Alvin Darling & Celebration

Alvin Darling has been writing and recording traditional and contemporary gospel since the 1970s. A Newark-born New Jersey native and veteran pastor, he released his earliest recordings, including 1978's All Together for One, on the small Inspirational Sounds label, and eventually moved to labels with a greater reach, including Savoy and Emtro. The Alvin Darling Ensemble evolved into Alvin Darling & Celebration, who first reached Billboard's gospel chart in 1992 with Medley of Praise, a live document that featured the Sounds of Serenity, Voices of Faith, and the North Jersey G...