Birmingham Sunlights
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The Birmingham Sunlights is an African-American a cappella
gospel singing group from the Birmingham
, Alabama
area.
This group developed their style within the Church of Christ
, a Christian
denominational group in which no instruments are used for performing church music. James, Barry and Steve Taylor, brothers, founded the group, originally made up of them and Reginald Speights and Wayne Williams. The group appears in numerous music festivals in the United States
and other countries.
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
gospel singing group from the Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
area.
This group developed their style within the Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations associated with one another through common beliefs and practices. They seek to base doctrine and practice on the Bible alone, and seek to be New Testament congregations as originally established by the authority of Christ. Historically,...
, a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
denominational group in which no instruments are used for performing church music. James, Barry and Steve Taylor, brothers, founded the group, originally made up of them and Reginald Speights and Wayne Williams. The group appears in numerous music festivals in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and other countries.