[Rose in RoseBear]

<snicker>So I guess the part where the 250lb contralto soloist in 2.5inch pumps starts high-stepping in front of the choir and waving her free hand above her head is out, huh???

Listening to Sam Cooke when he sang for the Soul Stirrers. A capella, four-part harmony, and absolutely beautiful.

[JenB]

Just the high-stepping hand-waving part. The only people who get solos in the churches I go to tend to be the sopranos (cuz they're pushy and haven't learned like the rest of the choir that to make good music, you blend with everyone else)

We have to have accompaniment to hide the fact that nobody can sing along right...

[SuziQ]

I LOVE Sam Cooke!!

[SuziQ]

So I guess the part where the 250lb contralto soloist in 2.5inch pumps starts high-stepping in front of the choir and waving her free hand above her head is out, huh???

ROTFL!! That would send my very New England Parish into apoplexy! We had a black songwriter here a few years ago for our Lenten revival, and it was hilarious just watching these folks try to keep time to the music. I needled my friends, telling them they clapped like white people! ;o)