History 1935–1938: Formations Origins in Cleveland 2.3 "That which is worthy must be preserved".1.5.1 "Satellite" choirs and reorganizations.
Multiple iterations of the group emerged from the 1950s onward, and a Cleveland-based tribute choir bearing this name has actively performed since 1988. Billed as one of the "world's greatest Negro choirs", Wings Over Jordan Choir is regarded as a forerunner for the civil rights movement and a driving force in the development of choral music, helping to both preserve and introduce traditional spirituals to a mainstream audience.
The radio program has also been credited for both WGAR and CBS winning inaugural Peabody Awards in 1941.įounded in Cleveland by Baptist minister Glynn Thomas Settle (born Glenn Thomas Settle Octo– July 16, 1967), the choir performed in concerts throughout the country during their pinnacle, often in defiance of Jim Crow laws, and toured with the USO in support of the American war effort during both World War II and the Korean War. One of the highest-rated religious radio programs in the United States, this show additionally had an international audience via the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Voice of America (VOA), Armed Forces Radio, and their respective shortwave capacities. This program was also the first of its kind to be easily accessible to audiences in the Deep South, featuring distinguished black church and civic leaders, scholars and artists as guest speakers. Wings Over Jordan broke color barriers as the first radio program produced and hosted by African-Americans to be nationally broadcast over a network. This choir is also known for a weekly religious radio series, also titled Wings Over Jordan, that was created as a showcase for the group.ĭebuting over Cleveland radio station WGAR in 1937 as the Negro Hour, the radio program was broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from 1938 to 1947 and over the Mutual Broadcasting System through 1949. The Wings Over Jordan Choir was an African-American a cappella spiritual choir, founded and based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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