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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2007
Contact: Jenny Rogers
Email: mediajenny@charter.net
Phone: (615) 477-4849
SLIM & THE SUPREME ANGELS COMMISSIONED TO CONTINUE
Jackson, MS. March 21, 2007-The passing of lead singer Slim (Rev. Howard
Hunt) from the legendary, award-winning group Slim and the Supreme Angels
doesn't mean the end of the group. In fact, it means just the opposite.
History has proven that many music groups fall apart when the founder is
absent, but Slim began preparing his group to take the mantel of
leadership
more than a decade ago, leaving behind him a vibrant, exciting quartet
that
is poised and ready to pick up where Slim left off.
Quincy King, Slim's son, expresses the group's vision this way, "At my
father's request, we are going to continue to do the work he began more
than
fifty years ago, not just to keep his legacy alive, but to continue to
fulfill his mission. We are united as a group and we all want to keep
singing the good news, introducing as many people as we can to Jesus."
Playing mostly on concert stages, Slim and the Supreme Angels tours
continually throughout the year, across the United States as well as to
other continents and is now comprised of Quincy King, also known as Slim,
Jr. (keyboard/organ/bkgd vocals), Sugar Hightower (guitar, bass), Maurice
Robinson (lead singer), and Michael Kempson (bass guitar, vocals). Their
bus
driver of seventeen years, Lorenzo Timmons, also remains dedicated to the
group.
With a 'can't stop now' mentality, the group is quickly making the
transition they need to, to carry on the vision of the group without Slim,
Sr. "The only time a man fails, is when he fails to try," Quincy quotes
his
father as saying. He continues, "My dad opened the door and built a
foundation. We are going to open the door a little wider and try to draw
in
the people-both young and old-who don't know us as we develop new ideas,
try
out different vocal arrangements and perform with other artists in the
business."
In discussions regarding the state of gospel and secular music, Quincy
admits that many people might think that quartet music is old school, not
very exciting. He and the group aim to prove that quartet music is
anything
but that as they get ready to go out on the road, performing tracks off of
their recent release, The Judgement (Malaco Records) and testing out new
material.
For more information on Slim and the Supreme Angels and to download the
obituary for Slim please visit
www.malaco.com/news.php
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