- Hi, I'm Satori Shakoor, your host of Detroit Performs Live from Marygrove.

- And I'm Orlando Bailey with Bridge Detroit, and I'm thrilled to be a part of the episode of Detroit Performs tonight, here at Greater Grace Temple on Seven Mile in Detroit.

- Orlando joins me in celebrating gospel in Detroit.

We'll be talking to multiple gospel performers who have helped to make our city one of the greatest gospel music cities in the country.

- That's right!

And this is all thanks to our curator, Sande Rose, who is the administrator of the Detroit chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America.

So get ready to be immersed in the world of gospel tonight.

- And you can keep the gospel spirit going with Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s docuseries "Gospel" airing right here on Detroit Public Television.

So get ready to move, sing, and praise here on Detroit Performs Live from Marygrove.

- [Announcer] Funding for Detroit Performs is provided by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar, the Kresge Foundation, the A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(upbeat music) - Well, welcome to Detroit performs live from Marygrove.

It's my pleasure.

I'm excited to be sitting here with Orlando Bailey of Bridge Detroit, and Sande Rose, the curator for today's episode.

Hi Sande.

- Hi, how are you?

- Good.

Hi Orlando.

- Hi Satori.

I'm so excited to be able to join you.

- Dude, yes sir, yes sir.

So Sande, can you tell us how gospel music is relevant to Detroit?

- Well, the Detroit sound is unique and right outside of Chicago, Detroit has played a huge role in the proliferation of gospel music and even across the country.

And Detroit is really known for choirs and for bringing forth the king of Gospel, Reverend James Cleveland.

- Talk about your onboarding into the genre.

Was it Voices of the Tabernacle?

- It was.

- Okay.

- It was.

Thomas Whitfield, the Craig Brothers.

Anybody that you can name has come through Prayer Tabernacle Church.

And that's how we got started and we performed with them.

We've had choirs all over the city of Detroit.

- Now I know you brought some powerful, powerful people today.

- [Sande] I did.

I did.

- Can you tell us about each one of them?

- Yes.

I brought Bishop Ellis, Darius Twyman, and Kevin Stewart.

And each one of those are just dynamic in their own right.

And you gotta see them!

- And we're sitting in one of the most magnificent sanctuaries in churches in Detroit.

- Absolutely.

- Where are we?

- We are in none other than Greater Grace Temple, The City of David right here on Seven Mile and Telegraph in the beautiful city of Detroit.

- Well, thank you so much, Sande, for being with us today.

- Thank you for having me.

- All right.

- Yeah!

- So put your hands together and stomp your feet.

We're going to the stage!

(bright gospel music) ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you what the Lord has done for me ♪ ♪ He loosed my shackles and He set me free ♪ ♪ I just got tell you what the Lord has done for me ♪ ♪ Help me choir ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ I just gotta tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What the Lord has done ♪ ♪ What he's done for me ♪ ♪ Loosed my shackles ♪ ♪ Helped me loose my shackles ♪ ♪ Set me free ♪ ♪ And He set me free ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What the Lord has done ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ Let me tell you what He did ♪ ♪ When sin had me out, Jesus took me in ♪ ♪ When I felt all alone, He became my best friend ♪ ♪ And now he's right here with me ♪ ♪ Through the thick and the thin ♪ ♪ And I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What the Lord has done for me ♪ ♪ He lifted me up ♪ ♪ When I was feeling low ♪ ♪ And I heard them joy bells ♪ ♪ Ring down in my soul ♪ ♪ I just want to tell everybody ♪ ♪ In the whole wide world to know ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What the Lord has done for me.

♪ - I brought Paul Water to share in this.

Talk to me, Paul!

- Bishop!

♪ He brought me out of my reclaim ♪ ♪ And set my feet on a solid rock to stand ♪ ♪ And he put His soul in my soul today ♪ ♪ And I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What the Lord has done for me ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ Loosed my shackles ♪ ♪ Helped me loose my shackles ♪ ♪ Set me free ♪ ♪ And he set me free ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ I got to tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ I just got to tell you ♪ ♪ Just what he's done for me ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ - Come on and put them hands together.

Maybe you're driving and you can't clap them hands but if you in an office complex, find you a private space, maybe you're in your home.

But give God some praise.

Look back and see where He brought you from.

The choir's going to do something, y'all gotta tell us a little something.

♪ You've got to tell us ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ Come on, say it ♪ ♪ You've got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell ya ♪ ♪ What He's done for me ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell ya ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell ya ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He brought me out ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell ya ♪ ♪ Yes he did ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell ya ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ You got to tell it ♪ ♪ But you can't tell it for me ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell it ♪ ♪ I've got to tell it for myself ♪ ♪ You got to tell us ♪ ♪ I've got to tell it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He blessed me once ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He blessed me twice ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ The Lord's been blessing me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Every day of my life ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ When you were down ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ To your last dime ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Didn't God show up ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Just in the nick of time ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He surprised and he helped ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ In the time of trouble ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ You can count on Him ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Don't have to call another ♪ ♪ He's done for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ So much that I can't ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Tell it all ♪ Come on in here, Paul.

♪ You know what he did ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He gave for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ When I was sick ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ He made me well ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Healed my body ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ And now I can tell ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ You can't tell me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ But let me tell it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ What he done for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ What he done for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Aah ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ - I got a question, Paul.

- Yes sir?

♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Won't he do it ♪ ♪ I know he will ♪ ♪ He'll fight your battle ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ If you just keep still ♪ ♪ Yes sir ♪ ♪ Won't he do it ♪ ♪ Yes he will ♪ ♪ Won't he do it ♪ ♪ I know he will ♪ - Well I'll tell you what, Paul.

- Yeah?

- Why don't we just tell everybody together?

♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Once you really want it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Won't give when they want it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Won't give when they want it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Won't give when they want it ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ ♪ Done for me ♪ (audience applauds) - We are back from the stage, from that rousing performance of "Done for Me."

And it's our pleasure to be sitting here with Bishop Ellis of Greater Grace Church.

- Thank you my friend.

It's a pleasure being here with you all today.

- What is Greater Grace without gospel music?

How does it continue to grow and uplift the community?

What would it be like to not have that?

- I would tell you, as somebody said, we don't need no music.

♪ We don't need no music ♪ ♪ We don't need no music ♪ Then you tell a band to stop.

They always bring 'em back in before you finish though, because we don't need any music.

But it sure makes things a lot more accommodating.

Sets the atmosphere, makes it a little easier on you when you do have some music, you know?

So I'm one to say, I wanna appreciate the music of the church.

I wanna appreciate the musicians of the church.

And I say to them all the time.

- My question for you is about the enduring legacy of gospel music, and especially here in the city of Detroit and what do you hope for in the future?

- I would hope that Detroit would continue to be a beacon of gospel music in this industry and in this time.

I know LA is going to, they're gonna claim theirs.

And Chicago's gonna claim its, and Atlanta's gonna claim its, but Detroit had more community choirs and church choirs that really had the sound and had the quality to perform nationally and as we call it, on wax, on albums.

So I would hope that one of the legacies would be whenever you talk about gospel music, Detroit always comes up.

I would like for it to come up first.

If not, it's gotta be in the top three.

- Thank you so much, Bishop Ellis.

- Thank you for having me.

And I would pray that Greater Grace has accommodated you all and made you feel at home.

- [Orlando] Yeah.

Absolutely.

- Yes.

All right.

Well, we're headed back to the stage for another fantastic performance of gospel.

♪ Na na na ba ba ba ba ba bum ♪ - Hey, I need y'all help me say it.

♪ Said He keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ - I need everybody in the building to say that with me.

Come on.

♪ Said He keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ How we made it over ♪ ♪ How we were set free ♪ ♪ Sometimes we were in darkness ♪ ♪ But walked in victory ♪ ♪ I'm grateful for your covering ♪ ♪ From dangers unseen ♪ ♪ Thank you Lord for keeping me ♪ ♪ Thank you, Lord for keeping ♪ ♪ 'Cause it keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Everybody clap your hands, right there ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ I said it keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Now we been losing ♪ ♪ How we made it over ♪ ♪ Everybody clap your hands ♪ ♪ How we were set free ♪ ♪ Sometimes we were in darkness ♪ ♪ But we walked in ♪ ♪ Walked in victory ♪ ♪ I'm grateful for your covering ♪ ♪ From dangers unseen ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ 'Cause it keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Do I have a witness, do I have a witness ♪ ♪ 'Cause it keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Tell you one more time ♪ ♪ How we made it over ♪ ♪ How we made it over ♪ ♪ How we were set free ♪ ♪ Sometimes ♪ ♪ Sometimes we were in darkness ♪ ♪ But walked in victory ♪ ♪ Prayer before your covering ♪ ♪ Prayer before your covering ♪ ♪ From dangers ♪ ♪ From dangers unseen ♪ ♪ Thank you Lord ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ For keeping me ♪ ♪ 'Cause he keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ Keeps on keeping me ♪ ♪ This is my testimony ♪ ♪ Said He ♪ ♪ Kept me ♪ ♪ When I could not keep myself ♪ ♪ Kept me ♪ ♪ Yeah, it was Jesus and nobody else ♪ ♪ He kept me ♪ ♪ When I always had a great fall ♪ ♪ He kept me ♪ ♪ Through the mist ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Thank you lord ♪ ♪ Thank you Lord ♪ ♪ For keeping me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Thank you Lord ♪ ♪ For keeping me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ - Hold on listen.

♪ He didn't let me down and He never will ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down and He never will ♪ ♪ You say ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ No, and He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ No, He never will, yeah ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ Yeah, He ain't let me down ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down ♪ ♪ He didn't let me down ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ You know I walked through the valley ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ Of the shadow of that yard ♪ ♪ I ain't got to fear no evil ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ No, said He never will, yeah ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ No, no, He never will ♪ ♪ He never will ♪ ♪ Never, never, never, never will, yeah ♪ ♪ And He never will ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ La la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la ♪ - We laugh in the devil's face right there.

♪ La la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la ♪ ♪ Oh, clap your hands ♪ ♪ Hey, I need somebody to get excited ♪ ♪ About what God is doing ♪ ♪ Ooh yeah ♪ ♪ Can everybody say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ I said, He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ I said, He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ I said, He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ I said, He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ - Clap your hands right now.

♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ - I need y'all to get excited.

♪ Everybody just clap your hands ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ No, He never fails ♪ ♪ Everybody say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ Said He won't, said He won't, said He won't, nah ♪ ♪ Said He won't, said He won't, said He won't, nah ♪ ♪ Said He won't, said He won't, nah ♪ ♪ Said He won't, said He won't, said ♪ ♪ Get your hands up ♪ ♪ Get your hands up ♪ ♪ Get your hands up if you know He wanna ♪ ♪ I said ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ I need y'all to sing this with me ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ No no no no, no no no no ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ Say never ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down ♪ ♪ Everybody clap now ♪ ♪ He won't let ya down, no no ♪ ♪ No no no no ♪ ♪ He won't let you down ♪ ♪ No no ♪ ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ - We are back from the stage.

Just have heard this inspirational song "Made It Over."

And we are sitting here with Darius Twyman.

What is "Made It Over" about?

- It's just about being kept by the Grace of God.

And just knowing that we all have something in common.

Whether your struggle is this or that, at the end of the day, the victory is yours.

But only if you believe.

- What's your favorite song to sing now?

- My favorite song, it's probably something that I didn't write.

And this song was actually written by Jeffrey LaValley.

- [Orlando] Yeah.

- Who is one of the most profound writers in the world out of Flint, Michigan.

So the song says, ♪ Hallelujah, salvation and glory ♪ ♪ Da da doo doo ♪ ♪ Honor and power unto the Lord our God ♪ ♪ For the Lord, our God, is almighty ♪ ♪ Yes the Lord our God is omnipotent ♪ ♪ The Lord our God ♪ ♪ He is wonderful ♪ ♪ Oh praises be to the King of Kings ♪ ♪ And the Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ He is wonderful ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Salvation and glory ♪ ♪ Honor and power ♪ ♪ Unto the Lord, our God ♪ - Thank you so much.

- Thank you so much for joining us, Darius.

- Thank you all for having me.

- We appreciate you being here.

- I love you.

Thank you.

- Thank you for honoring us with your gift.

- Gift!

And talent and everything!

- Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

- [Satori] Woo!

- Bless you.

- All right y'all.

We're gonna head to the stage and we're gonna hear from Kevin Stewart.

(upbeat gospel music) ♪ Who is this King of glory ♪ ♪ Who is the King of glory ♪ ♪ Lord God, strong and mighty ♪ ♪ Lord God, strong and mighty ♪ ♪ Lord God, mighty in battle ♪ ♪ Lord God, mighty in battle ♪ ♪ No one else like him ♪ ♪ To lift up your heads ♪ ♪ On the gates so he can ♪ ♪ Come on in ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ You said ♪ ♪ Come on in ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Who is this King of glory ♪ ♪ Who is the King of glory ♪ ♪ The Lord God, strong and mighty ♪ ♪ Lord God, strong and mighty ♪ ♪ He is the Lord God, mighty in battle ♪ ♪ Lord God, mighty in battle ♪ ♪ There's no one else like him ♪ ♪ To lift up your heads ♪ ♪ On the gates so he can ♪ ♪ Come on in ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Lord God, walk in ♪ ♪ Lord, come on, come on ♪ ♪ Come on in, God ♪ ♪ Come on in ♪ ♪ So when I was younger ♪ ♪ Grandma used to say something like this ♪ ♪ Listen ♪ ♪ Come by here, my Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, my Lord, come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, my Lord, come by here ♪ ♪ Oh Lord, come by here ♪ ♪ You said it ♪ ♪ Come by here, my Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come on, y'all ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, my Lord ♪ ♪ Yes Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We're asking you to come by here, Father ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ So we sing "Oh Lord" ♪ ♪ Oh Lord ♪ ♪ We're crying out "Oh Lord," yes we are ♪ ♪ Oh Lord ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh Lord ♪ ♪ Father, with our shapes, sounds, we're crying out all over ♪ ♪ Oh Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Pop your head in ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey, come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ I'm asking you to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Please stop by here, Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We need ya to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ I'm asking you to ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ I need ya to stop by, Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah, come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need ya to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need ya to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come see about me, Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Go see about my family ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Go see about my friends ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Oh, come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ I'm asking you to come ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ I'm begging you, Jesus ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need you to come by ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ I'm desperate for you ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ You forget we needed you before ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We sure do need you now ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We need you to come by, Jesus, yeah ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need you to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need your presence, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Throw your wind around, God ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Not your trail through the temple ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need you to come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We're desperate for healing ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We're desperate for a miracle ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ We need a miracle, God ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Something that only knows power ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Power to save ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Power to redeem ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Power to change our minds ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Hey hey ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ We need you to stop by ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Please see about me ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Go see about my grandma ♪ ♪ Come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Go see about my children ♪ ♪ Oh come by here, Lord ♪ ♪ Come by here ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ Put your hands together ♪ ♪ And I really need ya to clap your hands ♪ ♪ Will ya, maybe ♪ ♪ Come on, y'all ♪ ♪ We love you Jesus ♪ ♪ We appreciate your presence ♪ ♪ And we value your glory, God ♪ ♪ We love you Jesus ♪ ♪ Yes we do, Jesus ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Come by here, yeah ♪ - Oh, did that lift you off your feet, "Come by Here."

We're sitting here with Kevin Stewart, gospel singer extraordinaire.

- Thank you.

- Did you write that?

- Yes.

I actually wrote it seven years before we actually recorded it.

- Okay.

And what happened seven years ago?

- So the gentleman that was on earlier, Darius Twyman, and he's like an uncle to me.

We were in a service and he basically was like, "Did you see how they reacted to you singing, "This Means War" by Charles Jenkins?"

And he said, "You need to write something like that."

And I was like, "Uh, okay."

So I wrote it, but I never put it out because I wasn't really in that vein yet musically.

But when I decided to do the live recording, that song came back to me and I was like, okay, that's gonna be the first single.

- Where did your energy and charisma come from?

- I really can't pinpoint it.

I just always had a mentality, I don't care if there's two people in the audience.

I have to convince you that the God I serve is real.

- Wow.

- So I'm gonna give it my all every time.

Because whatever I sing or say may either keep you from suicide, it may cause you to turn towards God.

Or it may even spark a thought in your mind to say, maybe I should try him.

But I never believe in half-doing anything.

- What is your dream?

- It's to always sing, to sing and preach.

To sing and preach.

But I can be totally honest with you, I don't know what this season is called.

I am literally trying to rediscover and encounter God in a different way.

- Thank you so much, Kevin Stewart.

- Thank you.

- You have been a great pleasure.

- Thank you both.

I appreciate you.

- Thank you, Orlando Bailey, you have been magnificent.

I love sitting next to you.

- I got to sit next to Satori Shakoor, what!

- And thank you for watching another episode of Detroit Performs Live for Marygrove, a special episode of gospel music, Detroit style.

(upbeat music) - [Announcer] Funding for Detroit Performs is provided by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar, the Kresge Foundation, the A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

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