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 ...

The Dixie Hummingbirds, along with the Swan Silvertones and the Soul Stirrers, were the foremost popularizers of the a cappella style of gospel music that brought the spiritual music of traditional ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gospel is a thoroughly American musical form and one that The Dixie Hummingbirds has celebrated for nearly a century. In the ensemble's latest incarnation, five talented vocalists draw on the original ...

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 ...

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 ...

This documentary presents a loving tribute and history of the beloved gospel quartet which has been around since 1928 when it was founded by James B. Davis. Included are stills, B&W clips, interviews ...

Stevie Wonder couldn’t make it to the African American Museum in Philadelphia on Monday to wish the Dixie Hummingbirds a happy 90th birthday. But he did call to say how much he loved them. The ...

James B. Davis was only 12 years old when he founded the Dixie Hummingbirds gospel singers in 1928. But it didn’t take long for him to figure out that survival required more than a great sound. During ...