One of the country’s best gospel and roots groups, Rev. R.L. Bush and the Revived Sons, will headline the North Shore Music Association’s 30th birthday bash at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. In addition to a wide variety of music, the Association hosts community dances and educational classes and programs for people of all ages in Cook County.
The community is invited to a birthday party for the North Shore Music Association as it celebrates 30 years of hosting musical performances, community dances, and educational programs and classes for people of all ages in Cook County.
The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais.
There will be a birthday cake and a whole lot of boogying—in your seat or on the dance floor — with one of the best African American gospel and roots groups on the circuit today: Rev. R.L. Bush and the Revived Sons.
Bush was born into a legacy of great gospel music. His grandfather, Louis Johnson, was one of the longtime lead singers for The Swan Silvertones, one of the greatest gospel quartets of all time. Watching and learning from his grandfather, Bush grew into a oneman powerhouse of gospel music. Bush’s first jobs included playing drums for Clarence Fountain and The Five Blind Boys of Alabama and performing with the Lumzy Sisters and Pilgrim Jubilees. But it was while playing with Doc McKenzie and The Hi-Lights that Bush’s talent came to fruition. He then went on to play with Spencer Taylor and The Highway QC’s, The Flint Cavaliers (with whom he won a Soul Train Award for “Best New Artist”), and The Jackson Southernaires. After all of the original Swan Silvertones passed away, Bush formed a new group, The New Swan Silvertones, to pay tribute to his grandfather’s legacy by performing the Swans’ most popular tunes.
A key component of the nonprofit arts scene on the North Shore for the past three decades, NSMA tailors its programming to serve the needs of local music lovers and learners, as well as the many visitors who seek out the North Shore as an arts destination. For more information about the program or other upcoming events, contact the Music Association at (218) 387-1272.
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