocalists. Sherry Jones Moffett, Blanche Dykes McAllister and LeJeune Thomspon – just to name a few. And perhaps it\u2019s one of the many reasons he is one of the most sought after vocal producers in the music industry. It is with all of this past experience, combined with a new need in the marketplace that has spawned his\u00a0next venture,\u00a0The \u201cAnd The Background Sings\u201d National Tour. \u00a0The tour will\u00a0\u00a0consist of one day of master classes, and a second day choir concert. Tour dates to be published soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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This year's lineup features celebrated Gospel artists\u00a0 Donald Lawrence, Yolanda Adams, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Ricky Dillard,\u00a0 DeWayne Woods,\u00a0 Tasha Page-Lockhart, comedian Small Fire\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Lawrence pr photo 1-Photo credit Dominick Guillemot","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gospelflava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Donald-Lawrence-pr-photo-1-Photo-credit-Dominick-Guillemot-212x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13086,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/lineup-announced-for-mcdonalds-gospel-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":10514,"position":4},"title":"Lineup Announced For McDonalds Gospel Tour","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"April 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The date is set for April 27th in the Gospel Music Capital of the world, Chicago, Illinois as\u00a0McDonalds\u2019s Black & Positively Golden kicks off the 13th annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour \u2013 a free concert series featuring music from artists who are adding depth and dimension to the sound of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6F0A471D-0E58-4AFD-BF65-AB845C858ACC.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6F0A471D-0E58-4AFD-BF65-AB845C858ACC.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6F0A471D-0E58-4AFD-BF65-AB845C858ACC.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/6F0A471D-0E58-4AFD-BF65-AB845C858ACC.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19232,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/the-rediscovery-of-a-twinkie-clark-classic-copy\/","url_meta":{"origin":10514,"position":5},"title":"The Rediscovery of A Twinkie Clark Classic","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"September 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Donald Lawrence has released his latest full-length album, Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark. 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