Roy Keith Pringle (born August 6, 1952) is an American gospel musician and organist, who is the founder of Pentecostal Community Choir. His first album, "Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord", was released in 1979. He went on to release more albums with Savoy Records, Hopesong Records, Heartwarming Records, Muscle Shoals Records, Malaco Records, and Platinum Entertainment. Five of these albums would chart on the BillboardGospel Albums chart. He received a Grammy Award-nomination for the song "Call Him Up" that was on the 1980 album "True Victory".
Roy Keith Pringle was born on August 6,[1] 1952,[2] in Detroit, Michigan, who was reared in the Church of God in Christ, where at around sixteen years old the New Bethel Young People's Choir had him be their organist.[3] He would graduate from Northwestern High School, and move to Chicago, Illinois for a time, then he would finally relocate to Los Angeles, California.[3] He got his college education at Los Angeles City College, while attending Reverend James Cleveland's church the Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church.[3] Where he was requested to go with Rev. Cleveland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after he got called forward to play the organ during one of the church's offertory periods.[3] In September 1978, "No Ways Tired" was recorded live at the Salem Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and Pringle was requested by Rev. Cleveland to sing on the track. In the middle of one of the refrains, Cleveland said "Sing it for me Keith." Pringle ad libbed and the song was a success. It was a gold record and nominated for a Grammy.[3]
Music career
His music career as an act independent of Rev. Cleveland commenced in 1979 with the formation of the Pentecostal Community Choir, with the album, True Victory, that was released by Savoy Records, and it even got him a Grammy Award-nomination for the song "Call Him Up".[3][4] The first album to chart, I Feel Like Going On, was released by Hopesong Records in 1983,[4] and this placed upon the Billboard magazineGospel Albums chart at No. 11.[5] While his next album, Perfect Peace, was released in 1984 by Heartwarming Records,[4] and this placed at No. 3 on the aforementioned chart.[5] The subsequent album, All to You, was released in 1987 by Muscle Shoals,[4] and this placed at No. 23 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5] He released, No Greater Love, in 1989 by Savoy Records,[4] and this was a chart topper on the aforementioned chart.[5] The last album to chart, Magnify Him, was released by Muscle Shoals alongside Malaco Records in 1991,[4] and this placed at No. 15 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5]
Discography
List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions
^Keith Pringle and the Pentecostal Community Choir (KeithPringleandPCC) (August 6, 2015). "Happy birthday to Keith Pringle! Let's continue to pray as we lay to rest this weekend our beloved Rickey Grundy". Facebook. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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keith, pringle, born, august, 1952, american, gospel, musician, organist, founder, pentecostal, community, choir, first, album, everything, that, breath, praise, lord, released, 1979, went, release, more, albums, with, savoy, records, hopesong, records, heartw. Roy Keith Pringle born August 6 1952 is an American gospel musician and organist who is the founder of Pentecostal Community Choir His first album Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord was released in 1979 He went on to release more albums with Savoy Records Hopesong Records Heartwarming Records Muscle Shoals Records Malaco Records and Platinum Entertainment Five of these albums would chart on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart He received a Grammy Award nomination for the song Call Him Up that was on the 1980 album True Victory Keith PringleBirth nameRoy Keith PringleBorn 1952 08 06 August 6 1952 age 70 Detroit MichiganOriginLos Angeles CaliforniaGenresGospel traditional black gospel urban contemporary gospelOccupation s Singer songwriter organistInstrument s Vocals singer songwriter organYears active1977 presentLabelsSavoy Hopesong Heartwarming Muscle Shoals Malaco Platinum Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditRoy Keith Pringle was born on August 6 1 1952 2 in Detroit Michigan who was reared in the Church of God in Christ where at around sixteen years old the New Bethel Young People s Choir had him be their organist 3 He would graduate from Northwestern High School and move to Chicago Illinois for a time then he would finally relocate to Los Angeles California 3 He got his college education at Los Angeles City College while attending Reverend James Cleveland s church the Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church 3 Where he was requested to go with Rev Cleveland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania after he got called forward to play the organ during one of the church s offertory periods 3 In September 1978 No Ways Tired was recorded live at the Salem Baptist Church in Omaha Nebraska and Pringle was requested by Rev Cleveland to sing on the track In the middle of one of the refrains Cleveland said Sing it for me Keith Pringle ad libbed and the song was a success It was a gold record and nominated for a Grammy 3 Music career EditHis music career as an act independent of Rev Cleveland commenced in 1979 with the formation of the Pentecostal Community Choir with the album True Victory that was released by Savoy Records and it even got him a Grammy Award nomination for the song Call Him Up 3 4 The first album to chart I Feel Like Going On was released by Hopesong Records in 1983 4 and this placed upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No 11 5 While his next album Perfect Peace was released in 1984 by Heartwarming Records 4 and this placed at No 3 on the aforementioned chart 5 The subsequent album All to You was released in 1987 by Muscle Shoals 4 and this placed at No 23 on the Gospel Albums chart 5 He released No Greater Love in 1989 by Savoy Records 4 and this was a chart topper on the aforementioned chart 5 The last album to chart Magnify Him was released by Muscle Shoals alongside Malaco Records in 1991 4 and this placed at No 15 on the Gospel Albums chart 5 Discography EditList of selected studio albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions 5 USGosI Feel Like Going On Released 1982 Label Hopesong CD digital download 11Perfect Peace Released 1984 Label Heartwarming CD digital download 3All to You Released 1987 Label Muscle Shoals CD digital download 23No Greater Love Released 1989 Label Savoy CD digital download 1Magnify Him Released 1991 Label Muscle Shoals Malaco CD digital download 15References Edit Keith Pringle and the Pentecostal Community Choir KeithPringleandPCC August 6 2015 Happy birthday to Keith Pringle Let s continue to pray as we lay to rest this weekend our beloved Rickey Grundy Facebook Retrieved January 1 2016 Roy K Pringle in Texas Intelius Retrieved January 1 2016 a b c d e f Carpenter Bil 2005 Uncloudy Days The Gospel Music Encyclopedia 241 2 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b c d e f AllMusic Keith Pringle Discography AllMusic Retrieved April 16 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help a b c d e f Billboard Keith Pringle Awards AllMusic Retrieved April 16 2015 External links EditCross Rhythms artist profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith Pringle amp oldid 1051039365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
