{"id":2101187,"date":"2025-10-19T04:36:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2101187"},"modified":"2025-10-19T04:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:36:49","slug":"tribute-to-gladys-mcfadden-and-the-loving-sisters-held-at-little-rock-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tribute-to-gladys-mcfadden-and-the-loving-sisters-held-at-little-rock-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Gladys McFadden and the Loving Sisters held at Little Rock church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LITTLE ROCK, Ark. \u2014 A concert held Saturday celebrated the Little Rock family behind Gladys McFadden and the Loving Sisters, a gospel group that has been inspiring the music world for over half a century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surviving members of the historic group were honored at Greater Second Baptist Church on Geyer Springs Road.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/little-rock-event-honor-grammy-172946781.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Little Rock event to honor Grammy-nominated historic Arkansas gospel group;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> Little Rock event to honor Grammy-nominated historic Arkansas gospel group <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers said the event was a chance to pay homage to true pioneers while they are still living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey thought of this to do in my lifetime, rather than wait until my burial service, so at least I can hear it, see it and enjoy it, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m grateful for,\u201d founding member Gladys McFadden said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gladys McFadden and the Loving Sisters formed in the 1950s after McFadden left her father\u2019s church choir to start the group. Early Sunday morning radio performances led to them being signed to Peacock Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their arrangement and recording of \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kark.com\/amazing-arkansans\/the-history-of-arkansans-winning-big-at-the-grammy-awards\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The history of Arkansans winning big at the Grammy Awards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> The history of Arkansans winning big at the Grammy Awards <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kark.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KARK.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KARK. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. \u2014 A concert held Saturday celebrated the Little Rock family behind Gladys McFadden and the Loving Sisters, a gospel group that has been inspiring the music world for over half a century. 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