Gospel Parade of Stars is a Two Volumes DVD of some of Gospels greatest artists. The release is the brainchild of Herman Amis.  Mr. Amis is a veteran gospel music promoter, Radio Angel, television personality and broadcast entrepreneur. There is also a Volumes 3 and 4 DVD.  This review is limited to Volume 2 of the first DVD.

The second volume is subtitled In Weequahic Park With The Legends. The park is located in Newark, New Jersey.  What a perfect setting for an outdoor concert.

Volume 2 begins with Rev. Charles G. Hayes & The Cosmopolitan Choir, of Chicago, Illinois, singing a shorten version of "Jesus Can Work It Out."  The live performance is awesome.  Although the performance was on the outside, it still felt like a Sunday morning praise and worship service.

The Pilgrim Wonders (of Toledo, Ohio) kept the crowd on their feet with "The Blood," "The Time Is Now," and "I’m Not Tired Yet."  The guys did exceptional renditions of each song.  They deliver an extended version (about 7 minutes) of "The Time Is Now."  You will find yourself reminiscing about the time you saw them in concert. The songs seemed just as relevant today as when recorded.

Next, the legendary Joe Williams and The Northernaires is seen taking the stage.  They started with "You Can Run But You Can’t Hide."  This was followed by "Nobody But You Lord" and "I’ll Trust In The Lord."  The testimony leading into "Nobody But You Lord" is reason enough to obtain this DVD.

Rev. Charles G. Hayes & The Cosmopolitan Choir retuned with "Count Your Blessings" and the long version of "Jesus Can Work It Out."  The crowd showed their appreciation by becoming an extension of the choir.  In other words, they joined the choir in singing the songs instead of just sitting and observing.

Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes are also on Volume 2.  Along with the late Willie Neal Johnson were Jeffery, Robert, Gino and Val. They performed "He’ll Be There."  Thereafter, the video moves to a tribute to the late Willie Neal Johnson with the group singing (in a television studio for The Bobby Jones Show) "Lord I’ll Do."  For this song, the members of the group were the late Willie Neal Johnson, Charles, Jeffery, Val and Gino. Charles actually shares lead duties with the legend on this one.

The final song on the video is a tribute to the Sam Cooke by The Soul Stirrers.  Right before the song begins, Dillard Crume is seen being interviewed by Ben Millidleton.  The group then sings "Lord Remember Me."  This portion of the video also occurred in a television studio. 

Since many of the members on this video are deceased.  Getting this video may be one of the final opportunities to actually see them singing together. 

The quality of the sound is good throughout the video. The lighting is great.  After all, most of the recording took place outside. 

As stated in our review of Volume 1, in obtaining this video you are acquiring it more for its historical value.  Any glitches in the video is easily overlooked when you consider the overall worthiness of the recording.

If you like good gospel quartet music, and want a piece of gospel quartet music history, than you must add this video to your collection. 

We give this video a 9 out of 10.  To purchase your copy of this video click Gospel Parade.