.kirkfranklin spoke about his Verzuz appearance, his musical legacy, his thoughts on President Trump’s recent photoshoot outside of a church and more.
went live on Instagram in his studio with Fred Hammond, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Tamela Mann, and Marvin Sapp to infuse some inspiration into the day.
Following the Instagram Live on Sunday, Franklin released a video for his single “Strong God”, the latest release from his 2019 album, marking the latest achievement for an artist who has been a trailblazer in music for nearly three decade. “I’m just humbled and I give God all the glory because I know it’s nothing super dope about me,” Franklin relays.
I think that Fred Hammond was part of major revolutionary moments in the history of gospel music -- first with Commissioned. Commissioned was very much outside of the traditionalism that was happening in music at the time [in the mid '80s]. The Wynans were contemporary, but Commissioned pushed that even further.
I think that those are great wins for gospel music. Whether it’s Fred or Kirk, we’re all standing on somebody’s shoulders. You’ve got to give a shout out to Edwin Hawkins and “Oh Happy Day.” You got to give a shout-out to The Clark Sisters and “You Brought the Sunshine.” We’re all standing on somebody’s shoulders. One of my heroes said ‘all we are are links in this great chain.’
There was also a touching moment where you called Ahmaud Arbery’s mom during the Live. How did that come together?
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