Ira Tucker Jr. thanks Stevie Wonder for his support of the Dixie Hummingbirds during a phone call with the superstar. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The Dixie Hummingbirds are featured in a mural at 15th and ...

On Tuesday, a new state historic marker was unveiled in Philadelphia, at 23rd and Girard Avenue, outside the former home of James B. Davis. He founded the Dixie Hummingbirds, one of the most ...

MOUNT AIRY >> Securing an historical marker, initiating an educational initiative and chronicling oral history to ensure it is preserved are three things on the plate of the Rev. Joe Williams. As the ...

When Paul Simon wanted to evoke the jubilant sound of gospel music for “Loves Me Like a Rock,” he called on the Dixie Hummingbirds. Their back-up vocals, which featured dazzling, razor-sharp ...

Ira B. Tucker, lead singer of the Dixie Hummingbirds, performed a style of gospel music that erased boundaries between music and movement, praise and performance, style and spirit. For 70 years Tucker ...

James B. Davis, 90, a singer and songwriter who at age 12 founded the Dixie Hummingbirds, an electrifying gospel group credited with inspiring such entertainers as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the ...

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Stevie Wonder attends the TIDAL X: Brooklyn 3rd Annual Benefit Concert in New York. Wonder has helped celebrate the 90th anniversary of a legendary ...

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Ira Tucker Sr., 83, the lead singer and irrepressible showman of the Dixie Hummingbirds, an electrifying gospel group credited with inspiring such entertainers as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is honoring longtime local gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds with a historical marker. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a plaque Tuesday in front of founder John ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Stevie Wonder has helped celebrate the 90th anniversary of a legendary Philadelphia gospel group. Philly.com reports the African American Museum in Philadelphia hosted a ...